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\"Ghost<\/a><\/p>\n

The ghost of mediocrity
\nis out bowling for dollars.
\nTen pins, he wins, the counter spins,
\nhe flies around and hollers.
\nThe game is just a sidelight.
\nHe should really be asleep.
\nBut smashing wood
\nsometimes feels good,
\nmore fun than counting sheep.
\nTomorrow he’ll resume his rounds,
\nshepherding toward the mean.
\nBut right now there’s a six-ten split,
\nand he’s a spare machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ghost of mediocrity is out bowling for dollars. Ten pins, he wins, the counter spins, he flies around and hollers. The game is just a sidelight. He should really be asleep. But smashing wood … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,3,4],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry","tag-angels","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":654,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=654","url_meta":{"origin":90,"position":0},"title":"Cousin Solitude","author":"Rick Young","date":"January 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The rain claws dig deep inside the clothing, the skin, the meat, the essence and, finally, the meaning, producing a dampness of spirit ten days of sun may not dry away.","rel":"","context":"In "Poem"","block_context":{"text":"Poem","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":381,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=381","url_meta":{"origin":90,"position":1},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: April thirteenth","author":"Rick Young","date":"April 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"John Stephenson played ten years but not many know his name. 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