{"id":945,"date":"2017-09-14T00:03:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T04:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2017-09-14T00:03:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T04:03:10","slug":"seventy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=945","title":{"rendered":"Seventy"},"content":{"rendered":"

It would be a superb score in golf.
\nAnd barely get me by in an exam.
\nBut as an age it makes me want to rolf.
\nAnd that’s the age it seems today I am.<\/p>\n

It is a proper car speed on the highway.
\nA decent price in rupees for a bun.
\nAnd I have done it well and I did my way.
\nBut doin’ it from here will not be fun.<\/p>\n

It is the temp I’d pull out my Bermudas.
\nAnd it’s a proof I’d like in alcohol.
\nBut now I’m old and swim with barracudas.
\nAnd seventy is not much fun at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It would be a superb score in golf. And barely get me by in an exam. But as an age it makes me want to rolf. And that’s the age it seems today I am. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3,4],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2739,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2739","url_meta":{"origin":945,"position":0},"title":"Seventy Five","author":"Rick Young","date":"September 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Some say seventy-five is three-quarters alive. I'll make the best of one-fourth that remains. They say it sneaks up quietly, old age and all that jive. 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