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when i’m watered i feel like a flower
\ni even drink when i am in the shower
\ntwo cups of H2O in every hour
\ni’m like a steamboat runnin’ paddle power
\ni’ve got a gallon challenge on a bet
\ni drink more water than a household pet
\ni’m just not happy when my throat’s not wet
\nbut please don’t hit me with that water jet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

when i’m watered i feel like a flower i even drink when i am in the shower two cups of H2O in every hour i’m like a steamboat runnin’ paddle power i’ve got a gallon … 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-998","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":703,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=703","url_meta":{"origin":998,"position":0},"title":"Evacuation Ale","author":"Rick Young","date":"February 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Soles in suds on the pub floor as the men all talk of war. They just heard the radio say forty bombers on the way. 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