{"id":1007,"date":"2014-10-31T01:13:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T01:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2014-10-31T01:13:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T01:13:53","slug":"caress-of-barbed-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/caress-of-barbed-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Caress of Barbed Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Caress of Barbed Wire&quot; - Cinepoem by Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZP6_YKnjFnc?list=UUrPrAqpocvt9PhY4IDicMtg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The caress of barbed wire<br \/>\nFor a while causes pain<br \/>\nBut keeps the beast in the field<br \/>\nSo it can remain<br \/>\nWhere none can harm it<br \/>\nWhile driving by<br \/>\nAnd it can observe safely from a distance<br \/>\nWalkers such as I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The caress of barbed wire For a while causes pain But keeps the beast in the field So it can remain Where none can harm it While driving by And it can observe safely from a distance Walkers such as I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[523,7,6],"tags":[71,1170,65],"class_list":["post-1007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hope-and-faith","category-life","category-video-poetry","tag-advice-for-life","tag-boundaries","tag-life-2","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-gf","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":932,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/tara-calling-promotional-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":1007,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;Tara Calling&#8221; Promotional Video","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"25th October 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Cdane5wqy7E Just launched online is Carmel Divineys promotional video for the \"Tara Calling\" book which is to be launched soon.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Cdane5wqy7E\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1110,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/diur\/","url_meta":{"origin":1007,"position":1},"title":"Diur","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"11th November 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The oak, strong and mighty, as is the warrior, In the face of the storm found, Fighting adversity, the winds, giving shelter and safety To all neath it gathered round... 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