{"id":2114,"date":"2015-07-29T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2015-07-29T04:00:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T04:00:50","slug":"two-swans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/two-swans\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Swans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Two Swans&quot; - The Legendery Lifelong Love of Swans\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ntn6AdgDV-c?feature=oembed\" 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>Two swans swimming in the river cold<br \/>\nMeet beak to beak together<br \/>\nIn love for life it is said<br \/>\nThese birds are of one feather<br \/>\nIf only mankind could be as they&#8230; See more<br \/>\nGentle, loyal strong and true<br \/>\nHow little heartache would be in the world:<br \/>\nLet the first Swan be you!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two swans swimming in the river cold Meet beak to beak together In love for life it is said These birds are of one feather If only mankind could be as they&#8230; See more Gentle, loyal strong and true How little heartache would be in the world: Let the first &#8230;<\/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":[7,145],"tags":[65,362,1492],"class_list":["post-2114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-love-poems","tag-life-2","tag-love","tag-swans","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-y6","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3758,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/black-swan-on-the-claddagh\/","url_meta":{"origin":2114,"position":0},"title":"Black Swan on the Claddagh","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"14th June 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The black swan still swims on the Claddagh, showing example to our people as times of heightened tensions have seen attacks on the local mosque a few days after the London attacks, and a rise in racist graffiti in Galway Black Swan on the Claddagh, not native to here Its\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Claddagh Verses&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Claddagh Verses","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/travel-poems\/gander-around-galway\/claddagh-verses\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Black Swan on the Claddagh","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Black-Swan-on-the-Claddagh-168x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1322,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/swans-on-the-grand-canal-at-tullamore\/","url_meta":{"origin":2114,"position":1},"title":"Swans on the Grand Canal at Tullamore","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th December 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"For all that's wrong in the world, what to worry of we choose Ebola, and Al-Qaeda, all the nonsense in the news I decided to forget it all, get away from the doom laden talk Get back to being at one with nature, by the Canal to take a walk\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Environment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Environment","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/environment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Swans on the Grand Canal in Tullamore","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141205_163133.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141205_163133.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141205_163133.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141205_163133.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141205_163133.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141205_163133.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":146,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/walking-by-swans-at-lough-sallagh\/","url_meta":{"origin":2114,"position":2},"title":"Walking by Swans at Lough Sallagh","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"10th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"As if applause, a clap clap clap Echos the evening air As I walk past spectators And yet, there's no-one there. 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