{"id":3253,"date":"2017-02-21T22:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T22:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2017-02-21T22:08:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T22:08:15","slug":"busker-of-longford-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/busker-of-longford-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Busker of Longford Town"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"This<\/a>
This busker plays on the streets of Longford. Photo by Lalin Swaris<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There he sits as folk pass by
\nHis music fills the air around
\nSome walk past fast lost in their own world
\nMore smile and slow to enjoy the sound.<\/p>\n

Some give a little, some none, it matters not
\nIts as much for the love of the music as anything
\nTo share the gift of music with the passing throngs
\nHis talent to all he does bring.<\/p>\n

Some grown man or woman in a future time
\nWill tell their children of when as children they did meet
\nAnd enjoy the music of his saxophone
\nPlaying its airs on a Longford Town street!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There he sits as folk pass by His music fills the air around Some walk past fast lost in their own world More smile and slow to enjoy the sound. Some give a little, some none, it matters not Its as much for the love of the music as anything …<\/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":[54,7,2925,3489],"tags":[3290,3292,42,3293,3291],"class_list":["post-3253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ireland","category-life","category-longford","category-the-longford-eye","tag-busker","tag-lalin-swairis","tag-longford","tag-longford-eye","tag-photo","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Qt","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4000,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-famine-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":3253,"position":0},"title":"The Famine Cross","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"28th September 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"At the back of St Josephs Hospital in Longford, there is the local famine graveyard. 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