{"id":20551,"date":"2016-08-13T13:49:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=20551"},"modified":"2016-08-13T13:49:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T17:49:52","slug":"iii-how-to-boil-an-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/iii-how-to-boil-an-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"III. How to Boil an Egg"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Library<\/p>\n

I’ve heard it said
\nWhen a young man dies
\nIt’s as if a book’s been burned;
\nBut when an old man dies,
\nIt’s as if an entire library
\nHas burned to the ground.<\/p>\n

For me,
\nIf the internet dies,
\nI’ll suffer certain losses,
\nand simple facts like
\nhow to boil an egg
\nwill once again be
\na mystery.<\/p>\n

So, if it should come to that,
\nYou’ll find me in the library
\ntrying like hell
\nto keep that old man alive
\nso at least I’ll know how
\nto turn on the stove.<\/p>\n

Art: The Library 2014 by Virginia Galfo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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