{"id":2496,"date":"2017-03-01T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2017-03-01T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:53:31","slug":"do-ya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2496","title":{"rendered":"Do Ya?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do Ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The pure white dove.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a symbol of love.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

But, you never cared for that,\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You drove that bird away.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The day he came your way.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You didn\u2019t want any crap,<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The knights in days of old,<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

were quite chivalrous, I\u2019ve been told.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know what it\u2019s worth,<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

A man of manners; a man of dignity.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Is a man you\u2019ll rarely see.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Tell me. Do you think it\u2019s a curse?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

A monk can often be celibate<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Yet, he hasn\u2019t said the hell with it.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s his vows. You don\u2019t comprehend,<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

do ya?.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You have no vows of your own.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Yet, your heart is made of stone.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Or, is it\u00a0that you just\u00a0pretend?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He is one who stays to himself.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

His books and poetry is his wealth.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He, you avoided. Were you afraid?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya run from every decent man?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Are you afraid of la la land?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Are you afraid of being laid?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya fear what may transpire?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

A romance that will set you on fire?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Or is it just an unknown fear?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Many species mate for life.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Does this translate to strife?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Is being a wife what you fear?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

There is no answer in running away.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It will be just the same on any day.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Face your fears and\u00a0 take a vow.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya have the fortitude to step up?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Keep your life from becoming corrupt.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do you think it is worth it now?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do ya?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

——————-R.W. Johnson—–(2017)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do Ya? The pure white dove. It\u2019s a symbol of love. But, you never cared for that,\u00a0 do ya? You drove that bird away. The day he came your way. You didn\u2019t want any crap, do ya? The knights in days of old, were quite chivalrous, I\u2019ve been told. You don\u2019t know what it\u2019s … Continue reading Do Ya?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,29,2,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-free-bird-poetry","category-life-lessons","category-romance","category-tragedy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions\/2499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}