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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turn The Dirt Over<\/strong><\/p>\n Come closer to the window frame.<\/p>\n Look out on the field of snow.<\/p>\n Remember the summer fields aflame.<\/p>\n Your body\u2019s tan a golden glow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh, turn the snow over<\/p>\n if you want to go back.<\/p>\n You have to do it sober.<\/p>\n So, throw those shudders back.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You left your brother in a northern town.<\/p>\n He ran a ferry over the waters of the bay.<\/p>\n His body covered by the water when it went down.<\/p>\n His name on a plaque to remember the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh, turn the water over.<\/p>\n If you want to see the light again.<\/p>\n Run thru the fields of clover.<\/p>\n Take a chance & let it begin.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Come softly to the window frame.<\/p>\n Open the shudders, let the moonlight in.<\/p>\n See the sky from which the snow came.<\/p>\n Welcome back to this world of sin.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Turn the dirt over<\/p>\n if you want to go back.<\/p>\n You have to do it sober.<\/p>\n So, throw those shudders back.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I want you back from the dark & cold.<\/p>\n You blame yourself for everything.<\/p>\n You must return. Try to be bold.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be there to help you take wing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh, turn the dirt over<\/p>\n if you want to get back.<\/p>\n You have to do it sober.<\/p>\n So, throw those shudders back.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s good to have you back!!——————-R. W. Johnson—–(2010)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turn The Dirt Over Come closer to the window frame. Look out on the field of snow. Remember the summer fields aflame. Your body\u2019s tan a golden glow. Oh, turn the snow over if you want to go back. You have to do it sober. So, throw those shudders back. You … Continue reading Turn The Dirt Over<\/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":[6,29,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fantasy","category-life-lessons","category-random"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766","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=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions\/768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}