{"id":22620,"date":"2021-04-07T19:02:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=22620"},"modified":"2021-04-07T19:02:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:02:16","slug":"napowrimo-day-seven-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=22620","title":{"rendered":"NaPoWriMo Day Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gave myself over to doing some web-stuff today &#8211; what a time-sink that always is but still, a job done in the end. In passing, I saw a quote that I chewed on while working until this came out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Put out your hand<\/p>\n<p><em>If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks \u2014 Francois Rabelais<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Put out your hand &#8211; palm up<br \/>\na classic gesture &#8211; checking for rain<br \/>\nto see if the sky is falling<br \/>\nto see if the world is failing<br \/>\nto see if your hand is full of larks.<\/p>\n<p>Put out your hand &#8211; gently now<br \/>\nwhile you crouch on the ground, bent<br \/>\nwith pain or grief or anger or despair<br \/>\nto see what&#8217;s at your fingertips<br \/>\nto see if the world is still there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>and the reprise:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Open your two hands \u2013<br \/>\nnot to catch the falling sky<br \/>\nbut to catch the larks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2879.jpg\" title=\"Beautiful Pink Egg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2879.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2879-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2879-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gave myself over to doing some web-stuff today &#8211; what a time-sink that always is but still, a job done in the end. 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