{"id":2457074,"date":"2020-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=324248"},"modified":"2020-04-12T17:53:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T23:53:54","slug":"aspen-misc-poetic-musings-over-current-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-misc-poetic-musings-over-current-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Misc: Poetic musings over current affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"STND-STND Letter HeadLarge\">\u2018It Isn\u2019t the World \u2014 It\u2019s You\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The skies are grim and grey,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The night has lost its quiet,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">You fear the coming day?<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The world is what you make it,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The sky is grey or blue<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">just as your soul may paint it;<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It isn\u2019t the world \u2014 it\u2019s you!<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Clear up the clouded vision,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Clean out the foggy mind;<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The clouds are always passing,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And each is silver-lined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The world is what you make it \u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Then make it bright and true,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">and when you say it\u2019s gloomy,<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It isn\u2019t the world it\u2019s you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014 Unknown poet<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Name\">Jere Rood, spoken from memory<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Title\">Aspen<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter HeadLarge\">\u2018Whenever You Can\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There\u2019s a place we all have to go<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For a task we all have to do<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And we know it by many names<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The bathroom, the toilet, the loo<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now whether you squat<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Or weather you sit<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">We all have to go there<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">To that place to \u2026 do it<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And whatever it\u2019s called<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The can, the latrine, some say the john<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There\u2019s a potty in there<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For us to sit on<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It\u2019s a place to conduct important business<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A task to start your day<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the restroom, the toidy \u2026 some say the head<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That where we get the day underway<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But whatever you call it<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">From outhouses to privies<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There\u2019s an essential task to do<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Before you pull up your skivvies<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It\u2019s a simple chore we all sort of abhor<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But it\u2019s necessary in the end<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And the tissue required \u2026 well, you know<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That\u2019s certainly your very best friend<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But today, all the toilet paper is gone<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Because there\u2019s a global emergency<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And people are hoarding it all<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In case they should feel that \u2026 urgency<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now these are terribly serious times<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The world\u2019s confronting a deadly disease<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">So help lighten your neighbor\u2019s load<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Share a role of TP pretty please<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Name\">Greg Lewis<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Title\">Woody Creek<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\">If the coranavirus and stay-at-home orders have moved you to reflect on the global pandemic through poetry, send your work to <a href=\"mailto:rcarroll@aspentimes.com\">rcarroll@aspentimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-misc-poetic-musings-over-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018It Isn\u2019t the World \u2014 It\u2019s You\u2019 The skies are grim and grey, The night has lost its quiet, You fear the coming day? 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