{"id":3110,"date":"2017-08-15T07:17:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3110"},"modified":"2017-08-15T13:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T19:55:01","slug":"the-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2017\/08\/15\/the-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Painter"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol class=\"poem\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonight, the sun did paint the sky the colour of cotton candy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With wisps of pink and tufts of blue, mouth wat\u2019ring where I was standing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The smells from fairs waft through my nose; my lips are kissed with sweetness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quiet hues enwrap my soul with penetrating deepness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dawn today encased my town with fire breathing orange.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The embers shining from the sky transform to something foreign.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I cannot force my gaze away from trees, and grass, and flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My mind, my soul, my waking spirit bask in the warming shower.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Listen to me read this poem:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F338019537&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Like my poetry? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/kimsiever\">Send me a pledge on Patreon<\/a> for a little as $1 per month. Get pre-release access, watch me write my poems live, and even access exclusive video of me explaining the symbols and metaphors in the poems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, the sun did paint the sky the colour of cotton candy. With wisps of pink and tufts of blue, mouth wat\u2019ring where I was standing. The smells from fairs waft through my nose; my lips are kissed with sweetness. The quiet hues enwrap my soul with penetrating deepness. 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