{"id":2577,"date":"2021-02-28T13:26:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/writer-crampout\/"},"modified":"2021-02-28T13:26:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:26:16","slug":"writer-crampout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/writer-crampout\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer crampout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>And thus Mr. Doutry<br \/>Read all of us present<br \/>His sparkling poetry<br \/>Which he&#8217;d been composing<br \/>Four years.<br \/>And thus Mr. Doutry<br \/>Read all of us present<br \/>His sparkling poetry<br \/>And brought that whole room<br \/>Two tears.<br \/>Due to his station<br \/>they&#8217;d&#8217;ve given an ovation<br \/>But they&#8217;re awfully fond of<br \/>Sitting on their rears.<br \/>But it was a lovely reading<br \/>And now the evening is receding<br \/>And as they leave<br \/>They uncover their ears.<br \/>Cheers. 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