{"id":109,"date":"2009-03-30T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poemsaboutonionbagels.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2009-10-05T21:24:30","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T04:24:30","slug":"observing-the-slow-motion-fall-of-a-bagel-into-a-pool-of-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poemsaboutonionbagels.com\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"Observing the Slow-Motion Fall of a Bagel Into a Pool of Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">rotating, arcing<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">against a void, a blankness<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">a wall<\/span><\/address>\n<div>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">its shiny skin<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">reflecting light<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">from a bulb<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: 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