{"id":2990,"date":"2024-01-26T17:32:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T17:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:29:01","slug":"norfolk-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/?p=2990","title":{"rendered":"NORFOLK IN SPRING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.png?resize=600%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong><br>The taste of salt on the tongue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kids gone to uni now empty nester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Husband in marketing doing well<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Always wanted to write<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met a small press woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now I got a pamphlet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next year a prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discovering a new poet every day<br><br>over coffee in Waterstones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth Bishop is amazing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>I really struggled with words<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now I have so much free time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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