{"id":16692,"date":"2016-02-10T14:49:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=16692"},"modified":"2016-02-10T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T14:52:23","slug":"from-the-cradle-to-the-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/from-the-cradle-to-the-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Cradle to the Grave"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Aisling O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n
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Her timeless eyes remain still<\/p>\n
But see all there is to offer,<\/p>\n
All the bumper car crashes<\/p>\n
And slop machine clashes<\/p>\n
Between old aged gambles,<\/p>\n
Parents and stubborn children<\/p>\n
Whose sticky gingers stain the glass<\/p>\n
She peers though.<\/p>\n
Her crystal ball<\/p>\n
Slips from her grasp<\/p>\n
After decades of resting between porcelain fingers<\/p>\n
And as of late<\/p>\n
They just don\u2019t reply on her like they used to.<\/p>\n