{"id":18686,"date":"2024-11-13T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/?p=18686"},"modified":"2024-11-13T00:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T06:01:51","slug":"i-would-just-as-soon-we-let","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/13\/i-would-just-as-soon-we-let\/","title":{"rendered":"I would just as soon we let"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0357.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0357-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The living go on living.\" class=\"wp-image-18687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0357-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0357-300x200.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0371-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0371-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0371.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An old poet whom we believe in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Said the same thing, and so\" class=\"wp-image-18689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0378.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Said the same thing, and so<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0383-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"We paused among the dark cattails and prayed \u2014James Wright\" class=\"wp-image-18690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSCF0383-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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