{"id":510,"date":"2026-10-14T15:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecatbirdsang.com\/www\/?p=510"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:29:03","slug":"frontloader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecatbirdsang.com\/www\/frontloader\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontloader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a><a>Front Loader<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nightly, my mind sticks on the main wash cycle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; chapbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; surgery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; bits and pieces of the new Emmylou CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; covid test<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They tumble in a different pattern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">every minute.&nbsp; So colorful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">but there is no escape from this cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve washed them many times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">but they haven\u2019t faded. I try<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">to rinse my brain,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I need them to be gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">for sleep.&nbsp; I go to the medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">cabinet for the spin cycle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">to remove them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First Literary Review-East<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2024 for Jan 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Front Loader Nightly, my mind sticks on the main wash cycle: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; chapbook &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; surgery &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; bits and pieces of the new Emmylou CD &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; covid test They tumble in a different pattern every minute.&nbsp; So colorful but there is no escape from this cycle. I\u2019ve washed them many times but they haven\u2019t faded. 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