{"id":1423,"date":"2026-08-05T06:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:40:32","slug":"i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/?p=1423","title":{"rendered":"I do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">All I want is that collapsed horizon,<br>all daydreams layered atop one<br>another; translucent, aglow<br>with a new shape, a<br>new pattern, a<br>new story.<br><br>We don't need much.<br><br>If we can't afford to stay warm,<br>let's live where we don't<br>have to.<br><br>If we can't get out into nature,<br>let's live where we can<br>invite nature in.<br><br>If we can't grow our own food,<br>let's live where we can<br>at least grow a few<br>tomatoes and<br>herbs.<br><br>Let us have the happiness<br>that dogs bring.<br><br>We don't need a bigger canvas.<br>We need brighter colors.<br><br>We need sunshine and fresh air<br>and the sounds of birds and<br>frogs and tree branches<br>in the wind.<br><br>We need a little place in the<br>country. We need to get<br>out of the city, away<br>from the devilry.<br><br>We need a quiet place.<br>We need our own place.<br>We need a reasonable<br>horizon, a reachable dream.<br><br>Either way, I walk alongside him,<br>at his pace, in the direction<br>he chooses.<br><br>That was the promise I made.<br>That is the promise I keep.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 5, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All I want is that collapsed horizon,all daydreams layered atop&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/?p=1423\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I do<\/span> <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[58,2],"class_list":["post-1423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry","tag-58","tag-poetry","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1424,"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1423\/revisions\/1424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaxkallistrate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}