{"id":389,"date":"2024-05-28T15:11:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnwilliamschwartz.net\/?p=389"},"modified":"2024-05-28T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:11:11","slug":"oh-the-places-well-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnwilliamschwartz.net\/?p=389","title":{"rendered":"Oh the Places We&#8217;ll Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This one riffs on John 11, the amazing story of Jesus raising his dear friend Lazarus from the dead. But then it&#8217;s really about another dear friend of Jesus&#8217;&#8211;me, as time keeps passing and the process of becoming like him defies easy description. I&#8217;ll make some pointing comments afterward for those of you (like me) who need all the help you can get to understand poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnwilliamschwartz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/poem-OH-THE-PLACES-WELL-GO.png?resize=232%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" style=\"width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnwilliamschwartz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/poem-OH-THE-PLACES-WELL-GO.png?w=232&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnwilliamschwartz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/poem-OH-THE-PLACES-WELL-GO.png?resize=166%2C300&amp;ssl=1 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few notes if you want &#8217;em:<br>* The title is a play on the name of the famous read-at-graduations Dr. Seuss book that highlights the partnership of this adventurous life with God, whether (in the poem&#8217;s metaphor) in the lap or with the rabbi &#8220;watching&#8221; us drive, as we (to change the image) never stop being a branch in the vine.<br>* The red in the first stanza is a warning light on the dashboard. If you adjust the seat, you can block the light behind the steering wheel and make it look like you don&#8217;t have any problems. Or you can just smash the light I suppose, which is great &#8230; until it&#8217;s not.<br>* The main stanza <em>(a word which always makes me think of the Nissan Stanza my friend Brett drove in college &#8230; complete with a baseball as the handle on his gear shift, fun trips to Yello Sub in Lawrence, and hilarious times creatively bending some traffic rules) <\/em>is the one I like the best and reading John 11 will illuminate it.<br><br>That&#8217;s it. Thanks for reading! Text me 785 317 4733 if you got any thoughts, comments, questions, etc.!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one riffs on John 11, the amazing story of Jesus raising his dear friend Lazarus from the dead. 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