{"id":37969,"date":"2020-01-24T09:35:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T14:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=37969"},"modified":"2022-03-13T11:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T15:54:35","slug":"last-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2020\/01\/last-breath.html","title":{"rendered":"Last Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37973\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/olympus-digital-camera-8\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Carl-at-the-perch-420.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"420,603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;C150,D390&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1179527639&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Carl Weissner (1940-2012) at the NYC perch.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Carl-at-the-perch-420-209x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Carl-at-the-perch-420.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Carl-at-the-perch-420.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37973\" width=\"256\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Carl-at-the-perch-420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Carl-at-the-perch-420-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption><em>Carl Weissner died on Jan. 24, 2012<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>There are things&nbsp;\ncloser than rain&nbsp;\nthat keep hope alive <\/strong>\n<strong>though in time they fade\nand pass from mind\u2014&nbsp;\ntenement flowers&nbsp;\nseasoned with heartbreak,&nbsp;\nchattering weeds\nand the silence of fireflies\u2014&nbsp;\nthings&nbsp;that may not&nbsp;be\nmore brilliant&nbsp;\nthan a \u200bwine-stained shirt&nbsp;\nand crow\u2019s-feet eyes.&nbsp;\n\u200bBut they will do. \u2014 <em>JH<\/em>  <\/strong>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are things \/ closer than rain \/ that keep hope alive\u2014 \/<br \/>\ntenement flowers \/ seasoned with heartbreak, \/ chattering weeds \/ and the silence of fireflies\u2014 \/ things that may not be \/ more brilliant \/ than a \u200bwine-stained shirt \/ and crow\u2019s-feet eyes. \/ \u200bBut they will do &#8230; 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