{"id":20,"date":"2025-04-07T12:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T19:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarglefarg.wordpress.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:03:54","slug":"billy-joels-piano-man-reimagined-as-a-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snarglefarg.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/07\/billy-joels-piano-man-reimagined-as-a-limerick\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Piano Man&#8221; by Billy Joel: Reimagined as a (shorter) limerick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snarglefarg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-164935-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A high-angle, close-up shot of a piano keyboard, showcasing the black and white keys in a diagonal composition. 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