loop

<div id="blog">
    <div class="preview">
        <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
        <div class="post-image">
            <img src="http://placehold.it/440x265" alt="cait barker post image" />
        </div><!-- end blog-image -->
        <div class="post">
            <h2><?php the_title() ;?></h2>
            <span class="post-preview">
                <?php the_excerpt('read more...'); ?>
                <?php endwhile; else: ?>

                    <p>Sorry, no posts to list</p>

                <?php endif; ?>
            </span><!-- end post-preivew -->
            <p class="post-meta"><span style="font-family: amatic;">>></span>&nbsp;Posted on <?php the_date('M-d-y'); ?>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: amatic;">>></span>&nbsp;<?php the_tags('tags: ', ', ', '<br />'); ?></p><!-- end post-meta -->
        </div><!-- end post -->
    </div><!-- end preview -->
</div><!-- end blog -->