{"id":154,"date":"2022-08-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2022-08-06T22:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T03:01:21","slug":"a-single-spark-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2022\/08\/11\/a-single-spark-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"A Single Spark of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A single spark of light<br>Held gently in the hands<br>Against the dark of night<br>And terror in the lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single spark of light<br>Gleaming in the dark<br>Waging battle bright<br>With a single spark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single spark of light<br>Shining to the eye<br>Sending out its might<br>To the empty sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single spark of light<br>Held in every heart<br>Spreads throughout the night<br>And never will depart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A Spark of Light&#8221; post and poem copyright Heather Strickler 2022, all rights reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/himsan-6011594\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2544994\">Himsan<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2544994\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A single spark of lightHeld gently in the handsAgainst the dark of nightAnd terror in the lands. A single spark of lightGleaming in the darkWaging battle brightWith a single spark. A single spark of lightShining to the eyeSending out its mightTo the empty sky. 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