{"id":164,"date":"2022-09-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2022-08-31T21:05:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T02:05:44","slug":"a-few-poetical-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2022\/09\/01\/a-few-poetical-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Poetical Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looks like I didn’t queue up enough poetry… Not sure why I have enough for several months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never Alone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A handful of hope.
A cup full of grace.
A heart with a smile.
A warrior\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sword that is strong.
A shield that is true.
A heart that is bold,
Arms open to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ear that will hear.
Eyes that will see.
A mind that will listen,
Even to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ache of the ages,
With prices so dear,
All just to say,
\u201cLook up, I am here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNever Alone\u201d and \u201cA Few Poetical Thoughts\u201d copyright Heather Strickler 2022. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n

Image by lmaresz<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looks like I didn’t queue up enough poetry… Not sure why I have enough for several months. Never Alone A handful of hope.A cup full of grace.A heart with a smile.A warrior\u2019s face. A sword that is strong.A shield that is true.A heart that is bold,Arms open to you. An ear that will hear.Eyes that… Read More A Few Poetical Thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[12,11],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-hope","tag-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/clouds-143152_1280-imaresz-pixabay.jpg?fit=1280%2C758","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-2E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":373,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/04\/11\/373\/","url_meta":{"origin":164,"position":0},"title":"Crystal Secrets","author":"Heather","date":"April 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Some thoughts on secrets. 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