{"id":221,"date":"2024-08-12T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=221"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:57:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:57:23","slug":"passing-of-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2024\/08\/12\/passing-of-doom\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing of Doom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>A bit of hope to start your week<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Set asides the doom<br \/>\nFor the sake of your soul<br \/>\nYes dangers still will loom<br \/>\nAnd trials take their toll.<\/p>\n<p>Yet still there is laughter<br \/>\nAnd children still play.<br \/>\nThe sun still rises in grandeur<br \/>\nAnd night flows into day.<\/p>\n<p>Though worries may yet trouble<br \/>\nOur minds as we sleep.<br \/>\nAnd fear seems to double<br \/>\nAnd friends may flee like sheep.<\/p>\n<p>The world is not ending<br \/>\nJoy shines on still.<br \/>\nHope still is wending<br \/>\nWith a determined will.<\/p>\n<p>Give no credence to fears<br \/>\nThey will lead you astray.<br \/>\nThrough laughter and tears<br \/>\nWe must meet the new day.<\/p>\n<p>A new day is coming<br \/>\nAs the old day must pass<br \/>\nAnd the future is drumming<br \/>\nBright and shinning at last.<\/p>\n<p><em>Passing of Doom<\/em> copyright \u00a9 2024 Heather Strickler all rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bit of hope to start your week Set asides the doom For the sake of your soul Yes dangers still will loom And trials take their toll. Yet still there is laughter And children still play. The sun still rises in grandeur And night flows into day. Though worries may yet trouble Our minds&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2024\/08\/12\/passing-of-doom\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Passing of Doom<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Passing-of-Doom.jpg?fit=600%2C600","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-3z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":259,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2024\/09\/09\/the-light-shall-not-fail\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":0},"title":"The Light Shall Not Fail","author":"Heather","date":"September 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Something for you because hope is scarce at times, but it is not lost. 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