{"id":367,"date":"2025-04-07T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=367"},"modified":"2025-04-06T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T20:54:41","slug":"sparks-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/04\/07\/sparks-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>I know a lot of folk are having a rough go at the moment. I hope this lifts your spirits.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A spark of flame in shimmering grey.<br \/>\nA strike of steel to drive the dark away.<br \/>\nWispy mist folds into a shroud<br \/>\nMorning strikes the sullen cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The candle sparks upon the sill.<br \/>\nThe lark is singing on the hill.<br \/>\nHearthfires smoke and spring to life<br \/>\nAnd all the world comes to light.<\/p>\n<p>The light chases the shadows away<br \/>\nAnd all that\u2019s left are wisps of grey.<br \/>\nA golden glow settles on the land<br \/>\nPainting life both small and grand.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest hill to the tallest tree<br \/>\nSparks with light jubilantly.<br \/>\nSo morning comes through the night<br \/>\nAnd lifts the world in shining light.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sparks of Light<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2025 all rights reserve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know a lot of folk are having a rough go at the moment. I hope this lifts your spirits. A spark of flame in shimmering grey. A strike of steel to drive the dark away. Wispy mist folds into a shroud Morning strikes the sullen cloud. The candle sparks upon the sill. The lark&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/04\/07\/sparks-of-light\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sparks of Light<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[12,20,11],"class_list":["post-367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-hope","tag-mood","tag-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-5V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":611,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/10\/14\/sparks-of-the-future\/","url_meta":{"origin":367,"position":0},"title":"Sparks of the Future","author":"Heather","date":"October 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Something shiny and hopeful for your enjoyment today. 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