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It has been a rough several years. If you hurt you are not broken. There is light and it is not an oncoming train.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let sorrow sing it\u2019s burden
\nFrom a weary wandering soul.
\nAs night pulls back the curtain
\nOn toil\u2019s painful toll.<\/p>\n

Let grief have its moment
\nAnd no longer hide the pain,
\nAs the soul makes atonement
\nFor things it cannot say again.<\/p>\n

Let the burdens travel onward
\nYou, alas, must see them through.
\nTake the help that\u2019s been offered
\nIt\u2019s all that you can do.<\/p>\n

Let the night flow now past you.
\nTurn your face now to the dawn.
\nKith and kin now walk beside you,
\nAnd help you carry on.<\/p>\n

Though the crowd seems to be thinning
\nLook about you day by day.
\nEach day a new beginning,
\nAnd other still share your way.<\/p>\n

Soul Night<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2025 all rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has been a rough several years. If you hurt you are not broken. There is light and it is not an oncoming train. Let sorrow sing it\u2019s burden From a weary wandering soul. As night pulls back the curtain On toil\u2019s painful toll. 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