{"id":436,"date":"2025-09-01T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=436"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:42:57","slug":"the-ash-remembers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/09\/01\/the-ash-remembers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ash Remembers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little something for you to enjoy<\/em><\/p>\n

The ash tree remembers what the oak forgets
\nAs time wends on and memory frets.
\nThe future is born under linden leaves
\nAnd the sun reveals all he sees.<\/p>\n

Though ancient powers, great and tall
\nWeave their plans through all in all.
\nStill stands the hearts bold and true
\nWho lay the work for worlds made new.<\/p>\n

When ancient sorrow brings present pain
\nAnd futures are killed for earthly gain,
\nThough blood and bone are forever tied
\nAnd corruption\u2019s call cannot be denied,<\/p>\n

Still in that moment choice remains
\nHow to endure and how to regain
\nThe legacy lost through no fault of our own
\nAnd find the way forward through paths unknown.<\/p>\n

Though the world may end in sorrow and pain
\nHope weaves on through soft falling rain.
\nAnd those who linger find what the Ash Tree knows:
\nThat which has ended may always regrow.<\/p>\n

The Ash Remembers <\/em>copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2025 All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A little something for you to enjoy The ash tree remembers what the oak forgets As time wends on and memory frets. The future is born under linden leaves And the sun reveals all he sees. Though ancient powers, great and tall Weave their plans through all in all. 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