{"id":460,"date":"2025-10-15T13:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=460"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:06:49","slug":"coming-of-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/10\/15\/coming-of-dawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming of Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bit more of a hopeful one than has come to me lately. I hope you enjoy.<\/em><\/p>\n

Out of the black woods comes the sun
\nThe night is over the day begun.
\nThe battle fought to victory
\nA time of mourning then joy will be.<\/p>\n

The ash tree sheds a steady light
\nThrough forest gloom and black of night
\nThough deadly danger lingers on
\nThe morning comes: behold the dawn!<\/p>\n

To a world battered and torn
\nThe light brings hope of life reborn
\nThough sorrow brings tears like falling rain
\nThe future will rise to live again.<\/p>\n

Though the shadows stand dark and deep
\nThe guardians neither flee nor sleep.
\nIn the light of the silver ash
\nThey guide the future and guard the past.<\/p>\n

So do not fear the break of day
\nThough evil has not passed away
\nOut of the black woods comes the sun,
\nAnd building the future has only begun.<\/p>\n

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

A bit more of a hopeful one than has come to me lately. I hope you enjoy. Out of the black woods comes the sun The night is over the day begun. The battle fought to victory A time of mourning then joy will be. 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