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Today I have a character being hopelessly romantic. And since the world needs more of that, here you go. (The character is Sebastian Blackwood, he\u2019s behind a lot of the ones I\u2019ve been writing lately.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The lady from the highlands has come and saved my soul
\nFrom where it was shackled she has granted me parole.
\nNo great or bold redeemer, though she stood in his stead
\nAnd cleared the illusions from the inside of my head.<\/p>\n

In laughter and in peril together we will keep
\nAll faith in the future, and the harvest that we reap.
\nWe travel now by pathways guarded by a mighty foe
\nBut together we will face them and then we lay them low.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow may not greet us, no dawning of the day
\nBut together we travel onward come what may.
\nHer courage has never broken, though I have seen her shake,
\nAnd I guard her in the pathways she alone can take.<\/p>\n

She fears a bitter ending this lady fair of mine,
\nBut cannot see the wending of all the strengths divine.
\nCome life we spend together or sad and sudden death
\nStill my lady from the highlands has shown me all life\u2019s breadth.<\/p>\n

So cherish while you have them, those who cause your soul to sing.
\nLet no peril yet nor terror sway you with their sting.
\nFor good friends and true companions, and your lady by your side
\nAre what craft the life worth living where the future will abide.<\/p>\n

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

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