{"id":536,"date":"2026-04-08T16:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=536"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:58:39","slug":"evening-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/04\/08\/evening-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you enjoy this piece of quiet welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the sorrow of the evening
\nWhen all the day\u2019s weighed down.
\nPause by the work you\u2019re leaving
\nAnd softly lay it down.<\/p>\n

Take no burden with you
\nTo the stillness of the night
\nMake the dark a refuge
\nFrom the labors of the light.<\/p>\n

Though the day be full of singing
\nOr lost in grief and pain
\nThe rest that now is winging
\nLights in our hearts again.<\/p>\n

When sorrows find their echo
\nin the setting of the sun
\nSit quiet in the fire glow
\nAnd drink the rest begun.<\/p>\n

Evening Refuge<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I hope you enjoy this piece of quiet welcome. In the sorrow of the evening When all the day\u2019s weighed down. Pause by the work you\u2019re leaving And softly lay it down. Take no burden with you To the stillness of the night Make the dark a refuge From the labors of the light. 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