{"id":552,"date":"2026-04-24T17:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=552"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:59:01","slug":"moon-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/04\/24\/moon-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Something quietly shining for your day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The pearly moon has risen<br \/>\nIn the dusky sky<br \/>\nAnd seen are things long hidden<br \/>\nAnd given wings to fly.<\/p>\n<p>A wish lights in the darkness<br \/>\nAnd trembling hands hold true<br \/>\nWhile the hopeful heart now harkens<br \/>\nAnd wonders what to do.<\/p>\n<p>No sage has any wisdom<br \/>\nFor this questing soul<br \/>\nNo king in any kingdom<br \/>\nThe pathway can extol.<\/p>\n<p>One foot then the other<br \/>\nThe journey must begin<br \/>\nWith no friend or brother<br \/>\nNor knowledge of where it ends.<\/p>\n<p>A pearly moon yet watches<br \/>\nThe hidden come to light<br \/>\nAnd peeks through doors and arches<br \/>\nTo see all brought aright.<\/p>\n<p>In the creeping darkness<br \/>\nAnd the dim light of the moon<br \/>\nThe truth has found its harness<br \/>\nAnd a heart has found its boon.<\/p>\n<p>With nothing but a lantern<br \/>\nThe seeker journeys on<br \/>\nAnd weaves a flowing pattern<br \/>\nThat binds them to the dawn.<\/p>\n<p>At the journey\u2019s ending<br \/>\nWhere the question soul finds rest<br \/>\nHope and glory blending<br \/>\nBring joy to every breast.<\/p>\n<p><em>Moon Road<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something quietly shining for your day. The pearly moon has risen In the dusky sky And seen are things long hidden And given wings to fly. A wish lights in the darkness And trembling hands hold true While the hopeful heart now harkens And wonders what to do. No sage has any wisdom For this&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/04\/24\/moon-road\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Moon Road<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[28,20,11,17,25],"class_list":["post-552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-adventure","tag-mood","tag-poetry","tag-story","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MoonRoad.jpg?fit=600%2C600","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-8U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":530,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/01\/26\/falling-of-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":552,"position":0},"title":"Falling of Night","author":"Heather","date":"January 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Something more gentle than most have been of late. 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