{"id":558,"date":"2026-05-11T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=558"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:56:51","slug":"on-manannans-doorstep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/05\/11\/on-manannans-doorstep\/","title":{"rendered":"On Manannan’s Doorstep"},"content":{"rendered":"

A simple working song to lighten your day.<\/em><\/p>\n

Weave the day together
\nUnfurl it in the dawn
\nLet nothing hope to sever
\nJus raise it in a song.<\/p>\n

When life should come with peril
\nAnswer it with joy.
\nWhen waves grow fierce and feral
\nA sharper song employ.<\/p>\n

Reach to find the dawning
\nAt the threshold of the sea
\nCup the day aborning
\nAnd set the future free.<\/p>\n

Do not fear the sunset
\nLean into the day
\nLeave no trouble unmet
\nAs we sail upon our way.<\/p>\n

On Manannan\u2019s Doorstep<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A simple working song to lighten your day. Weave the day together Unfurl it in the dawn Let nothing hope to sever Jus raise it in a song. When life should come with peril Answer it with joy. When waves grow fierce and feral A sharper song employ. Reach to find the dawning At the… Read More On Manannan’s Doorstep<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[28,24,12,23,20,16,11,17,18,25],"class_list":["post-558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-adventure","tag-fairies","tag-hope","tag-light","tag-mood","tag-odd","tag-poetry","tag-story","tag-whimsy","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manannans-Doorstep.jpg?fit=600%2C600","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-90","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":463,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/10\/17\/sea-song\/","url_meta":{"origin":558,"position":0},"title":"Sea Song","author":"Heather","date":"October 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many a little boy has dreamed of running away to sea. 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