{"id":591,"date":"2026-09-23T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=591"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:28:40","slug":"rhythm-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/09\/23\/rhythm-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhythm of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something I hope makes your day brighter, or at least more restful.<\/em><\/p>\n

No words required in worlds made new
\nNo songs are mired in what we do.
\nShape the stone and gather clay
\nAnd stand at dawn to face the day.<\/p>\n

Pour out the water to waiting hands.
\nBreath incense in and raise high the brands.
\nWhen silence sings to weary souls
\nLift the names to make them whole.<\/p>\n

With labor done at end of day
\nNow send the light on its way.
\nIn restful silence await the moon,
\nIts radiance soft: A gentle boon.<\/p>\n

As weary hearts lay down to sleep
\nMoon and stars the dreaming keep.
\nAnd the silence of dreaming night
\nThe joy flows down in subtle light.<\/p>\n

Rhythm of the Day<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Something I hope makes your day brighter, or at least more restful. No words required in worlds made new No songs are mired in what we do. Shape the stone and gather clay And stand at dawn to face the day. Pour out the water to waiting hands. Breath incense in and raise high the… Read More Rhythm of the Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":592,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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":[29,12,20,11,31],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-family","tag-hope","tag-mood","tag-poetry","tag-rest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rhythm-of-the-Day.jpg?fit=600%2C600","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-9x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":530,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/01\/26\/falling-of-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":591,"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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