{"id":647,"date":"2026-11-02T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=647"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:35:11","slug":"into-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/11\/02\/into-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Another Goblin song, but it seemed appropriate for the day after All Saint\u2019s day. Not everything ends in darkness. Even for Goblins.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Twisted forms and battered souls,<br \/>\nEmpty eyes, and strength\u2019s dire toll,<br \/>\nShattered limbs as spirits break,<br \/>\nHow much more can a soul take?<\/p>\n<p>A solace found in soaring words<br \/>\nJoy sung soft for frightened herds.<br \/>\nA clash of wills in bitter song,<br \/>\nA fire kindled, small but strong.<\/p>\n<p>A single soul shields memories<br \/>\nFrom time\u2019s deep past which he flees.<br \/>\nFrom place to place he sings their doom,<br \/>\nIn bitter heart, a walking tomb.<\/p>\n<p>Yet one day the soul must rest<br \/>\nIn other lands, bright and blessed.<br \/>\nHis songs of woe are met with light,<br \/>\nAnd hope revealed in bitter night.<\/p>\n<p>From sullen darkness into day,<br \/>\nA long lost soul has found his way.<br \/>\nThough songs of sorrow still come true,<br \/>\nSongs of hope are sung anew.<\/p>\n<p><em>Into the Light<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Goblin song, but it seemed appropriate for the day after All Saint\u2019s day. Not everything ends in darkness. Even for Goblins. Twisted forms and battered souls, Empty eyes, and strength\u2019s dire toll, Shattered limbs as spirits break, How much more can a soul take? A solace found in soaring words Joy sung soft for&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/11\/02\/into-the-light\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Into the Light<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":648,"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":[28,19,22,12,20,25],"class_list":["post-647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-adventure","tag-childrens","tag-grim","tag-hope","tag-mood","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-ar","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":601,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/10\/05\/what-silence-tells\/","url_meta":{"origin":647,"position":0},"title":"What Silence Tells","author":"Heather","date":"October 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A bit of light for your day, no matter how dark it may be. 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