{"id":650,"date":"2026-11-04T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=650"},"modified":"2026-11-04T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:41:03","slug":"do-not-fear-the-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/11\/04\/do-not-fear-the-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Not Fear the Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little hope for those who need it.<\/em><\/p>\n

When shadows all have fallen
\nAnd hope seems far away
\nDo not heed despair now calling
\nThere will yet come the day.<\/p>\n

Though the night be far from over
\nAnd the vigil falls to foes
\nStill hope may be recovered
\nAnd the truth will only grow.<\/p>\n

Though there is no end to labor
\nAnd the battle\u2019s not yet done.
\nThe war is not forever
\nDo not fear what has begun.<\/p>\n

The foes sing in their darkness
\nOf the glory of their feast
\nYet if you pass and harken
\nYou find they fear the least.<\/p>\n

Though bold yet still their boasting
\nAnd their raucous vict\u2019ry cries,
\nYet even among their toasting
\nA hand lists all the lies.<\/p>\n

So do not fear the shadows
\nNor the trials that will come
\nWe do not know what follows
\nOnly that the day will come.<\/p>\n

Do Not Fear the Shadows<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A little hope for those who need it. When shadows all have fallen And hope seems far away Do not heed despair now calling There will yet come the day. Though the night be far from over And the vigil falls to foes Still hope may be recovered And the truth will only grow. 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