{"id":663,"date":"2026-11-13T16:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=663"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:02:04","slug":"battle-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/11\/13\/battle-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>A cosmic duel for your day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An angel with a flaming sword<br \/>\nFalling from the sky<br \/>\nA devil with a wicked plan<br \/>\nAnd not afraid to die.<br \/>\nMortals stand between the foes<br \/>\nTheir lives yet their own.<\/p>\n<p>A silent world holds its breath<br \/>\nA decision yet to come.<br \/>\nA mortal hope and mortal flesh<br \/>\nGuard both house and home.<br \/>\nThe sword of flame forward goes<br \/>\nThe devil now is known.<\/p>\n<p>Yet mortal heart in courage stands<br \/>\nTo greet that flaming sword<br \/>\nAnd Devil\u2019s might shakes again<br \/>\nAt Angel\u2019s holy word.<br \/>\nBetween the two shelter still<br \/>\nThe mortals who yet live.<\/p>\n<p>The Angel\u2019s wings spread o\u2019er the field<br \/>\nAnd o\u2019er the weakened men<br \/>\nAnd Devil\u2019s blows fall thick and wild<br \/>\nTo make them bow again.<br \/>\nBut Angel wings hold Angel will<br \/>\nAnd guard those who still believe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Battle Fall<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cosmic duel for your day. An angel with a flaming sword Falling from the sky A devil with a wicked plan And not afraid to die. Mortals stand between the foes Their lives yet their own. A silent world holds its breath A decision yet to come. A mortal hope and mortal flesh Guard&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/11\/13\/battle-fall\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Battle Fall<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":664,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_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":[27,22,12,23,16,11,25],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-chiaroscuro","tag-grim","tag-hope","tag-light","tag-odd","tag-poetry","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-aH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":574,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2026\/08\/03\/siege-of-bahn-barahk\/","url_meta":{"origin":663,"position":0},"title":"Siege of Bahn Barahk","author":"Heather","date":"August 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Not sure which of my worlds this is from yet, but a bit of a martial piece for your enjoyment. 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