{"id":120522413,"date":"2023-05-10T15:49:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=120522413"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:49:35","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-quiet-before-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=120522413","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Quiet Before the Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A seasonal poem during the early summer.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/de434c1f-be99-465c-b1e0-9b7c8079a773_5249x3648.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of three, small, and silhouetted birds perched on a wire with gray clouds behind them.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@oscaresquivel?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Oscar Ivan Esquivel Arteaga<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/cloudy-day?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quiet Before the Rain<\/h3><p>The faint orchestra of crickets<\/p><p>birds calling out on their errands<\/p><p>a rhythmic hum under the clouds<\/p><p>A languid rush in nature<\/p><p>Hurrying ahead of thunder\u2019s drums<\/p><p>the air still with a held breath<\/p><p>Tiny, orange mushrooms<\/p><p>against fuzzy, green moss<\/p><p>echos of autumn\u2019s future hues<\/p><p>Oak leaves so green and lush<\/p><p>as an unspoken call to your heart<\/p><p>a moment fleeting \u2018tween then and now<\/p><p>The idle wait for rain<\/p><p>nature\u2019s melodies playing out<\/p><p>in the whispered silence before the storm<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seasonal poem during the early summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120522413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120522413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120522413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120522413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120522413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120522413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120522413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}