{"id":134617096,"date":"2023-07-12T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=134617096"},"modified":"2023-07-12T22:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:00:51","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-rainy-day-longing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=134617096","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Rainy Day Longing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A seasonal poem in the deep of summer.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5238719e-9786-4cbf-8b37-8ef65d4119b4_5617x3750.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a window with rain hitting it in a dark room. Two lit candles and an incense burner are on the windowsill, the flames reflecting on the glass.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@happpyal?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">allison christine<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/rain-on-window?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainy Day Longing<\/h3><p>The sun\u2019s cloak is heavy, ever-present<\/p><p>draped upon everyone and everything,<\/p><p>home the only refuge.<\/p><p>Cicadas calling<\/p><p>and spiders seeking shelter,<\/p><p>the dog days endure.<\/p><p>Long-missed rain tugs at my heart,<\/p><p>the tease of overcast days<\/p><p>with no release in sight.<\/p><p>How I wish to hear<\/p><p>the roll of thunder<\/p><p>and the clash of lightning.<\/p><p>The gentle drumming<\/p><p>that plays for hours,<\/p><p>with tea as my companion.<\/p><p>Winding trails of droplets<\/p><p>sliding down the windowpane,<\/p><p>like wayfarers on the final stretch.<\/p><p>Memories of the last storm<\/p><p>become a yearning in my heart<\/p><p>and a prayer on my lips.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seasonal poem in the deep of 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-134617096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134617096","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=134617096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134617096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134617096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134617096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134617096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}