{"id":49150738,"date":"2022-02-22T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=49150738"},"modified":"2022-02-22T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:00:09","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-a-slow-spring-stroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=49150738","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: A Slow Spring Stroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A seasonal poem inspired by recent weather.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/44e5ada4-9314-4803-bb16-9f9d19590c27_5859x3906.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A single, silhouetted tree stands in the foreground and is surrounded by mist. A line of trees and the rising sun are in the background, casting the sky in shades of pink and purple.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@dimikolpa?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Dimitri Kolpakov<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/misty-morning?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><p>Poetry doesn\u2019t always require deep imagery or meaning. It can convey a span of time, such as the course of a day. Imbolc is technically over, but I like to imagine Brighid is still traveling around and causing spring to stir. I can see Her taking time to smell the roses, even while working hard.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Slow Spring Stroll<\/h3><p>Spring is temperance,<\/p><p>a balance \u2018tween<\/p><p>Your fire and water.<\/p><p>Some days,<\/p><p>You mantle\u2019s hem<\/p><p>is trimmed in frosty lace.<\/p><p>Today\u2019s look<\/p><p>is swathing mist,<\/p><p>gentle and sleepy.<\/p><p>A perfect day<\/p><p>to curl up with a book<\/p><p>and watch rain fall.<\/p><p>Or to cleanse<\/p><p>winter\u2019s clutter<\/p><p>from the hearth.<\/p><p>Feisty winds<\/p><p>and shy sunbeams<\/p><p>further spring\u2019s warmth.<\/p><p>Cold may have its turn again,<\/p><p>to usher people inside once more,<\/p><p>but such is the flow of the season.<\/p><p>You take Your time,<\/p><p>strolling along the path,<\/p><p>with spring an unhurried endeavor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seasonal poem inspired by recent weather.<\/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-49150738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49150738","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=49150738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49150738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49150738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49150738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49150738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}