{"id":853,"date":"2011-03-23T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T16:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jasonbassford.com\/?page_id=853"},"modified":"2011-03-23T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T16:09:40","slug":"serenitys-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/about\/creative-writing\/serenitys-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Serenity&#8217;s Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Awake in the shadows of fading sunlight<br \/>\nCaptured and taken in a moment of clarity<br \/>\nHymn to a last breath of tempestuous glory<br \/>\nThe bards gather in a magical ring<\/p>\n<p>Descending an ancient ivy gilded staircase<br \/>\nLost in reverie to a quickly fading dream<br \/>\nWords of wisdom sigh their last prophesies<br \/>\nWearied footsteps slow their pace<\/p>\n<p>Silent wisps of night drift by without end<br \/>\nMirrored waters ripple in a chilled breeze<br \/>\nCicadas and crickets play a sad still tune<br \/>\nSomewhere icicles gleam transparent<\/p>\n<p>Clinging and enshrouded in eternal twilight<br \/>\nMemories twist and spiral down unhindered<br \/>\nSharp resolutions hide in blurred landscapes<br \/>\nStrange pathways offer empty delusion<\/p>\n<p>Behind unsought boundaries lie worlds forgotten<br \/>\nDrawn entire by intricate weaves of relaxation<br \/>\nRivers flow in gentle time to their lifesong<br \/>\nThe seasons turn in keylike fashion<\/p>\n<p>A breath of change is now a sudden intruder<br \/>\nSleeping inhabitants shudder in anticipation<br \/>\nBrittle mirrors sharply crack with delight<br \/>\nWinged messengers herald an awakening<\/p>\n<p>Dancing in the wild rhythm of the unexpected<br \/>\nMorning dew quivers in all its newfound mirth<br \/>\nCeilinged skies are pierced by heavenly rays<br \/>\nHyacinths and roses are in bloom again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awake in the shadows of fading sunlight Captured and taken in a moment of clarity Hymn to a last breath of tempestuous glory The bards gather in a magical ring Descending an ancient ivy gilded staircase Lost in reverie to a quickly fading dream Words of wisdom sigh their last prophesies Wearied footsteps slow their &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/about\/creative-writing\/serenitys-cycle\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;Serenity&#8217;s Cycle&rsquo; &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":828,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-853","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/853"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/853\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}