{"id":3083,"date":"2011-10-09T23:06:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T23:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3083"},"modified":"2017-08-01T22:33:25","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T22:33:25","slug":"the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2011\/10\/09\/the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The unmounted creature danced on the skies,<\/li>\n
  2. And the sparks from its heels are all left behind.<\/li>\n
  3. Prancing through clouds all over the world,<\/li>\n
  4. And as it did leave them behind itself furled.<\/li>\n
  5. Hopping \u2019neath stars and above all the earth<\/li>\n
  6. Living life eternal \u2014 no dying, no birth.<\/li>\n
  7. Playing all alone \u2014 secluded \u2014 not knowing to wait,<\/li>\n
  8. That at any spot moment, it\u2019d meet its fate\u2019s face.<\/li>\n
  9. Girded and able, just hairs from its nose,<\/li>\n
  10. Was its master or servant, only battle shall show.<\/li>\n
  11. Sharp snorts and deep growls within each mighty chest<\/li>\n
  12. Gave warning t\u2019th\u2019other that he is the best.<\/li>\n
  13. And with that sweet music, the battle arose.<\/li>\n
  14. Blood against blood, foe upon foe.<\/li>\n
  15. The clash of strong horns and shatter of bones<\/li>\n
  16. Rang through the air, through houses and homes.<\/li>\n
  17. The froth which escaped from each snarled lip<\/li>\n
  18. Fell to the earth like a crack from a whip.<\/li>\n
  19. Charging and striking with each battle scar,<\/li>\n
  20. Each beast is collided, each does its harm.<\/li>\n
  21. Tired and weary, yet still at full force.<\/li>\n
  22. Striking and smashing \u2014 an inevitable course.<\/li>\n
  23. And with one mighty lunge, the battle does end,<\/li>\n
  24. Each victor \u2019side failure, to ne\u2019er fight again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The unmounted creature danced on the skies, And the sparks from its heels are all left behind. Prancing through clouds all over the world, And as it did leave them behind itself furled. Hopping \u2019neath stars and above all the earth Living life eternal \u2014 no dying, no birth. Playing all alone \u2014 secluded \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_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":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4NkW7-NJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2960,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2017\/01\/14\/becoming-the-conquered-beast\/","url_meta":{"origin":3083,"position":0},"title":"Becoming the Conquered Beast","author":"Kim Siever","date":"14 January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The knight, with sword drawn high, struck down with strength increased. 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