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Around each bend, we do not know
\nUnless we traveled before this way
\nWhat lies ahead, what we must face,
\nSo it is with each new day
\nWe have lived Mondays before
\nAs round bends we may have driven…
\nThe other vehicles unknown on the road
\nAre the daily challenges we are given.<\/p>\n

\"Road<\/a>
Road between Ballinamuck and Drumlish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Around each bend, we do not know Unless we traveled before this way What lies ahead, what we must face, So it is with each new day We have lived Mondays before As round bends we may have driven… The other vehicles unknown on the road Are the daily challenges …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2203,1751,65],"class_list":["post-2017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-bend","tag-journey","tag-life-2","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-wx","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2770,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/beyond-the-crest-of-the-hill\/","url_meta":{"origin":2017,"position":0},"title":"Beyond the Crest of the Hill","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"29th May 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Genes current battle is a struggle for him and Margo as it is for all couples who go through this, or who may in times to come, and this is written for them. 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