{"id":4710,"date":"1998-06-14T02:35:48","date_gmt":"1998-06-14T01:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2020-06-14T02:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T01:41:16","slug":"the-bridge-over-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-bridge-over-the-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bridge O\u2019er The River"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Banagher Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Slowly you flow, unobstructed and free,
\nSlowly ou flow, on down to the sea,
\nSlowly you flow under this bridge and me…
\nAnd I stand alone, observing it all.
\nQuietly you flow on through the night,
\nSoftly you glisten in the moon pale light
\nAs onward you flow, bending out of sight…
\nAnd I stand alone, observing it all.
\nPebbles idlely are tossed
\nBy those whose minds it never crossed
\nTo say a prayer for those who were lost
\nIn thy waters far below.
\nFor you, dear river, I know well
\nHave many a tragic tale to tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Slowly you flow, unobstructed and free, Slowly ou flow, on down to the sea, Slowly you flow under this bridge and me… And I stand alone, observing it all. Quietly you flow on through the night, Softly you glisten in the moon pale light As onward you flow, bending out …<\/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":[7,4299],"tags":[2360,1090,4300,1782],"class_list":["post-4710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-mental-health","tag-banagher","tag-river","tag-river-death","tag-shannon","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1dY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4991,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-fairy-boatmen-of-banagher\/","url_meta":{"origin":4710,"position":0},"title":"The Fairy Boatmen of Banagher","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"24th July 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Verse inspired by a story from the folkore collection Out walking his dog on a July evening In the river there afloat What he thought were local children Our on the water in someones boat. 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