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\"Weir<\/a>
Weir at Ballinamore – the canal is built on the natural course of the Yellow River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where once a torrent in the rain
\nThe water gently flows…
\nAll the moods and weathers of life
\nThat a river or canal, like us, knows…
\nBut they shall flow and never end
\nWhich shows I suppose
\nThat man and water are not the same:
\nTime, the difference, shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where once a torrent in the rain The water gently flows… All the moods and weathers of life That a river or canal, like us, knows… But they shall flow and never end Which shows I suppose That man and water are not the same: Time, the difference, shows.<\/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":[65,4526,881,1091],"class_list":["post-5203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-life-2","tag-passing-time","tag-philosophy-2","tag-water","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1lV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5156,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-music-lives-on\/","url_meta":{"origin":5203,"position":0},"title":"The Music Lives On","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"24th January 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The music lives on that Aisling played She lives on in the hearts she touched, the friends she made The children she taught... a nation dismayed That thought such couldn't happen in daylight. 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