{"id":5203,"date":"2022-12-25T14:59:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T14:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2022-12-25T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T14:59:10","slug":"the-water-gently-flows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-water-gently-flows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Water Gently Flows"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5204\" style=\"width: 1168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-water-gently-flows\/weir-at-ballinamore\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore.jpg\" alt=\"Weir at Ballinamore - the canal is built on the natural course of the Yellow River\" width=\"1168\" height=\"657\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Weir-at-Ballinamore-332x187.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weir at Ballinamore &#8211; the canal is built on the natural course of the Yellow River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Where once a torrent in the rain<br \/>\nThe water gently flows&#8230;<br \/>\nAll the moods and weathers of life<br \/>\nThat a river or canal, like us, knows&#8230;<br \/>\nBut they shall flow and never end<br \/>\nWhich shows I suppose<br \/>\nThat man and water are not the same:<br \/>\nTime, the difference, shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where once a torrent in the rain The water gently flows&#8230; All the moods and weathers of life That a river or canal, like us, knows&#8230; But they shall flow and never end Which shows I suppose That man and water are not the same: Time, the difference, 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