{"id":3836,"date":"2014-01-20T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T12:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2014-01-20T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T12:08:44","slug":"finding-comfort-on-the-back-of-a-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/?p=3836","title":{"rendered":"Finding Comfort on the Back of a Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"81a34d7a063c8148ca43150d9971487c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/81a34d7a063c8148ca43150d9971487c.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3837\" alt=\"81a34d7a063c8148ca43150d9971487c\" src=\"http:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/81a34d7a063c8148ca43150d9971487c.jpg\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/81a34d7a063c8148ca43150d9971487c.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/81a34d7a063c8148ca43150d9971487c-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><strong><blockquote class=\"sc-blockquote\">Finding Comfort on the Back of a Horse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are times<br \/>When the vast emptiness<br \/>Of the prairie<br \/>Reflects a hollowness<br \/>I feel inside.<br \/>When the sound<br \/>Of the wind<br \/>Echoes in the vacant<br \/>Chambers of my heart.<br \/>Finding Comfort on the Back of a Horse<\/p>\n<p>There have been times<br \/>When I have sought<br \/>Solitude,<br \/>Longing for the gentle peace<br \/>Of the quiet land,<br \/>But sometimes<br \/>The silence overpowers me.<\/p>\n<p>I seek comfort<br \/>In the saddle,<br \/>Feeling the harmony<br \/>That can only be found<br \/>On the back of a horse,<br \/>My spirit matching<br \/>The rhythm,<br \/>Of the hushed beat<br \/>Of her hooves<br \/>As Rose dances<br \/>Across the prairie.<\/p>\n<p>Her spirit<br \/>Speaks to mine,<br \/>Setting me free<br \/>From the shackles<br \/>Of loneliness<br \/>And self-doubt.<\/p>\n<p>On the back<br \/>Of a horse,<br \/>My wounded spirit<br \/>Finds shelter<br \/>From my inner tempests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Phil Ray Jack<\/blockquote><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contemporary-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3836"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3840,"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions\/3840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}