{"id":1447,"date":"2024-06-30T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T15:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:27:33","slug":"the-song-of-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1447","title":{"rendered":"The Song of the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Song-of-the-Sea-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Song-of-the-Sea-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Song-of-the-Sea-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Song-of-the-Sea-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4556a6abda3c0d40e60099875453e362 wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes when I visit the seashore I find somewhere to sit, close my eyes, and quietly listen to the song of the sea.\u00a0 The rhythm of the waves as they wash in and out sings a soft lullaby that brings feelings of peace and contentment.\u00a0 As the cool breeze of the sea caresses my face, I listen to the sounds of the gulls overhead mingling with the sound of children happily playing in the sand nearby.\u00a0 This vast soundscape changes with the weather and the seasons, each beautiful in its own way.\u00a0 Yet I think the sounds of the sea on a warm summer evening are my favourite.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-white-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-37cd41b8423a455a04e1e70fc6f0322a\"><br><br><strong>The Song of the Sea<\/strong><br>By Krista Longeway<br><br>The waves ebb and flow, over rocks and sand,<br>Gently flowing in and out, in and out.<br><br>The glow of the sun sinks as dusk draws nigh;<br>The rhythm of the sea a soft lullaby.<br><br>The waves ebb and flow, over rocks and sand,<br>Gently flowing in and out, in and out.<br><br>The cool evening breath of salty sea air<br>Caresses my face and blows through my hair.<br><br>The waves ebb and flow, over rocks and sand,<br>Gently flowing in and out, in and out.<br><br>The cry of the gulls circling up high<br>Mingles with laughter of children nearby.<br><br>The waves ebb and flow, over rocks and sand,<br>Gently flowing in and out, in and out.<br><br>As the water laps gently at the shore<br>The song of the sea calls forevermore.<br><br><br><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when I visit the seashore I find somewhere to sit, close my eyes, and quietly listen to the song of the sea.\u00a0 The rhythm of the waves as they wash in and out sings a soft lullaby that brings feelings of peace and contentment.\u00a0 As the cool breeze of the sea caresses my face, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-quiet-reflection","category-summer","category-the-sea"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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