{"id":3979,"date":"2026-05-20T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:23:54","slug":"like-rain-on-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/like-rain-on-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Rain on Soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Like Rain on Soil <\/strong><strong>(A Poem for Henrik)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Always remember you are one of a kind,<br \/>\nA singular light with a unique mind.<br \/>\nNo one can dream what you alone can,<br \/>\nYou burn your own path like a steadfast candle.<\/p>\n<p>They might throw their words like a weak little joke,<br \/>\nBut you know their mistake\u2014it&#8217;s not what you spoke.<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve feasted on truth, you&#8217;ve grown from the mock,<br \/>\nYou are cool and composed, a resilient rock.<\/p>\n<p>So be wise, learn the rhythm of when to speak true,<br \/>\nKnow when to rise up and when to glide through.<br \/>\nKnow when to be still and when to ignite,<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t need their &#8220;yes&#8221; to know you are right.<\/p>\n<p>Some have a habit of pulling you down,<br \/>\nBut lighten your spirit, you&#8217;re no brick in the ground.<br \/>\nYou are strong, not weak\u2014a force to be seen,<br \/>\nSo don&#8217;t let their words plant weeds in your green.<\/p>\n<p>Look instead at yourself and the goals you will seek,<br \/>\nAll you can conquer in a day or a week.<br \/>\nHeck, the sky&#8217;s just the start if your vision is deep,<br \/>\nFor the seeds of your future are yours to sow and keep.<\/p>\n<p>And if all else should falter, if plans come undone,<br \/>\nRemember, you&#8217;re never alone\u2014not one.<br \/>\nFor the power to shape who you are and will be<br \/>\nLives deep in the soil of the person you see each time you look in the mirror.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like Rain on Soil (A Poem for Henrik) Always remember you are one of a kind, A singular light with a unique mind. No one can dream what you alone can, You burn your own path like a steadfast candle. They might throw their words like a weak little joke, But you know their mistake\u2014it&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-3979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","tag-poems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3979"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3982,"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions\/3982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alasca-black.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}