{"id":4934,"date":"2026-11-08T11:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T11:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/?p=4934"},"modified":"2026-11-08T11:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T11:15:31","slug":"sunday-verses-mountains-to-the-sea-11-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/?p=4934","title":{"rendered":"SUNDAY VERSES: &#8216;Mountains to the Sea&#8217; (11\/8\/2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>By RAHN ADAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grandfather smiles as he looks across the miles \/ to the sunrise that starts each brand new day; \/ he don&#8217;t say a word but still he&#8217;s heard, \/ and this is what he has to say:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4938\" style=\"width: 132px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toberatherthantoseem.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4938\" src=\"http:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toberatherthantoseem-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toberatherthantoseem-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toberatherthantoseem.jpg 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THIS COLLAGE (2016) by T. G. Adams was shown and sold at a local bar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;From the mountains to the sea, \/ we need to be, not just seem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 64, there&#8217;s a strip along the shore, \/ where the sun shines on children at play; \/ on the Outer Banks, our sailors give thanks \/ for seven lights that guide the way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to be, not just seem; \/ we need to live, not just dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grandfather&#8217;s bridge swings atop the old Blue Ridge, \/ a mile high in the Carolina blue; \/ Old Baldy&#8217;s light is a beacon in the night, \/ and this is what he tells us to do:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to be, not just seem; \/ we need to live, not just dream; \/ from the mountains to the sea, \/ we need to live, we need to be, not just seem.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RAHN ADAMS Grandfather smiles as he looks across the miles \/ to the sunrise that starts each brand new day; \/ he don&#8217;t say a word but still he&#8217;s heard, \/ and this is what he has to say: &#8220;From the mountains to the sea, \/ we need to be, not just seem.&#8221; At &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/?p=4934\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SUNDAY VERSES: &#8216;Mountains to the Sea&#8217; (11\/8\/2026)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4934"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4946,"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4934\/revisions\/4946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}