{"id":1947,"date":"2022-07-24T07:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2022-07-25T07:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:40:08","slug":"bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2022\/07\/24\/bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucket List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Bucket List<\/strong><\/p>\n

I daydreamed
\na different idea
\nfor a Bucket List,
\nwherein there are
\nmultiple buckets,<\/p>\n

each containing
\nIntentions to
\nAct on Desires
\nnurtured by an
\nImagination
\ncustom designed for
\nme.<\/p>\n

(You have one, too.)<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a bucket for
\nGood Works,
\nthere\u2019s a bucket for
\nPlay,
\na bucket for
\nWork
\nI can\u2019t seem to
\nshirk.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a bucket marked
\n\u201cDivine,\u201d
\nand one marked
\n\u201cJust for Fun,\u201d<\/p>\n

a bucket for
\nGiving
\nand one for
\nReceiving.<\/p>\n

I thought of
\ndividing them
\nfurther,<\/p>\n

the Holy Ones
\non the right,
\nthe mundane or
\nsimply pleasurable
\non the left,
\nbeginning with
\nthe obvious:<\/p>\n

Giving
\non the Right,
\nReceiving
\non the Left.
\nHeavenly
\non the Right,
\nEarthly
\non the Left.<\/p>\n

But then my
\nImagination
\nwas overcome by
\na Vision,<\/p>\n

of an Angel
\ndispatched to
\napprehend me.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy friend,\u201d said
\nThe Messenger,<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re wasting precious
\nTime to Play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then she laughed,
\nand proceeded to
\nkick my buckets
\nuntil everything was<\/p>\n

One Holy Mess.<\/p>\n

(Photo by Ella Ivanescu; UnSplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Bucket List I daydreamed a different idea for a Bucket List, wherein there are multiple buckets, each containing Intentions to Act on Desires nurtured by an Imagination custom designed for me. (You have one, too.) There\u2019s a bucket for Good Works, there\u2019s a bucket for Play, a bucket for Work I can\u2019t seem to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t