{"id":813,"date":"2021-05-26T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=813"},"modified":"2024-11-22T10:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:14:29","slug":"circus-clowns-and-voodoo-selfies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2021\/05\/26\/circus-clowns-and-voodoo-selfies\/","title":{"rendered":"Circus Clowns and Voodoo Selfies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n <\/p>\n

Circus Clowns and Voodoo Selfies<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are
\npreparing yourself
\nto enter
\nThe Mystery,<\/p>\n

the Place where
\nyou might discover
\nthe whys and wherefores
\nbeneath the platitudes
\nthat are draped over
\nthe word Love,<\/p>\n

the Place where
\nyou might experience
\na revelation of the reasons
\nit is essential that you
\nhonor your preference for
\nThis and Not That,<\/p>\n

to mention just
\na room or two of
\nwhat\u2019s in there,<\/p>\n

a word to the wise:<\/p>\n

For the Love
\nof God,
\nif you\u2019re looking for
\na guide,<\/p>\n

don\u2019t hire
\na TV evangelist, or
\na drill instructor, to
\nhelp you march
\nyour way in.<\/p>\n

Consider hiring
\na circus clown or
\na five-year-old with
\nan Invisible Friend.<\/p>\n

And, for goodness sake,
\nwhen you\u2019re asked for
\nphoto ID,<\/p>\n

be sure to show them
\nthat selfie you took
\nat the voodoo shop
\nin New Orleans,
\nnot the head shot
\nthey took at
\nthe DMV.<\/p>\n

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

  Circus Clowns and Voodoo Selfies If you are preparing yourself to enter The Mystery, the Place where you might discover the whys and wherefores beneath the platitudes that are draped over the word Love, the Place where you might experience a revelation of the reasons it is essential that you honor your preference for […]<\/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-813","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