{"id":3840,"date":"2010-09-01T05:25:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T11:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=3840"},"modified":"2020-08-24T13:29:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T18:29:54","slug":"playing-through-the-illusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/3840\/playing-through-the-illusion","title":{"rendered":"Playing Through the Illusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dance with me on froth of waves<br \/>\n\u2018cross spans of deep Blue Ocean.<br \/>\nTwirling, leaping, bonding, \u2019till,<br \/>\nwe faint from the emotion.<\/p>\n<p>On the deck of a swift Brig<br \/>\nwatching the sky at midnight.<br \/>\nCounting all the winking stars<br \/>\ngraced in their warm soft light.<\/p>\n<p>Slide with me down mountain peak<br \/>\nonto the lush-green plateau.<br \/>\nA place where no shadows hang<br \/>\nnor any harsh winds blow.<\/p>\n<p>Love me just for who I am<br \/>\nas we float on misty clouds.<br \/>\nNo guilt, and no regret, far<br \/>\nfrom the perplexing crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Playing through the illusion,<br \/>\nwe can choose to happy be.<br \/>\nJust as we are this moment,<br \/>\nno dark future to foresee.<\/p>\n<p>Lekatt<\/p>\n<p style='text-align:left'>&copy; 2010 &#8211; 2020, <a href='https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog'>Lekatt<\/a>. 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