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• 1 year, 5 months ago

Propheteering

Poetry

April 15, 2025

6

Propheteering Trickster Wiley CoyoteFrom the bar associationRivals great OzymandiasFor the hourglass sands of immemorialTo sift like silt through the YangtzeWhile a British merchant colonist in ShanghaiLooking dapper in his colonel’s uniform with walking caneGlimpses through his monocle The misty mysticism...

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6 Comments
- Fia Naturie
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  I like how you bring all the religious patriarchs into this piece.
- goldenmyst
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Thanks so much Fia, much appreciated. Been grooving to Kerouac’s poetry and got inspired. Glad you liked the result, my friend.
  
  John
- Visions_of_Insanity
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Super clever poem John. Intelligent and well executed.
- goldenmyst
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Thank you so much Visions. I have been tripping on Kerouac’s poetry. Glad you liked my poem, my friend.
  
  John
- Damian DeadLove
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Brilliantly penned, John. This write has a lot of depth, a fantastic read my friend. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - goldenmyst
    1 year, 5 months ago
    
    Gracias mi amigo. Very much appreciate your read and taking in my poem. Thank you so very much.
    
    John
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• 1 year, 5 months ago

Midnight Blues in New Orleans

Historical, Poetry

April 15, 2025

3

Midnight Blues in TremeDegas in his studioPaints the NOLA cotton exchangeWhile sad clouds driftLike floating islands of Bible belt dreamsHigh on the calluses of blues guitaristsWailing like the ghosts of HadesThat haunt Claiborne AvenueLike a hobo with his stove...

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- Visions_of_Insanity
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  DAMN! What an atmosphere and setting you created here. I feel like it’s New Orleans, circa 1925. Marvelous!
- goldenmyst
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Visions I am thrilled that my poem left that impression! Indeed that is exactly the setting for this poem. Love that it felt authentic for you.
  
  John
- Damian DeadLove
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Beautifully penned, John. The blues, the imagery, you painted the scene my friend. Fantastic read. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
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• 1 year, 5 months ago

Wine-Scented Dreams: Ballad of a Creole Moon

Historical, Romance, Short Stories

April 14, 2025

2

Wine-Scented Dreams:Ballad of a Creole Moon Louisiana had been returned to France from Spain and my gait had a new liveliness which could only be that of a lover. My fifty-year-old legs carried me down the colonial avenues of...

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- Damian DeadLove
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Fantastic storytelling, John. With a lot of history and incredible imagery. Another great read my friend. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - goldenmyst
    1 year, 5 months ago
    
    Deeply grateful to you Damian for reading my story. Love how you picked up on the history and storytelling here. Very much appreciated. Appreciate you very much.
    
    John
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• 1 year, 5 months ago

Chinatown Blues

Historical, Poetry, Spirituality

April 13, 2025

4

Chinatown Blues Teatime in Chinatown Where the old men play MahjongWhile reciting Lao Tzu over ramen noodlesWhose Tao is a Macau séanceFor spirits of ancestorsLike the memory of an opium den In a dream for a wizened apothecaryBearded in ashen...

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- Visions_of_Insanity
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  This made me think of those mystery/thriller Mr. Wong movies from the 1930’s-1940’s starring Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi. Amazing detail and atmosphere. Great!
- goldenmyst
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Love that comparison, my friend. I have heard of but not yet seen the Mr. Wong movies. Most grateful for your review. Love that the atmosphere came through for you. I thank you from my heart.
  
  John
- Damian DeadLove
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Beautifully penned, John. Fantastic wordplay and incredible imagery my friend. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - goldenmyst
    1 year, 5 months ago
    
    Thank you so much Damian. Very glad you enjoyed my wordplay and imagery. Appreciate you very much.
    
    John
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• 1 year, 5 months ago

Self-Help in the Age of Desperation

Articles & Essays

April 11, 2025

4

I have long contemplated the meaning of Maslow's Pyramid as it applies to self help. Maslow's Pyramid of needs has the basics at the bottom of the pyramid. The basics are things like food, shelter, and safety. The top...

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- goldenmyst
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Thanks so much, Adira. Glad you like my convolutions, my friend. Indeed it occurs to be that the things we call serious problems in our comfortable Western economies are taken very differently by malnourished people. They don’t have the leisure to worry about such things.
  
  John
- Fia Naturie
  1 year, 5 months ago
  
  I am a star trek fan so this pulled me in. Interesting piece. Nice spill
  - goldenmyst
    1 year, 5 months ago
    
    Thank you so much Fia. Well met my kindred Star Trek fan. Indeed Star Trek captured my imagination at a young age. Glad to know you too are a fan.
    
    John
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