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Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 02/12/24

February 12, 2024 James D. Casey IV

The Man Who Is A Planet

He is the man who is a planet, orbiting
whichever stars are blind enough to never see
his sinister attempts to steal their gravity—
a shadow of a shadow is a truer thing
than stolen rays he boasts are his authentic light,—
reflections from the stellar entities he vamps;
I know that if he ever found Aladdin’s lamp,
three wishes wouldn’t fulfill half his appetites.

I let him join my band & be our lead guitar,
although I sensed his tenure wouldn’t last much time;—
he told me honestly, he thought we’d surpass KISS,
& that, after some show, a man smoking cigars
would magically appear & beg for us to sign
a million-dollar deal, as if those still exist.

G.M.H. Thompson recently bought a Gibson Les Paul for 13,500,000 Dong, so I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious. You should totally buy this right now: https://www.amazon.com/Quetzalcoatl-G-M-H-Thompson/dp/B0CH2CXSM7

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 10/11/23

October 11, 2023 James D. Casey IV

Thou to be?

Obstructing, denouncing, dying, impoverished or evil?
Hiding oneself and suffering.

The Moon?
Brilliant and illuminating …
raise one’s clear and unequivocal voice.

Vacuous, fraudulent or devoid of sense?
A coffin.

The optimal potential in each emerging moment?
Only light …
it really is extraordinary, sublime and mindful.

Secrecy, mystery and being obstruse?
A shadow –
an echo for the purpose of
reaching and extending evil …
places turbulent, drastic and irritating.

Growing, beginning, preparing or causing
genuine emotion, love and reason?
Affecting, responsive, perceptive and grateful –
institutions to love deeply and rely upon …
bewitching, infatuating and charming.

We really compete to invite or to ask thou
to become immersed in existence and living.

The Moon?
Real.

The universe?
Glory and honour –
moderate, apt, successful and heartfelt –
approaching existence and living.

The Moon?
Certainly various aspects braiding, knitting or weaving thou.

The target?
The wizardry known as “worthy creativity.”

Douglas Colston has played in Ska bands, picked up university degrees, supported his parents during terminal illnesses, experienced chronic mental and physical illnesses consequential to workplace harassment, married his love, transitioned into Counselling as a vocation, fathered two great children, and had his inheritance embezzled. Now, among other things, he is pursuing a PhD.

http://theancientoracle.com/
https://www.facebook.com/douglas.colston/

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 01/26/22

January 26, 2022 James D. Casey IV

Black & White TV

You hear a whisper
And wonder who spoke
See images wadding
In dark shadows
Where brackish water
Resides, thick and sultry
And money sizzles
It’s the no named myth.

Ann Privateer is a poet, artist, and photographer. Some of her work has appeared in Third Wednesday and Entering to name a few.