“Big John” _ new poetry July 2025

"Big John"

Serving in World War 2
The greatest generation
The Germans surrendered to you
Democracy prevailed. Good will.
Coming home to take the A Train
In the town you called home again
Finding your forever sweetheart
Marrying her and having children
Respected family man
Respected prominent attorney
Dinner at the dinning room table
Mind your manors and contribute
Prayers every morning & every evening
Sunday Mass, Steeler football and dinners
What a life well lived

Hopelessly in Love (with you) _ new song poem July 6, 2025

Hopelessly in Love (with you)

He plays out in the rain
To cover his own pain
But never all the shame

Watchin' the garden grow
Gee I just don't know
Why the fruit hangs so low

Nothing's ever easier
Except you being prettier
My love, my wife, my family

I don't like being away from you
My mind can't tell my heart what to do
Hopelessly in love (with you)
Hopelessly in love (with you)
Hopelessly in love (with you)

Not for Sale _ new poetry June 2025

Not for Sale

I came down from New York State 

On a train - running late 

A region they call - great 

Working for a bit on the lake 

Money it came and it went 

Now I'm nothing but spent 

By the River - in a tent 

With a dog that's heaven sent 

Every step in the River is new 

It's never the same river twice 

Sure glad - I know you 

Yeah I met someone who's nice 

Mr. Politician, it's not for sale 

It's not - for sale 

It's not - for sale 

It's not - for sale 

MyStrawHat.com June 28, 2025 

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I see you 👀 #west #PublicLands #PublicLandsInPublicHands

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I see you 👀 #west #PublicLands #PublicLandsInPublicHands

Good wishes,

John

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Anniversary 1997 Bodega Bay California

Wouldn't trade her in for all the riches in the world 🌍 = My Penn State Uni Happy Valley love = married June 18th 1997 in Bodega Bay, California #anniversary #love

Anniversary 1997 Bodega Bay California

Wouldn't trade her in for all the riches in the world 🌍 = My Penn State Uni Happy Valley love = married June 18th 1997 in Bodega Bay, California #anniversary #love

Incense at a Funeral Mass _new poetry May 2025

Incense at a Funeral Mass

Purifying the sacred place
The soul is present in the space
Rising in air with our prayers
Mixing with spoken ancient words
Stirring songs we for years heard
Fragrant smoke ascending to heaven
Greeted by brilliant light of angels
Triggering delicate memories
Rose petals and rosaries
Family friends from the old country
Lasting ties in this young country
Kept alive with all the stories
Playing in our minds as short movies
We honor the dead at a funeral
Being present for the family; nothing more real

Blue Glass Head _ New Poetry Song 2025

These words came to me and in my head @billystrings singing them with a melody 🎶 yesterday in the kitchen fixing lunch taking a break on a Saturday afternoon. Then this early Sunday morning @bobdylan was in my dreams editing showing me the way #keeponkeepingon #saturday #afternoon #sunday #morning #memorialdayweekend #weekend #words #music #poetry #song #blue #glass #head
Good wishes,
John

Meet the Conte’ _ throw back #tbt

Grateful 🙏🌹💜💜🌹🙏 #tbt #family #home #throwback

Tribe. New Original Poem. May 2025

Tribe. New Original Poem.
#tribe #hawaii #flowers #new #earth #energy #vibration #light #love #music #friends #poetry
Good wishes,
John

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Catholic Convent _ Sisters Playing in the Band w/ Me #TBT #Family

Thanks to my sis Maureen for texting me this this morn = Grateful for my big loving Catholic family in a big family home up on the hill over looking the Ohio River outside of Pittsburgh in SouthWestern Pennsylvania was & still is so special to me - including the Sisters of St. Joseph who taught me about Jesus and how to play guitar (especially Sister Ruth who taught me bass guitar and encouraged me to join her on piano & vocals + Sister Roseanne on guitar & vocals to play during school mass services) 🎸 #TBT #family #guitar #throwback #love
Good wishes,
John

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Looking Glass #new #poem

Looking Glass #new #poem #poetrycommunity #everyday #writer #writing #poetry #looking #glass #april #spring #am #nofilter

Good wishes,
John

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Have never felt better in my life March 2025

MyStrawHat.com

15-16 #poetry books on mystrawhat.com +other stuff 

B the way a few #books formats jacked in  the beginning of new e-day media days so the actual poetry is beneath the e-mails sections (for other media to consume) 

Best of the Roses 🌹

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Have never felt better in my life. 15 - 16 poetry books here my father helped me Jackie-Jump-Start all the way back in the late 80's - 90's with "In This Pace: a Book of the Nineties" (by the way a few books formats jacked in the beginning of the new e-day media days so the actual poetry is beneath the e-mails to the "At the Moment" legacy media 

Best of the Roses 🌹 

And yes Diana Falzone would still be my #1 

(Outside the other published books of poems I'm involved with and back to conversations about mystrawhat.com new everyday media)

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Good wishes,

John

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A Life in a Day _ new poetry March 2025

A Life in a Day

Talking vending machines 

Convenience of allegiance 

She's in again.

Born again

Crazy as sin.

You work for a status symbol.

Sidewalk smiles 

Hello in your eyes 

What do mine say?

I love 

Everyday 

A life 

In a day 

John Conte March 12, 2025

Everyday Poet 

Good wishes,

John

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