Sunday, March 29, 2026

“That Black Man” _ original 1990’s poetry

"That Black Man"

You know that black voice crying in the inner light?

Her humbleness and pride decentralizing because of dehumanization

soliloquizing to the world in the name of nihilistic solipsism on his dusty wooden floor while he picks a splinter out of his barefoot

A lit candle attacking the night singing a fatalists delight

You know that black man

who cries in the distance?

that black man

no name

just that black man

cold bitter nights and blistering sorrows knows him just the same

As that black man someone living life

smiles and humbly without a name

however unfortunate

playing the game

that black man

that lucky black man.

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"That Black Man"

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{suggesting musical pairing https://youtu.be/MP2shMaLFag Come in my Kitchen}



"That Black Man"

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John Alan Conte' Jr.  #life #art #music #poetry #tbt

{suggesting musical pairing https://youtu.be/MP2shMaLFag Come in my Kitchen}


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John

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Thank You _ new poetry March 2026

Thank You


Salt water dosed hair

Sun-kissed in Port Royal Sound


He could feel them around 


His aunt who lived on the 

Other-side of the island 🏝️

She showed him the shell mound 


Hilton Head, Buffalo, Asheville, NYC

Boston, New Port, Mercer Island Seattle 

Milwaukee, Marco Island, Salem Ohio 

Colorado, New Mexico, Indiana, Chicago 

Nashville, Kentucky, W.V., D.C., San Diego 


Foot prints in sand 

                Washed away by the sea 🌊 

Burnt sage;

    πŸƒ

Inhale 

πŸ’

Thank you 


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11:58pm February 28th -

- 12:41am March 1, 2026

Giovanni Conte Jr. 


#explore #art #poetry #nature #life


{

suggested Listening 

Deck of Cards by Tex Ritter 


https://youtu.be/LsCiaxPhtVY 

}

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John

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Friday, February 13, 2026

Sunshine ☀️ Ray Edwards _ new poetry Friday the 13th 2026

Sunshine ☀️ Ray Edwards 


Under Spanish moss 

His hair tousled

Sunshine 🌞 Ray say,

We The People

Means We The People.

Sunshine ☀️ Ray Edwards

Makes great catfish!

Fried. Fried catfish! Yum!

Sunshine Ray say,

You bring the Miller High Life.

His black dog, BossMan, a bit salty.

Sunshine 🌞 Ray Edwards say,

We the People are in charge.

Anyone in government is our employee.

We pay. We the people pay πŸ’° 

Sunshine 🌞 Ray say,

And we must have representation 

For our taxation, full stop πŸ›‘ period.

Now let's eat.

Sunshine ☀️ Ray say,

Oh, yeah, that includes any president.

Sunshine Ray say.


3:22am - 3:59am February 13th

Friday the 13th 2026

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#new #exploremore #music #art #poetry


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Sunshine ☀️ Ray Edwards


3:22am - 3:59am February 13th

Friday the 13th 2026

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#new #exploremore #music #art #poetry


{suggested listening The Travelin' McCourys "Cumberland Blues"}

https://youtu.be/vhAjG_X8Rd4 

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John

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

The Observations: America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 2026 _ new poetry February 2026

The Observations: 

America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 2026


You know what?


America needs 

Unscrupulous

Political weaponization 

For diversion

Division 

Without representation 

To hide exposed 

In plain sunlight 

Insulation 

Extreme elites 

Dissolve the middle 

Widen the gap

Like 17 and a half?

Grab the snatch at

The Grab & Go

"Monkey," she says 

With menthol cigarettes 

And beer breath 

Gold jewelry -

Silk kitten 


February 8, 2026

MyStrawHat.com 

John Alan Conte' Jr. 


#new #exploremore #music #art #poetry


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The Observations: 

America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 2026



The Observations: 

America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 2026

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February 8, 2026

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John Alan Conte' Jr. 

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John

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Friday, February 6, 2026

An Urban Corner Bar _new poetry February 2026

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An Urban Corner Bar


Don Quixote Bingo

Playing on the jukebox 

Fried fish Fridays.

At one of the tables 

A hipster is reading 

Steel City Mafia

"So, his decline 

Doesn't have to be our decline.

The old man is an ego maniac 

And his condition. Don't get 

Sucked in and feel sorry 

For him for his condition.

Would he feel sorry for you?

Does he? No! We eat 

Peanuts and live in squalor 

While he lives like a king."


A woman in a business suit 

Walks in with a bodyguard.


February 6, 2026

MyStrawHat.com 

John Alan Conte' Jr. 

#new #exploremore #music #art #poetry


{That's Why I'm Walking by Stonewall Jackson 1963 performance https://youtu.be/9ZPBlO7YqDgsuggested background music}



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John

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