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Victor Jimenez's avatar

Wonderful imagery. "Hot soil" is fantastic.

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C J O'Hare's avatar

'Seed to stem, the map collapses' - this is one of your best Graeme. I also love the image of the 'stalked domes', like alien civilizations rising! And the art work in this one is particularly good - awesome mate!

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Graeme McAllister's avatar

That means a lot - thanks man. TBH I struggled a bit with this one as there are some pretty obvious connotations with mushrooms and “magic(k)” that I REALLY don’t want to be pulled into… Avoiding that trap is something I’m proud/relived about!

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C J O'Hare's avatar

No I didn't get the druggy vibe at all - my overall impression was one of rising and falling civilisation with all that talk of law, reason, treason, commandment, corruption, to name a few - exquisite imagery - loved it!

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Graeme McAllister's avatar

Thank <<insert entity/concept of your choice>> - its something that used to plague me on facebook when I posted any artwork the least bit "psychedelic" or described anything like trance states

"Woah you must have had so many hits of (whatever)". No. Calm down dear...

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C J O'Hare's avatar

One of the benefits of the Substack community I guess as ive followed both you and your work now for quite some time but it totally stands alone anyways - nothing wrong with trippy vibes though, so long as it's induced by the poetry alone! 😂

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Josh Datko's avatar

I am fascinated by mushrooms. I think they will truly inherit the world. The earth can go on without humans, it can't without fungus.

You have more restraint than I though. I would be itching to have a play on words about "Morel memories." :)

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Graeme McAllister's avatar

Well poetry is by nature a limit of words and I didn't have MUSH ROOM!!!

Thanks my friend :)

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Josh Datko's avatar

Pun poetry is always filled with fun guys :)

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