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Josef Bastian
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The Cryptofolk Movement

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Plaster of Paris

Life begins, an iron cage

Poetry

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Plaster of Paris
Plaster of Paris
Poetry

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

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Post-Pandemic (First Rain)

For everyone who made it through, and those we left behind…

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Post-Pandemic (First Rain)
Post-Pandemic (First Rain)

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Nov 21

A Night Out

We wish we could go back To that time, to that evening Where we stood, breathless on the main floor Absorbing all the energy Of the artists and acrobats on stage A pageantry of pure lifeforce, Ours for the taking. We wish we could forget What we know now Sticking…

Life

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A Night Out
A Night Out
Life

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Oct 31

Signs

I drove down that street today The one where the canopy of trees Always drops a blanket of maple and oak leaves After a cold, October rain. It wasn’t the damp covering That reminded me of you Or the bare branches above my head That caused the hollow in my…

Poetry

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Signs
Signs
Poetry

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Oct 24

MUSE

Your voice like a blessing Cast over me in my sleep Your words like water Pouring forth from the fountain That bubbles and gurgles In the far corner of the garden – The fish, frogs, and mermaids Echoing the secret That brings spring with it In each sentence and syllable …

Inspiration

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MUSE
MUSE
Inspiration

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Oct 16

Belly of the Beast

It is better to be a contagion Small, silent, and subversive Operating at a viral level Instead of standing on A precarious soapbox, Inside contrived screens Mumming and faking Our best selves for the camera When our time would be Better spent in silence Taking back the trash cans While…

Life

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Belly of the Beast
Belly of the Beast
Life

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Oct 5

Clemency

Will you be a product of your times A mere reflection of Someone else’s history Or will you struggle, suffer, and create Some sort of legacy – Riding in and out Of this world Like Twain On Halley’s Comet… “The Almighty has said, No doubt, ‘Now there are these two…

Legacy

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Clemency
Clemency
Legacy

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Oct 3

Rebels at the Door

Poet, painter, and musician Who wear your insides out Watching as others wonder At your bruises on display Asking, why in the world You would expose yourself Like that, in the open air? They could never know The choice was never yours – For how can you control A soul …

Art

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Rebels at the Door
Rebels at the Door
Art

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Sep 12

Old Pals

Time is a shove in the back When you least expect it Forcing you to stumble forward Or race relentlessly Toward that obsessive thing That gets kicked just out of reach With each lumbering step. You rarely sense its presence Except for the tedious ticking Of the clocks that…

Life

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Life

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Sep 5

Crumbs

They say imitation Is the highest form of flattery - But creative souls know better And are willing to risk Everything To build at least A semblance of the thing That lingers in their dreams, Living with the constant fear Of missing the mark completely While clinging to the faint…

Creativity

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Crumbs
Crumbs
Creativity

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Josef Bastian

Josef Bastian

159 Followers

Josef Bastian is an author, human performance practitioner and often an odd duck.

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