<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Short Stories, Some Poetry, Some Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[My short stories series and personal thoughts, everything reflects me myself and my life story ...
]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NUUZ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa4a933d-644d-4490-9355-8a57b5f186ef_398x398.png</url><title>Short Stories, Some Poetry, Some Thoughts</title><link>https://deanpt.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:32:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/deanpt.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Dean M]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[deanpt@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[deanpt@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Dean M]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Dean M]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[deanpt@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[deanpt@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Dean M]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[h e a t]]></title><description><![CDATA[remembering that morning of warm rain | souvenir de ce matin de pluie ti&#232;de]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/h-e-a-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/h-e-a-t</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:23:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o-Em!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87ee7ad9-f700-4799-85a0-04c6a0d80e58_4000x1800.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><span>A quartet by Mark (left) and Dean (right + a few words here &#8216;n there)<br>French translation: Dean M.<br>Work Curated by: Dean M.</span></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o-Em!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87ee7ad9-f700-4799-85a0-04c6a0d80e58_4000x1800.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o-Em!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_424, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87ee7ad9-f700-4799-85a0-04c6a0d80e58_4000x1800.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o-Em!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_848, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, 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skin</p><p>faster breathing</p><p>.</p><p>until the rain</p><p>washed away</p><p>our innocence</p><p style="text-align: center;">.<br>[2]<br>.</p><p style="text-align: right;">the rain</p><p style="text-align: right;">walked away</p><p style="text-align: right;">.</p><p style="text-align: right;">innocence</p><p style="text-align: right;">never returned</p><p style="text-align: right;">.</p><p style="text-align: right;">but</p><p style="text-align: right;">the <strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">heat</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: right;">remained</p><p style="text-align: center;">.<br>[3]<br>.</p><p>somehow</p><p>neither of us</p><p>said stay</p><p>.</p><p>even leaving</p><p>forgot what came next</p><p>.</p><p>silence whispered</p><p>our shapes lost edges</p><p style="text-align: center;">.<br>[4]<br>.</p><p style="text-align: right;">leaving</p><p style="text-align: right;">having lost memory</p><p style="text-align: right;">did not hold</p><p style="text-align: right;">.</p><p style="text-align: right;">yet</p><p style="text-align: right;">stay noticed the <strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">heat</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: right;">and never left</p><p style="text-align: right;">.</p><p style="text-align: right;">neither did we</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>[1]<br>.</span></em></p><p><em><span>la </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">chaleur</span></strong></em></p><p><em><span>montait toujours</span></em></p><p><em><span>.</span></em></p><p><em><span>peau moite</span></em></p><p><em><span>souffle plus rapide</span></em></p><p><em><span>.</span></em></p><p><em><span>jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce que la pluie</span></em></p><p><em><span>emporte</span></em></p><p><em><span>notre innocence</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>.<br>[2]<br>.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la pluie</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>s&#8217;en est all&#233;e</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>l&#8217;innocence</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>n&#8217;est jamais revenue</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mais</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">chaleur</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>a demeur&#233;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>.<br>[3]<br>.</span></em></p><p><em><span>d&#8217;une mani&#232;re ou d&#8217;autre</span></em></p><p><em><span>aucun de nous deux</span></em></p><p><em><span>n&#8217;a dit reste</span></em></p><p><em><span>.</span></em></p><p><em><span>m&#234;me partir</span></em></p><p><em><span>a oubli&#233; ce qui suivait</span></em></p><p><em><span>.</span></em></p><p><em><span>le silence a chuchot&#233;</span></em></p><p><em><span>nos formes ont perdu bords</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>.<br>[4] <br>.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>partir</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ayant perdu la m&#233;moire</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>n&#8217;a pas tenu</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>pourtant</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>rester a remarqu&#233; la </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">chaleur</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>et n&#8217;est jamais parti</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>nous non plus</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. &amp; Mark C. 2026 All rights reserved</span><br><span>Photo:</span><br><span>&#169; Dean M. 2023, tropical rainstorm washing my terrace in Nianing, Senegal<br></span>&#169; Dean M. 2023, la pluie tropicale douche ma terrasse &#224; Nianing, S&#233;n&#233;gal</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hue | Teinte]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by "they told me the moon was blue" by Blue Evergarden & Mark Crutchfield | Inspir&#233; par &#8220;ils m'ont dit que la lune &#233;tait bleue&#8221; par Blue Evergarden & Mark Crutchfield]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/hue-teinte</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/hue-teinte</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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0);">hue</span></strong></p><p>sails</p><p>the space</p><p>between</p><p>my eyes</p><p>and</p><p>my heart</p><p>&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong><span>Teinte</span></strong></em></p><p><em><span>je croyais</span></em></p><p><em><span>la lune</span></em></p><p><em><span>jaune</span></em></p><p><em><span>ou</span></em></p><p><em><span>argent&#233;e</span></em></p><p><em><span>:</span></em></p><p><em><span>jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce que je</span></em></p><p><em><span>sente</span></em></p><p><em><span>sa </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">teinte</span></strong></em></p><p><em><span>voguer</span></em></p><p><em><span>l&#8217;espace</span></em></p><p><em><span>entre</span></em></p><p><em><span>mes yeux</span></em></p><p><em><span>et</span></em></p><p><em><span>mon c&#339;ur</span></em></p><p><em><span>&#8230;</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, moon resting on a rose leaf<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, </span>la lune pos&#233;e sur un p&#233;tale de rose</p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOU | TOI | n.2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Devotions | Trois D&#233;votions]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/you-toi-n2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/you-toi-n2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:06:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YdFE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c74dfb0-ef93-449a-8bb5-93d834f2af3a_1055x593.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOU</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span>Instant</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>chaque instant</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>de ma vie</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>est</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>un tout petit</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TOI</span></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>~ vi ~</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Smile</span></strong></p><p>every moment</p><p>of Time</p><p>holds my Smile</p><p><span>waiting for </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOU</span></strong></p><p>:</p><p>listen</p><p>carefully</p><p>with your heart</p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span>Sourire</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>chaque instant</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>du Temps</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>garde mon Sourire</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>attendant </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TOI</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>:</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>&#233;coute,</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>doucement</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>avec ton c&#339;ur</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span>~ vii ~</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Whisper</span></strong></p><p><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOUR </span></strong><span>whisper</span></p><p>moves</p><p>the gravity</p><p>of my mind</p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span>Murmure</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TON </span></strong><span>murmure</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>meut</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la gravit&#233;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>de mon esprit</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, coquille from the Atlantic beach, initials inscribed on the inner shell<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, Coquille de l&#8217;Atlantique, initiales inscrites sur la face interne</span></p><div><hr></div><p>You can read the first part of &#8220;Devotions &#8220; series here:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" 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10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: center;"><sup>Ethiopian A350 wing with flaps 5&#176; configured for departure</sup></p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;da3f4477-ba00-4fa2-9aac-9a94a8b70a22&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:182.5698,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;">Breaking is not the end</p><p style="text-align: center;">Believing you can&#8217;t rise is</p><p style="text-align: center;">Falling is not the end</p><p style="text-align: center;">Choosing the ground is</p><p style="text-align: center;">Getting hurt is not the end</p><p style="text-align: center;">Forgetting who you are is</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">Because every scar teaches</p><p style="text-align: center;">Every failure shapes</p><p style="text-align: center;">Every goodbye is clearing</p><p style="text-align: center;">Every storm is passing</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">Every time you stand up</p><p style="text-align: center;">you become someone</p><p style="text-align: center;">whom life can never break</p><p style="text-align: center;">the same way again</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">so</p><p style="text-align: center;">fall ... rise</p><p style="text-align: center;">fall &#8230; rise</p><p style="text-align: center;">until</p><p style="text-align: center;">getting back up</p><p style="text-align: center;">is no longer something</p><p style="text-align: center;">you fight for:</p><p style="text-align: center;">It&#8217;s simply</p><p style="text-align: center;">what you do</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">You are not defeated by the pain</p><p style="text-align: center;">Instead, it is the fear of truly living</p><p style="text-align: center;">that holds you back</p><p style="text-align: center;">The fall itself</p><p style="text-align: center;">does not define your defeat</p><p style="text-align: center;">but the choice to not get up again</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">The world does not demand to know</p><p style="text-align: center;">how many times you&#8217;ve fallen,</p><p style="text-align: center;">but</p><p style="text-align: center;">whether you have the courage</p><p style="text-align: center;">to keep rising</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">It&#8217;s asking</p><p style="text-align: center;">how many times</p><p style="text-align: center;">you chose hope over certainty</p><p style="text-align: center;">faith over fear</p><p style="text-align: center;">one more step over one more excuse</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">so</p><p style="text-align: center;">fall ... rise </p><p style="text-align: center;">fall ... rise</p><p style="text-align: center;">until</p><p style="text-align: center;">getting back up</p><p style="text-align: center;">is no longer something</p><p style="text-align: center;">you fight for:</p><p style="text-align: center;">It&#8217;s simply</p><p style="text-align: center;">what you do</p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">next time when u r down</p><p style="text-align: center;">with your nose floored</p><p style="text-align: center;">don&#8217;t think don&#8217;t lament</p><p style="text-align: center;">just</p><p style="text-align: center;">get up</p><p style="text-align: center;">dust off</p><p style="text-align: center;">head up</p><p style="text-align: center;">keep your stance</p><p style="text-align: center;">step ahead</p><p style="text-align: center;">and never stop &#8230;.</p><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. &amp; Nora A, 2026, All rights reserved<br><span>Music design, harmony, engineering, stems, cutting, post-mix, etc.: Dean M.<br>Voicing &amp; Band: Suno</span><br>Photo: &#169; Dean M, 2023, Ethiopian A350 in Addis</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty | Beauté]]></title><description><![CDATA[seen with the heart | vu avec le c&#339;ur]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/beauty-beaute</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/beauty-beaute</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:37:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dpPp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d823760-fbdb-4c6d-ba0f-f22094525bab_930x1240.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dpPp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d823760-fbdb-4c6d-ba0f-f22094525bab_930x1240.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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/__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d823760-fbdb-4c6d-ba0f-f22094525bab_930x1240.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 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<strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Beauty</span></strong></p><p>needs no eye</p><p>rather</p><p>heart</p><p>of the beholder</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>on dit que</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Beaut&#233; </span></strong><span>est</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>dans l&#8217;&#339;il de celui qui regarde</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mais</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la vraie Beaut&#233;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>n&#8217;a pas besoin d&#8217;&#339;il</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>plut&#244;t</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>du c&#339;ur</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>de celui qui regarde</span></em></p><p><strong><span>ii.</span></strong></p><p>your true <strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Beauty</span></strong></p><p>needs no eye</p><p>because</p><p>it lives</p><p>in your soul</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ta vraie </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Beaut&#233;</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>n&#8217;a pas besoin du regard</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>car</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>elle vit</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>dans ton &#226;me</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, a butterfly visiting lavender in my garden<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, </span>un papillon visitant la lavande dans mon jardin</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOU | TOI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Devotions | Quatre D&#233;votions]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/you-toi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/you-toi</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P8mp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b3ecddb-885e-4ee1-835e-734e520a54c6_3071x2046.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P8mp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b3ecddb-885e-4ee1-835e-734e520a54c6_3071x2046.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P8mp!, 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/__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b3ecddb-885e-4ee1-835e-734e520a54c6_3071x2046.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: center;"><em><sup>engraving the sky</sup></em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>~ i ~</strong></p><p><em><span>J&#8217;ai essay&#233; &#224;</span></em></p><p><em><span>cacher</span></em></p><p><em><span>mon amour pour </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TOI</span></strong></em></p><p><em><span>mais</span></em></p><p><em><span>le ciel &#233;tait</span></em></p><p><em><span>d&#233;j&#224;</span></em></p><p><em><span>grav&#233;&#8230;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;">i tried to</p><p style="text-align: right;">hide</p><p style="text-align: right;">my love for <strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOU</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: right;">but</p><p style="text-align: right;">the sky was</p><p style="text-align: right;">already</p><p style="text-align: right;">engraved&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>~ ii ~</strong></p><p>eyes open</p><p>or closed</p><p>all</p><p>i see</p><p>is</p><p><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOU</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>yeux ouverts</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ou ferm&#233;s</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tout</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>je vois</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>c&#8217;est</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TOI</span></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>~ iii ~</strong></p><p><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOU</span></strong></em></p><p><em><span>are</span></em></p><p><em><span>my greatest regret</span></em></p><p><em><span>yet</span></em></p><p><em><span>my one and only</span></em></p><p><em><span>true love</span></em></p><p><em><span>ever</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TOI</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tu es</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mon plus grand regret</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>pourtant</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mon seul et unique</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>vrai amour</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>&#224; jamais</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>~ iv ~</strong></p><p><em><span>between</span></em></p><p><em><span>past n present</span></em></p><p><em><span>between</span></em></p><p><em><span>present n future</span></em></p><p><em><span>among</span></em></p><p><em><span>all n everything</span></em></p><p><em><span>i will</span></em></p><p><em><span>always</span></em></p><p><em><span>choose</span></em></p><p><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YOU</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>&#9854;&#65039;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>entre</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>pass&#233; et pr&#233;sent</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>entre</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>pr&#233;sent et futur</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>parmi</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tout et absolument tout</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>je vais</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>toujours</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>choisir</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TOI</span></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, A380 engraving the sky above<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, </span>un A380 gravant le ciel au-dessus</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gently | Doucement]]></title><description><![CDATA[a heartbeat hidden in the dusk | un battement de c&#339;ur cach&#233; dans le cr&#233;puscule]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/gently-doucement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/gently-doucement</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:58:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lqUB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce8b268a-2dc1-4525-9c49-fe098e88383b_4000x2250.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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engineering, cutting, post-mix, etc.: me myself; voicing &amp; band: Suno</em></p><div><hr></div><p>gently</p><p>violet <strong><span data-color="#674ea7" style="color: rgb(103, 78, 167);">Blue </span></strong>darkness<br>took over<br>but<br>couldn&#8217;t hide<br>the scent of</p><p><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Red</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>doucement</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>obscurit&#233; </span><strong><span data-color="#674ea7" style="color: rgb(103, 78, 167);">Bleu </span></strong>violet<span><br>a pris le dessus<br>mais<br>n&#8217;a pu cacher<br>la senteur du</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Rouge</span></strong></em></p><p>your strawberry lips<br>approaching<br>breath at a time<br>shifting darkness</p><p>translucent air<br>felt scent moving<br>enjoying<br>the warmth of<br>a heartbeat</p><p>or two</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tes l&#232;vres fraise<br>s&#8217;approchant<br>souffle apr&#232;s souffle<br>d&#233;pla&#231;ant l&#8217;obscurit&#233;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>air translucide<br>sentait le parfum se mouvoir<br>savourant<br>la chaleur<br>d&#8217;un battement de c&#339;ur</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ou deux</span></em></p><p>the dark<br>stood still, quiet<br>painting the atmosphere<br>while fingers<br>softly brushing your neck<br>embraced<br>soft deep dusky curls</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>l&#8217;obscurit&#233;<br>suspendue, silencieuse<br>peignait l&#8217;atmosph&#232;re<br>tandis que des doigts<br>effleurant doucement ton cou<br>embrassaient<br>boucles douces sombres profondes</span></em></p><p>your lush hair<br>leans the head closer<br>body softly burns<br>as<br>hands glide<br>filling the gaps between<br>us</p><p>my hands stayed longer<br>listening carefully<br>to<br>your shapes following<br>the hidden beat</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tes cheveux luxuriants<br>penchent, entra&#238;nant ta t&#234;te<br>le corps br&#251;le doucement<br>tandis que<br>les mains glissent<br>comblant les espaces entre<br>nous</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mes mains s&#8217;attardaient<br>&#233;coutant attentivement<br>tes<br>formes suivant<br>le battement cach&#233;</span></em></p><p>veiled in violet <strong><span data-color="#674ea7" style="color: rgb(103, 78, 167);">Blue</span></strong><br><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Red</span></strong><br>did not stop</p><p><em><span>&#8734;</span></em></p><p>we<br>neither</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>voil&#233; de </span><strong><span data-color="#674ea7" style="color: rgb(103, 78, 167);">Bleu </span></strong>violet<span><br>le </span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Rouge</span></strong><span><br>n&#8217;a pas cess&#233;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>&#8734;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>nous<br>non plus</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Music design &amp; engineering, cutting, post-mix, etc.: me myself; voicing &amp; band: Suno<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2017, dusk as seen from the hills next to my home<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2017, </span>le cr&#233;puscule vu des collines pr&#232;s de chez moi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treats | Friandises]]></title><description><![CDATA[a poem in three languages: Cat, English, and French; what a cat says, and what we hear | un po&#232;me en trois langues : chat, anglais, et fran&#231;aise; ce qu'un chat dit, et ce que nous entendons]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/treats-friandises</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/treats-friandises</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ls5a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1926c25e-d6de-4375-9ad4-295328b32e3b_3072x4096.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ls5a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1926c25e-d6de-4375-9ad4-295328b32e3b_3072x4096.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ls5a!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_424, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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meeow</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><strong><span>Treats (Focused Gaze Meow)</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: right;">my gaze</p><p style="text-align: right;">know no restrain</p><p style="text-align: right;">meow twice</p><p style="text-align: right;">human come</p><p style="text-align: right;">and there&#8217;s</p><p style="text-align: right;">my next treats gain</p><p><em><strong><span>Friandises (regard fixe miaou)</span></strong></em></p><p><em><span>mon regard</span></em></p><p><em><span>ne conna&#238;t nulle retenue</span></em></p><p><em><span>meow deux fois</span></em></p><p><em><span>l&#8217;humain vient</span></em></p><p><em><span>et voil&#224;</span></em></p><p><em><span>mon prochain gain de friandises</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved</span></p><p><span>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, Esa the Cat famous treat soliciting gaze<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, Esa le Chat le regard c&#233;l&#232;bre qu&#233;mandait des friandises</span></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[moon + | la lune +]]></title><description><![CDATA[as light comes and goes | alors que la lumi&#232;re va et vient]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/moon-la-lune</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/moon-la-lune</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Z3M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7a2b71a-eea4-46f7-89f7-1d92b37789d6_2304x2880.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text"><strong>i. night</strong>

stars
helped le noir 
to break the loneliness
once the Sun left

<strong>ii. moon</strong>

warm yellow
paints 
soft air
petit nuage
interferes
yellow fades
but stays
feeling the haptic
of your soul
Lune majestueuse
and my gaze &#224; ton c&#244;t&#233;

<strong>iii. dawn</strong>

darkness
needed light
to see
how to undress the night
as moon left
yet 
your warmth stayed
touching 
our shared breath 
silently 
my gaze 
still
&#224; ton c&#244;t&#233;</pre></div><p><em><span data-color="#990000" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">[interlude]</span></em></p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text"><strong>i. nuit</strong>

&#233;toiles
aidant le noir
&#224; briser la solitude
une fois le Soleil parti

<strong>ii. lune</strong>

jaune chaud
peint
air doux
petit nuage
s'interpose
jaune s'estompe
mais reste
sentant l'haptique
de ton &#226;me
Lune majestueuse</pre></div><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">
et mon regard &#224; ton c&#244;t&#233;

<strong>iii. aube</strong>

obscurit&#233;
eut besoin de lumi&#232;re
pour voir
comment d&#233;nuder la nuit
pendant que la lune s'est &#233;loign&#233;e
pourtant
ta chaleur demeure
touchant
notre souffle partag&#233;
silencieusement
mon regard
encore
&#224; ton c&#244;t&#233;</pre></div><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br></span>Music design &amp; engineering, cutting, post-mix, etc.: me myself; voicing &amp; band: Suno<br><span>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, full moon as seen from my home<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, </span>la pleine lune vue de chez moi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S t a y ! | D e m e u r e !]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single word Love Story | L'Histoire d'Amour en un mot]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/s-t-a-y-d-e-m-e-u-r-e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/s-t-a-y-d-e-m-e-u-r-e</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:55:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c_Hq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67204888-a492-4675-82e8-1de27ea25c79_3072x3878.png" 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&#9;playing
as if 
&#9;touching the treetop
&#9;sailing
&#9;chasing each other
:
&#9;the blue 
&#9;did not mind
but
&#9;watching enjoyingly
just
smiled</pre></div><div><hr></div><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">&#9;petits nuages
&#9;jouant
comme si
&#9;touchant la cime des arbres
&#9;voguant
&#9;se poursuivant l'un l'autre
:
&#9;le bleu
&#9;n'en prenait ombrage
mais
&#9;regardant plaisamment
juste
souriait</pre></div><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, clouds running over my head in my garden<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, </span>les nuages courent au-dessus de ma t&#234;te dans mon jardin</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[journal | diary]]></title><description><![CDATA[not daily | pas tous les jours]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/journal-diary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/journal-diary</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:12:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6-by!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19db9113-a75f-4025-b212-eb0fae96faff_3072x3840.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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| L’amour est | [edit]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Past the times where I had lost my mind and myself | Au-del&#224; des temps o&#249; j&#8217;avais perdu la raison et moi-m&#234;me]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/love-is-lamour-est-edit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/love-is-lamour-est-edit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:50:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BI0V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0b67797-4b5b-48ca-b23d-8e6c25578475_5376x3024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><em>For the one who stayed | Pour celle qui est rest&#233;e</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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/__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0b67797-4b5b-48ca-b23d-8e6c25578475_5376x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;0275f68e-e8d9-484d-89bb-8d497c08ffa4&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:159.05959,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;">Softly, I confess:<br>I name You my God upon this Earth</p><p style="text-align: center;">You saw me<br>at my very worst<br>yet loved me just the same</p><p style="text-align: center;">You stand for me<br>when everything falls apart<br>and I cannot see ahead.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You stayed by my side<br>despite the pain<br>I gave you</p><p style="text-align: center;">You hold me close<br>and calm me down<br>when I cry my heart out</p><p style="text-align: center;">You remind me<br>of all the good within me<br>when all I can see<br>are my flaws</p><p style="text-align: center;">You pray for me<br>support me in silence<br>and understand me<br>even if I don&#8217;t say a word</p><p style="text-align: center;">You stay<br>faithfully<br>having my back<br>and make me laugh<br>when I feel broken</p><p style="text-align: center;">You choose me<br>each and every day<br>and You help<br>in every way you can - big or small<br>even when times are hard<br>and choices are heavy</p><p style="text-align: center;">And this love,<br>I do not take lightly.<br>I will hold You dear to my heart<br>always<br>because with You<br>I came to understand love<br>sincere, real, true.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span data-color="#a61c00" style="color: rgb(166, 28, 0);">Love Is.</span></strong></p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Je le confesse doucement :<br>Sur cette terre, je t&#8217;appelle mon Dieu</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu m&#8217;as vue<br>au plus bas de moi-m&#234;me,<br>et pourtant, tu m&#8217;as aim&#233;e sans changer</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu te dresses pour moi<br>quand tout s&#8217;effondre<br>et que je ne vois plus l&#8217;horizon</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu es rest&#233;e &#224; mes c&#244;t&#233;s<br>malgr&#233; la douleur<br>que je t&#8217;ai inflig&#233;</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu me serres contre toi,<br>tu apaises mon c&#339;ur<br>quand je pleure &#224; en perdre l&#8217;&#226;me</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu me rappelles<br>tout le bien qui vit en moi<br>quand je ne vois<br>que mes failles</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu pries pour moi,<br>tu me soutiens en silence,<br>et me comprends<br>sans que je ne dise un mot</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu restes,<br>fid&#232;le,<br>toujours &#224; mes c&#244;t&#233;s,<br>tu me fais rire<br>quand je me sens bris&#233;e</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Tu me choisis,<br>chaque jour,<br>et tu aides<br>de mille fa&#231;ons, grandes ou petites,<br>m&#234;me quand les jours sont lourds<br>et les choix difficiles</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Et cet amour,<br>je n&#8217;en joue pas.<br>Je te garderai pr&#232;s de mon c&#339;ur,<br>pour toujours,<br>car avec Toi,<br>j&#8217;en suis venue &#224; comprendre l&#8217;amour<br>sinc&#232;re, r&#233;el, vrai.</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span data-color="#a61c00" style="color: rgb(166, 28, 0);">L&#8217;amour est.</span></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br><em>Music design &amp; engineering, stems, cutting, post-mix, etc.<span>: me myself; voicing &amp; band: Suno</span></em><br><em><span>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2016, </span>Sunrise in Nerezine, as seen from my island house balcony<span><br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2016, </span>Le lever du soleil &#224; Nerezine, vu depuis le balcon de ma r&#233;sidence insulaire</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[you are to myself | tu es, rien qu'à moi]]></title><description><![CDATA[hidden in our own orbit | cach&#233;s dans notre propre orbite]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/you-are-to-myself-tu-es-rien-qua</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/you-are-to-myself-tu-es-rien-qua</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:20:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fee8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facfad80b-c0e9-4030-a0b7-9209d81a8b66_3024x3024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>A quartet by Ashu (left) and Dean (right)<br>French translation: Dean M.<br>Music: Dean M with voices &amp; band by Suno<br>Work Curated by: Dean M.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;df2e84b6-a397-45bd-9ab3-89a40a94cfee&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:259.08246,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><em>you are my destiny<br>you are the skin in my teeth, the last kiss,<br>good night, and the reason I dream<br>you are the playlist I keep on repeat all summer long,<br>the reason I roll the window down<br>and take the long way home</em></p><p><em>you&#8217;re the song in my guitar,<br>the plectrum that keeps the amp alive<br>you are no one-hit wonder<br>you are every chorus that time refuses to fade,<br>the melody my heartbeat always finds its way back to</em></p><p><em>you are my marmalade,<br>the quarters tucked inside the sweet jar for<br>every time you bite your lip,<br>you are my epiphora, forever keeping my eyes glistening,<br>as though they could never bear to let you fade<br>and every time your eyes silently whisper my name,<br>I find my way back to you</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>I&#8217;ll find my way back to you<br>no matter what where why or when<br>no matter rain or shine, storm or thunder;<br>pulled by the forces yet unknown<br>there&#8217;s naught on earth to ever stop me</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>tie my eyes, I don&#8217;t care<br>for the light to lead my way is you<br>even the stars in their glow<br>retreat<br>to the one brightest star my heart knows;</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>yes my beloved<br>I will always find you,<br>my soul wears no doubt not in realm not in dream<br>no space no dimension so vast<br>that my love would not navigate would not sail<br>as it dissolves<br>all cosmic laws on its way to<br>you</em></p><p><em>we dissolve into twilight blues<br>in love-making tides we softly cruise</em></p><p><em>i will love you<br>in the quietest corner of my heart,<br>where we never part,<br>hidden behind the graffiti walls,<br>where my feelings bleed<br>and the colours gleam from my eyes<br>like a waking dream</em></p><p><em>there, i will love you<br>with every breath i inhale<br>while<br>i wear my smile to tame the fire<br>when i hear your name<br>that is how i can keep you<br>to myself</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>i can<br>keep you to myself<br>in many ways and many colours<br>which<br>my seeking soul so lovingly paints<br>watching<br>the tides being symphony to waves,<br>and<br>their crests like liminal clouds<br>swallowing us gently as if<br>wanting to hide us from the Light</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>hide our shapes they may<br>but not<br>the pull of our hearts,<br>the orbit where<br>i am keeping you</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>to myself</em></p><div><hr></div><p><em>tu es mon destin<br>tu es la peau tendre sous mes dents, le dernier bisou,<br>ma bonne nuit, et la raison je r&#234;ve<br>tu es la playlist que je garde en boucle tout l&#8217;&#233;t&#233;,<br>la raison je baisse la vitre<br>et prends le chemin le plus long pour rentrer</em></p><p><em>tu es la chanson dans ma guitare,<br>le plectre qui garde l&#8217;ampli vivant<br>tu n&#8217;es pas un simple air qui passe<br>tu es chaque refrain que le temps refuse d&#8217;effacer,<br>la m&#233;lodie que mon c&#339;ur retrouve toujours</em></p><p><em>tu es ma marmelade,<br>les pi&#232;ces gliss&#233;es dans le pot &#224; friandises pour<br>chaque fois que tu mords ta l&#232;vre,<br>tu es mon &#233;piphore, qui garde mes yeux toujours humides<br>comme s&#8217;ils ne pouvaient supporter de te voir s&#8217;effacer<br>et chaque fois tes yeux murmurent silencieusement mon nom,<br>je retrouve mon chemin vers toi</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>je retrouverai mon chemin vers toi<br>peu importe pourquoi, quand, o&#249;, ou quoi<br>peu importe pluie ou soleil, orage ou tonnerre ;<br>tir&#233; par des forces encore inconnues<br>rien sur terre ne pourra jamais m&#8217;arr&#234;ter</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>bande-moi les yeux, peu m&#8217;importe<br>car la lumi&#232;re qui guide mon chemin, c&#8217;est toi<br>m&#234;me les &#233;toiles dans leur &#233;clat<br>se retirent<br>devant la seule &#233;toile la plus brillante que mon c&#339;ur conna&#238;t ;</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>oui mon aim&#233;e<br>je te trouverai toujours,<br>mon &#226;me ne porte aucun doute ni dans la r&#233;alit&#233; ni dans le r&#234;ve<br>aucun espace aucune dimension si vaste<br>que mon amour ne saurait naviguer ne saurait voguer<br>alors qu&#8217;il dissout<br>toutes les lois cosmiques sur son chemin vers<br>toi</em></p><p><em>nous nous dissolvons dans le blues du cr&#233;puscule<br>dans les mar&#233;es de l&#8217;amour nous voguons doucement</em></p><p><em>je t&#8217;aimerai<br>dans le coin le plus silencieux de mon c&#339;ur,<br>o&#249; nous ne nous quittons jamais,<br>cach&#233;s derri&#232;re les murs de graffitis,<br>o&#249; mes sentiments saignent<br>et les couleurs brillent depuis mes yeux,<br>comme un r&#234;ve &#233;veill&#233;</em></p><p><em>l&#224;, je t&#8217;aimerai<br>&#224; chaque souffle que j&#8217;inspire<br>et<br>je porte mon sourire pour dompter le feu<br>quand j&#8217;entends ton nom<br>ainsi, je peux te garder<br>pour moi seul</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>je peux<br>te garder pour moi seul<br>de bien des fa&#231;ons et bien des couleurs<br>que<br>mon &#226;me en qu&#234;te peint avec tant d&#8217;amour<br>regardant<br>les mar&#233;es &#234;tre symphonie aux vagues,<br>et<br>leurs cr&#234;tes comme des nuages liminaux<br>nous avalant doucement comme<br>voulant nous cacher de la Lumi&#232;re</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>cacher nos formes ils peuvent<br>mais pas<br>l&#8217;attraction de nos c&#339;urs,<br>l&#8217;orbite o&#249;<br>je te garde</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>pour moi seul</em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. &amp; Ashu Singh 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; Ashu Singh, Jaipur, India / 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10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong><span>i.</span></strong></p><p>looking at the sky</p><p>sometimes</p><p>I feel</p><p>the end of</p><p>me</p><p><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">H</span></strong>ere</p><p>but not</p><p><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">T</span></strong>here</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>regardant le ciel</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>parfois</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>je sens</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la fin de</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>moi</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I</span></strong><span>ci</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mais pas</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A</span></strong><span>u-del&#224;</span></em></p><p><strong><span>ii.</span></strong></p><p>sometimes</p><p>we know</p><p>before <strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A</span></strong>ppearance</p><p>even if</p><p>we</p><p>cannot name</p><p>but <strong>KNOW</strong></p><p>needs no word</p><p>as</p><p>it lives in our heart</p><p>so</p><p>we just</p><p><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">know</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>parfois</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>nous savons</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>avant l&#8217;</span><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A</span></strong><span>pparence</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>m&#234;me si</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>nous</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ne pouvons nommer</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>mais </span><strong><span>SAVOIR</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>n&#8217;a besoin d&#8217;aucun mot</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>car</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>il vit dans notre c&#339;ur</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>alors</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>simplement, nous</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><strong><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">savons</span></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2023, night sky over Saly, Senegal<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2023, c</span>iel nocturne au-dessus de Saly, S&#233;n&#233;gal</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[may I ... but stay | puis-je ... mais reste]]></title><description><![CDATA[ode to love and belonging | ode &#224; l'amour et &#224; l'appartenance]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/may-i-but-stay-puis-je-mais-reste</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/may-i-but-stay-puis-je-mais-reste</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JrwS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbcfdc8c7-4e18-4d46-a977-0f79a840c7c3_4000x1800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>A trilogy by Ashu (1st), Mark (2nd), Dean (3rd)<br>French translation: Dean M.<br>Music: Dean M with voices &amp; band by Suno<br>Work  Curated by: Dean M.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JrwS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbcfdc8c7-4e18-4d46-a977-0f79a840c7c3_4000x1800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JrwS!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_424, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, 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10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;ac8f81b4-e2d6-4bf0-9e3a-aef3c453d98d&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:209.37143,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: right;"><em>don&#8217;t be afraid<br>my dear</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>would you mind if<br>I dared?</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">may I</span><br>trace the syntax of your silence<br>before<br>a single word drips free,</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>taste the poetry<br>resting<br>on your lips,</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the name<br>your voice<br>unconsciously<br>slips</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the thought<br>that steals<br>your focus and grips,</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be your safe place<br>when<br>the whole world flips</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the hand<br>your fingers naturally fit</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the person you miss<br>long before you admit</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the shadow that follows<br>where<br>your quietest thoughts tread,<br>the ache in your silence,<br>the unsaid, beautifully read</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be your favourite one<br>in life&#8217;s scripts,</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the reason<br>your heartbeat skips</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the anchor<br>when<br>the horizon grows blind,</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the one that stays<br>in your mind,</em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>may I<br>be the person<br>you hope to find</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">would you mind if i?</span></em></p><p><em><span>my dear</span></em></p><p><em><span>you already do</span></em></p><p><em><span>you live<br>in the pauses<br>between my words</span></em></p><p><em><span>you hold the breath<br>i take<br>before saying<br>each letter of your name</span></em></p><p><em><span>you are the reason</span></em></p><p><em><span>i listen to<br>certain songs</span></em></p><p><em><span>i arrive differently<br>safely</span></em></p><p><em><span>the reason<br>empty chairs<br>sometimes feel occupied</span></em></p><p><em><span>the reason<br>my thoughts<br>keep returning<br>to the same place<br>you left them</span></em></p><p><em><span>would i mind?</span></em></p><p><em><span>my dear</span></em></p><p><em><span>there is nothing<br>i can do</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">but stay</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>so stay i will</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>your breath<br>holding the space<br>between<br>our words</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>our hands<br>fingers intertwined<br>listening<br>tiny soft twitches</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>as if<br>all the electrons knew<br>just<br>the right tension<br>connecting<br>our hearts</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>my dear</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>would you mind<br>if i<br>leave my pulse<br>with you<br>for you</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>as it listens<br>the verses of your heart<br>ignoring<br>all the gravity<br>entering the atmosphere<br>of<br>my<br>heart</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">so i stay, lovingly</span></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" 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/__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7feb8584-5615-4169-9aec-26c809e99845_1100x220.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em><span>n&#8217;aie pas peur<br>mon cher</span></em></p><p><em><span>m&#8217;en voudrais-tu<br>si j&#8217;osais ?</span></em></p><p><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">puis-je</span><span><br>tracer la syntaxe de ton silence<br>avant<br>qu&#8217;un seul mot ne glisse,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>go&#251;ter la po&#233;sie<br>reposant<br>sur tes l&#232;vres,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre le nom<br>que ta voix<br>laisse &#233;chapper<br>sans le vouloir</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre la pens&#233;e<br>qui d&#233;robe<br>ton attention et ton emprise,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre ton refuge<br>quand<br>le monde entier bascule</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre la main<br>o&#249; tes doigts se nichent naturellement</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre celle qui te manque<br>bien avant que tu te l&#8217;avoues</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre l&#8217;ombre qui suit<br>l&#224; o&#249;</span></em></p><p><em><span>tes pens&#233;es muettes cheminent,,<br>la douleur dans ton silence,<br>le non-dit, d&#233;licatement lu</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre ta pr&#233;f&#233;r&#233;e<br>dans les scripts de la vie,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre la raison<br>pour laquelle ton c&#339;ur tressaille,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre l&#8217;ancre<br>quand<br>l&#8217;horizon perd la vue,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre celle qui reste<br>dans ton esprit,</span></em></p><p><em><span>puis-je<br>&#234;tre la personne<br>que tu esp&#232;res trouver</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">m&#8217;en voudrais-tu si je ?</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ma ch&#232;re</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tu le fais d&#233;j&#224;</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tu vis<br>dans les pauses<br>entre mes mots</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tu retiens le souffle<br>que je prends<br>avant de dire<br>chaque lettre de ton nom</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>tu es la raison<br>si j&#8217;&#233;coute<br>certaines chansons</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>j&#8217;arrive autrement<br>sereinement</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la raison<br>les chaises vides<br>semblent parfois occup&#233;es</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>la raison<br>mes pens&#233;es<br>reviennent sans cesse<br>au m&#234;me endroit<br>o&#249; tu les laissais</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>m&#8217;en voudrais-je ?</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>ma ch&#232;re</span></em></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em><span>il n&#8217;y a rien<br>que je puisse faire</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">mais reste</span></em></p><p><em><span>et je resterai</span></em></p><p><em><span>ton souffle<br>tenant l&#8217;espace<br>entre<br>nos mots</span></em></p><p><em><span>nos mains<br>doigts entrelac&#233;s<br>&#224; l&#8217;&#233;coute<br>de l&#233;gers doux fr&#233;missements</span></em></p><p><em><span>comme si<br>tous les &#233;lectrons savaient<br>juste<br>la bonne tension<br>reliant<br>nos c&#339;urs</span></em></p><p><em><span>ma ch&#232;re<br>m&#8217;en voudrais-tu<br>si je<br>laisse mon pouls<br>avec toi<br>pour toi</span></em></p><p><em><span>&#224; l&#8217;&#233;coute<br>des vers de ton c&#339;ur<br>ignorant<br>toute la gravit&#233;<br>entrant dans l&#8217;atmosph&#232;re<br>de<br>mon<br>c&#339;ur</span></em></p><p><em><span data-color="#cc0000" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">et je reste, amoureusement</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p><span>&#169; Dean M., </span>Ashu Singh, <span>Mark Crutchfield, 2026, All rights reserved<br>Photos:<br>&#169; me myself 2023, sunset on Atlantic in Nianing, Senegal<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2023, </span>coucher de soleil sur l&#8217;Atlantique &#224; Nianing, S&#233;n&#233;gal</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longing | Langueur]]></title><description><![CDATA[what remains | ce qui demeure]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/longing-langueur</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/longing-langueur</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:59:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>Longing</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">again,</p><p style="text-align: center;">my tears unfolded</p><p style="text-align: center;">longing</p><p style="text-align: center;">for you</p><p style="text-align: center;">as they always</p><p style="text-align: center;">will</p><p style="text-align: center;">no matter</p><p style="text-align: center;">my happiness</p><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span>Langueur</span></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>de nouveau,</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>mes larmes ouvertes</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>languissant</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>de toi</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>comme le feront</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>toujours</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>peu importe</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>mon bonheur</span></em></p><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br><em><span>Lyrics/Poem &amp; Music: me myself; voicing &amp; band: Suno </span><br><span>(stem &amp; prompt engineering, cutting, etc. me myself)<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2018, night flight to Delhi<br></span><span data-color="rgb(54, 55, 55)" style="color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2018, </span>vol de nuit &#224; Delhi</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labyrinth | Labyrinthe]]></title><description><![CDATA[no way out, and I don't mind | sans issue, et &#231;a m'est doux]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/labyrinth-labyrinthe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/labyrinth-labyrinthe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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me myself; voicing &amp; band: Suno<br>(stem &amp; prompt engineering, cutting, etc. me myself)</em></p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">I lost myself
in the labyrinth
of love 
&#9;for you
&#9;:
still find
&#9;no
&#9;way out
&#9;:
so I stay
and happily wander
the narrow lanes
of
&#9;longing
without 
&#9;time
without
&#9;intention
just 
&#9;Emotions
&#9;:
and I don't mind
the sparkling air
&#9;flowing 
&#9;filling the alley of love
&#9;touching
my nine senses
defying anything
as if saying
none of it matters
nor
&#9;ever will
&#9;:
just 
&#9;You</pre></div><div><hr></div><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text"><em>Je me suis perdu
dans le labyrinthe
d'amour
&#9;pour toi
&#9;:
ne trouve encore
&#9;aucune
&#9;sortie
&#9;:
alors je reste
et j'erre, heureux,
dans les ruelles &#233;troites
de
&#9;langueur
sans
&#9;temps
sans
&#9;intention
juste
&#9;les &#201;motions
&#9;:
et peu m'importe
l'air scintillant
&#9;coulant
&#9;emplissant l'all&#233;e de l'amour
&#9;touchant
mes neuf sens
d&#233;fiant tout
comme s'il disait
rien de &#231;a ne compte
ni
&#9;ne comptera jamais
:
juste
&#9;Toi</em></pre></div><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2025, Old City in Bolzano, Italy<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2025, La vieille ville de Bolzano, Italie</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nights | Les nuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[where the air remembers | l&#224; o&#249; l'air se souvient]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/nights-les-nuits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/nights-les-nuits</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:52:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IBUs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca16b3d5-1c5e-40e1-b48d-fcac0e14abdc_4000x1800.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sometimes time returns to remind us that love never left <br>parfois, le temps revient pour nous rappeler que l&#8217;amour n&#8217;est jamais parti</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IBUs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca16b3d5-1c5e-40e1-b48d-fcac0e14abdc_4000x1800.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IBUs!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_424, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca16b3d5-1c5e-40e1-b48d-fcac0e14abdc_4000x1800.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IBUs!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_848, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_webp, 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me myself; voicing &amp; orchestration: Suno <br>(stem &amp; prompt engineering, cutting, etc. me myself)</em></p><div><hr></div><p><em>English follows the French, the song will tell you why.</em></p><div><hr></div><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">&#9;ces nuits
o&#249;
&#9;l'esprit ne trouve pas la paix
tandis 
&#9;le temps se plie
quand
&#9;les r&#234;ves s'&#233;veillent
et
&#9;le sommeil s'&#233;carte
mais
&#9;ne se dissout pas
juste
&#9;fait place
pour un
&#9;c&#339;ur cherchant une &#233;paule
en
&#9;en exhalant l'amour
et
&#9;respire
ton
&#9;toucher de velours
dans
&#9;le parfum du moment
o&#249;
&#9;la pr&#233;sence a perdu ses contours
et
&#9;le regard n'a pas honte
pour
&#9;le d&#233;lice de tes l&#232;vres de cerise
et
&#9;ailleurs
juste
&#9;chaleur d&#233;vers&#233;e
o&#249;
&#9;le bleu profond nous enveloppait
et
&#9;l'indompt&#233; nous a tiss&#233;s
dans
&#9;un tonnerre silencieux
m&#234;me
&#9;l'air s'est r&#233;tr&#233;ci
comme 
&#9;les peaux se sont fondues
et
&#9;deux sont devenus
le
&#9;un
.
.
.
&#9;l'air
encore
&#9;&#233;treignant le bleu
a senti
&#9;la tendresse
en 
&#9;ramenant
la
&#9;nuit
.
&#9;le temps revint
.
&#9;l'amour n'est jamais parti</pre></div><div><hr></div><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">&#9;those nights
where 
&#9;mind finds no peace
while
&#9;time bends
when
&#9;dreams awake 
and
&#9;sleep moves
but
&#9;does not dissolve
just
&#9;makes space
for a
&#9;heart needing a shoulder
as
&#9;it exhales love
and
&#9;breathes 
your 
&#9;velvet touch
in
&#9;the scent of the moment
where
&#9;presence lost contours
and
&#9;gaze has no shame 
for a
&#9;bliss of your cherry lips
and 
&#9;else
just
&#9;spilled warmth 
as
&#9;deep blue wrapped us
and
&#9;untamed blended us
in
&#9;a silent thunder
even
&#9;the air shrunk
as
&#9;skins merged
and
&#9;two became
the
&#9;one 
.
.
.
&#9;the air
still 
&#9;embracing the blue
felt 
&#9;tenderness 
as it
&#9;recalled 
the
&#9;night
.
&#9;time returned
.
&#9;love never left</pre></div><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2023, Entrance to my quarters at Ndemi&#8217;s Place, Nairobi<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2023, Entr&#233;e de mes locaux chez Ndemi&#8217;s Place, &#224; Nairobi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat Haiku® #9 #10 | Haïku du chat® #9 #10]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cloud * Raindrops | Nouage * Gouttelettes]]></description><link>https://deanpt.substack.com/p/cat-haiku-9-10-haiku-du-chat-9-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deanpt.substack.com/p/cat-haiku-9-10-haiku-du-chat-9-10</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:02:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!epVt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80511dbc-12e7-453c-8003-445a20a7da61_4096x3072.png" length="0" 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Plush little cloud-puff
Laid in leaf bed midst green 
Fell asleep
Listening to
A purr purr lullaby 

<em><strong>Nuage</strong>

Petit nuage-flocon tout doux
Couch&#233; dans un lit de feuilles et vert 
S'est endormi 
En &#233;coutant 
Une berceuse ronron</em></pre></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t8GY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde20fbdd-7b40-4e67-82d6-53e3cba88f9e_3072x3072.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t8GY!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_424, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde20fbdd-7b40-4e67-82d6-53e3cba88f9e_3072x3072.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t8GY!, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/w_848, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/deanpt.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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</strong>
evening sat quietly
raindrops scented
&#9;the window

as its grey 
painted a silhouette
two ears and fur
listening to nostalgia
without a purr

<em><strong>Gouttelettes
</strong></em>
<em>le soir s'est pos&#233; doucement
la pluie a parfum&#233;
&#9;&#9;la vitre

sous son gris
s'est dessin&#233;e une silhouette
deux oreilles et du poil
&#224; l'&#233;coute de la nostalgie
sans ronron</em></pre></div><div><hr></div><p>&#169; Dean M. 2026 All rights reserved<br>Photo:<br>&#169; me myself 2026, Esa the Cat relaxing on a cloud and watching the rain at the window<br>&#169; moi-m&#234;me 2026, Esa le Chat se repose sur le nuage et regarde la pluie &#224; la fen&#234;tre</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>