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The Silent Speakeasy

"The Silent Speakeasy"



she guevara she
sashay speakeasy 
monotone in neon poetry

notes not belonging
to diatonic scale of key
chromatic passenger a new story

she guevara she

Anagrams
rebellious 
sudoku kings and queens

silent 
dusty 
schoolmaster (take off your te)

sedate 
the eyes

bluest 
glare
glean

she guevara she
the silent speak easy

(LadyLabyrinth / 2021)



“Golden Years” / Bowie
https://youtu.be/HRD0ghlFSgk




key, 9

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Robert Lindley Date: 5/19/2021 11:37:00 AM ""*A poet spy once laid a clever trap Magnificent treasure hunt with a map Two broken handles, a small golden key A rendezvous under a honey-tree. Midnight moon was to its golden rays cast. A pirate ship to sail with blacken masts. A bold scheme, a vexing puzzle for sure. To trick the wicked and award the pure!"" Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/19/2021 4:24:00 PM A poet once wrote for her daughter and her family and then a few recidivists, trolls and friends...but not necessarily in that order. Regards, The Entertainer. (You are a writer, with a healthy ego, like most excellent writers ... probably unhealthy, lol). Robert Lindley Date: 5/19/2021 11:41:00 AM Sorry, the thing just flowed out from the invisible realm of ink, words and Posey. See my friend, your creativity inspires such and gives rise to an urge to cipher more about life, love, poets, poetry, art, imagination and eternity...

Ts Poetry Date: 5/11/2021 4:41:00 AM Codes cracked with or without the key... Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/13/2021 12:56:00 PM this is not Texas Hold'em...bluffing will not work. No pass until the code is cracked.

James Swartz Date: 5/10/2021 10:26:00 PM You excell in the neon poetry! Rise up! Fists in the air! Keep bringing that rebellious attitude with your words. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/11/2021 2:07:00 AM Of course, whether you cracked the code or not is another thing entirely...lol Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/11/2021 2:01:00 AM Thank you James. I enjoy writing...I'm all for the Revolution! - though I am certain most laureates would turn in their graves. Love this - David Bowie's thoughts: Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/11/2021 2:00:00 AM https://youtu.be/cNbnef_eXBM

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton Date: 5/10/2021 8:34:00 PM What it's really like to date a spy. Login to Reply Leanne Lovejoy-Burton Date: 5/10/2021 8:34:00 PM https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/sex-and-relationships/what-it-s-really-like-to-date-a-spy-2599

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Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:29:00 AM Legend. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:29:00 AM "If you need a legend, you must be going in deep. It’s a sophisticated cover that amounts to an entire artificial life history (and supporting documents) to fool even determined counterintelligence professionals."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:27:00 AM Going Gray. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:27:00 AM "How do you get into a building you don’t have clearance for? Or catch conversations you’re not meant to hear? By going gray: looking and acting in a way that blends you into your surroundings."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:26:00 AM Honey Trap. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:26:00 AM "That attractive stranger smiling at you from across the bar: possible romance, or a honey trap ready to seduce secrets out of you? They may even have been sent by your own side, to test your loyalty. The KGB named their male seducers ravens and the females are swallows. Honey - but not so sweet."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:24:00 AM Disinformation. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:24:00 AM "One way to disrupt the activities of an enemy intelligence service is to spread disinformation: falsehoods, rumors, and fake stories. (Not to be confused with misinformation, which is unintentionally false.)"

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:23:00 AM Dead Drop. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:23:00 AM "How to pass something to someone who it’s not safe to meet? How about a dead drop site? A secret location where you can leave it for them to pick up later."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:22:00 AM Dangle. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:22:00 AM "One way to catch fish involves dangling bait in the water. And one way to collect intelligence involves dangling an officer in front of the enemy. If the enemy bites, you’ve got a double agent on the inside, someone to gather secrets or spread disinformation. You may also use a dangle to identify enemy officers with the intent of removing them from your country."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:20:00 AM Cultivation. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:21:00 AM "The development of a relationship with an intelligence target (prior to recruitment) during which an intelligence officer explores the target's motivations to spy."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:19:00 AM Cover. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:19:00 AM "You need a cover to mask the fact that you work for an intelligence service. Sometimes it’s just a false name. Other times you might need to carry business cards. In extreme cases, you’ll need a full-on legend."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:18:00 AM Code. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:18:00 AM "You’re in a tight spot and don’t know who might be listening in. Luckily, you and your colleagues have a predefined code - a system of words that represent other words - to protect your communication and yourselves".

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:16:00 AM Cipher. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:17:00 AM "A cipher scrambles your message into nonsense by substituting (and adding to) the letters in it. For someone to read it, they’ll either need the key or to be skilled at cryptanalysis".

Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:15:00 AM Brush Back. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 5/10/2021 8:15:00 AM "Some of the most important meetings in espionage last less than a second. A brush contact is barely contact at all: a moment’s jostle on a busy platform, two strangers passing on the street. Just enough to exchange something - a word, an envelope, a key. It’s so swift and subtle, even a trained surveillance team can miss it."