Author Archives: Jim Stewart

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About Jim Stewart

Writer at Butt in Chair

Boys, Work and War

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Originally posted on azuldelmar2kr:
I never saw my father work. Well, I saw him DO some work, but never at the place called Work. He left the house at 6AM to go to work, and was rarely home before…

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Imagination

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Jim Stewart

The freeway is the ocean, the stars are just as high, but fewer. I am tired, but can still pretend what is real is somewhere near, not a lifetime away. My imagination saves me again.   (top: en.wikipedia.org; bottom: lovethesepics.com)

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Haiku–Moonful Reminder

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Big moon: full of light; lets us know the sun still burns; a comforting thought.   (top: thespiritscience.net; bottom: hdw.eweb4.com)

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Haiku–Red Squirrel

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Little red squirrel, dainty, but talking loud trash to the dog below.   (squirrel: mirror.co.uk; dog: flickr.com)

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Haiku–Bird Morning

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Screet, screet, dut-dut-dut; yoodle oot, yoodle oot, oot; the birds awaken.   (top: youtube.com; bottom: wildernessdweller.ca)

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Haiku–“We’re all mad here.”

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jim Stewart

A Cheshire Cat moon smiling in the western sky; my evening brightens. (top: shadowness.com; bottom: panoramio.com)

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Haiku–Adobe Words

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Dusty adobe words make a wall I am building, keeping out the wind.   (wall: featurepics.com; home: pinterest.com)  

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Little Mind

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Jim Stewart

My little mind seeks its way among large things in a vastness it cannot comprehend. I am glad it keeps going, past questions without answers, being stubborn that way, in blind faith, on some kind of mission, believing there is … Continue reading →

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Mother

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Strangers hover over your swollen belly: Was there a window? Were smiles real? The clock ticks in your heart. Your hands caress your abdomen, already saying goodbye. You give me to the air, knowing enough to understand the coming of … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Jim Stewart

For: the rustle of warm bedclothes; the distant dark noise of the ocean; a coyote yip in the night; the sigh of a lover satisfied; an adversary’s sudden pause; a shared laugh; electric light to write by; books that seize … Continue reading →

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