Author Archives: Jim Stewart

About Jim Stewart

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Barry Lopez Essay

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Jim Stewart

Please read this, if you love the world. It’s from Orion Magazine ~Jim Stewart

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Haiku: Wind Aria

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Jim Stewart

The sea paints the shoreas the rain lashes my face;the wind sings a hymn. (waves: Jim Stewart)

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Omniscience

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Jim Stewart

I can handle my liquor, butfall on my face;My intelligence is genius, butmisinterprets the problem;I see all obstacles, butstep into the hole;My kindness is legendary, butmy words bring tears;I am a great driver, butthe bicyclist has to miss me;I am … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Patient Rain

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Jim Stewart

Steam rises from thefence; the sun hangs high and round;rain waits patiently. (Sun: ifa.Hawaii.edu; Fence: youtube.com)

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Do Spiders Dream?

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Jim Stewart

Wind rises;trees bend and stretch;webs ripple and tear.Drops as big as sheengulf delicate weavingas she tries respinning the damage,but the maelstrom says no. She retreats to a cup of leaves to endure.Her dreams are calamitous.I understand. (web: study.com)

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Haiku–Adorning Ink

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Jim Stewart

My decorationsare only for the world andeverybody. (photo: musely.com)

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Water Wonder

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Jim Stewart

We pack water around everywhere we go. We are veritable bota bags of water. We humans are roughly sixty to seventy percent water. Since learning these factoids, people have been fond of comparing our water mass to that of our … Continue reading →

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Losing the Lease

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Jim Stewart

A short rhymer. jrs The only home I’ve ever knownIs this body in which I’ve grown.Like any house, it sometimes needs repairAnd you can’t get parts just anywhere.It’s a miracle of gut and brain,Of bone and sinew that sadly wane.So … Continue reading →

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Rumbling About

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Jim Stewart

I can sit on my motorcycle, rumbling down Coast Highway 101, following my front tire to Seaside. As long as there is road, sometimes it isn’t possible to discover a reason to stop. Clustered memories can explode into other years … Continue reading →

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Liebster Award Nomination

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Jim Stewart

Hmm…Poetry 365 nominated me for a Liebster Award. I’m stunned. Thank you, Nathan. Did I say I’m stunned? https://Poetry-365.com is a wonderful blog, full of thought, emotion, and humor (American spelling :-)), and yeah, poetry. The Rules Thank the blogger … Continue reading →

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