Category Archives: Consciousness

Sometimes Later

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Sometimes I am a smoker and a drunk Sometimes I’m not and engage with the world Sometimes whirling and curling I accept all animals as equals Sometimes that is my only hope to accept my own species Lately the arrogance … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Liminal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Here: too warm for Spring, not hot enough for Summer– a nameless season. (figtreepress.co.uk/liminal.htm)

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Certainty

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Clandestine wandering— I like to think that’s how my mind works. My fantasies are all about how special I am and smart and unique. Reality? I’m always unsure. Simple physics: What I see in the mirror is backwards. I have … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Bright Slippers

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Sunlight finds my feet, warming better than slippers; Drowsiness follows.

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Haiku–Peace as an Odd Job

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Is coming to peace with ambiguity a pathway to wisdom? (illusion: sommer-sommer.com; trees: wisdom-square.com)

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When We Are Gone

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Jim Stewart

We live our lives here where the greatest human accomplishment is Art. When we are gone the wolves and butterflies won’t miss it. (photo credits in a previous blog)

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Crucified Monks

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Shrouded umbrellas, like crucified monks, stoic, regarding warm surf breaking against steep sand. Beyond the waves, pulsing party boats sell revelry and forgetfulness to young people focused on pelvic beats and right now. The monks do not shrug. They await … Continue reading →

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Mother Ship

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Jim Stewart

I float, not breathing— too early for that. I roll around against this and that warm bulkhead. I hear what I will later call the ocean, who will bring back these memories of sea, woman, ship. The Mother comforts the … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Community

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Jim Stewart

I lean, very still. A young Junco, unaware, hops across my foot. Community is all of us, hearts in concert, living together. (dark-eyed junco: pacificnorthwestbirds.com; junco feeding cowbird: coastodian.org)

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Haiku–Facing Dichotomy

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Arise with the sun; Gasoline gets me to work. Today is Earth Day.

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