Category Archives: Humans

Haiku: Relativity?

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Consciousness, a gift of accelerating time, provides no answers.

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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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May December Be

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Jim Stewart

You are younger than my daughter, but you are not my daughter. The rich human history of young women and old men is a cross-grain of joyful noise and heartache. Wisdom is the most valuable attribute in both directions, a … Continue reading →

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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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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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Young Lodgepole Under Snow

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jim Stewart

White laden—back arched against the brilliant cold— your example locks my admiration and my empathy in an embrace that doesn’t know what to do with itself. My perception puts you in an instant of deep bend, the dance fully engaged, … Continue reading →

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When the Dream Begins

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jim Stewart

When the dream begins you are not quite there; you love her rumpled face with the thousand-yard stare, and the dream begins. When the dream begins you focus on the now, you see the path ahead, but you don’t quite see the … Continue reading →

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All Two Human

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Jim Stewart

(With apologies to Bob Merrill, who wrote the doggie in the window song.–jrs) Who is that drunkard in the mirror, the one with the waggley face? Who is that drunkard in the mirror? I swear I’ve met him someplace. He … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Cawing Me Out

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Two crows with a nest tell me they’ll peck my eyes out if I don’t move on. I say it’s okay and try to talk back to them. They do not listen. It’s not until I start laughing that they … Continue reading →

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