Category Archives: Poem

Haiku–One Tough Leaf

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Wild winter could not. East, West, North, South wind could not. One stubborn tough leaf. (Taken from my deck–jrs)

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Haiku–Good Dog, Happy Man

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jim Stewart

(Note: I came up with this for a comment on Shutterbug’s blog at 575live.blogspot.ca. I liked it, so I’m putting it here, too.–jrs) Greeting ritual: Bub, you are such a good boy! Happy hug and wag. (This is my grandpuppy, … Continue reading →

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Triple Haiku–Shower Revelation

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jim Stewart

My pants feel all wrong; Backwards and weird upside-down. I’m in the shower. I’m not wearing pants, the feeling must be in me. Can it be just me? I put the soap down. I hate it when this happens. A … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Time Eyeball

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Big picture eyeball at the center of my head; now is now the past.

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Haiku–Bipedal Arrogance

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Wet wall gastropod; how sad, I think to myself. The slug laughs at me.   (upper from gardenrant.com; lower from oregonstate.edu)

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Haiku–Moving Feast

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Jim Stewart

So many things done. So many things yet to do. Life is a full plate. (Hemingway quote from imgfave.com; full cup from smblog.proton.in)

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Haiku–Damp it All

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Drizzle creeps into all of my nooks and crannies. I wear my hat low. (seascape from windows2universe.org; drizzle window from noeleen.eu)

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I Shall Go Gentle

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Jim Stewart

(Note: This is my meager answer, for today anyway, to Dylan Thomas’ iconic poem–jrs) Do not fear this, my child. I shall go gentle, I shall not rage, I shall escape this delightful cage. It has served me well, this … Continue reading →

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Haiku–The Light in Lightness

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Piles taller than me; it’s time to deal with The Stuff, creating lightness. Dredging up the past, memories only to keep; planning to move home. Thirty years hide here, scrabbling beneath profound dust. Maybe we’re crazy.

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A Thankful Dad

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jim Stewart

(Note: for Jess and Ben, just because–jrs) Both of you born in the winter cold and dark, which says a lot for early spring romancing. The two of you different and several years apart, but each of you set my … Continue reading →

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