Category Archives: Wildlife

Haiku: Well Rested Bulls (for Martha)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Jim Stewart

Elk resting easy;We all managed our distance;They were unconcerned. (elk photo: Jim Stewart)

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Coyote Comes Callin’

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Jim Stewart

I’m posting this here because I am very tired of rejection notes telling me it doesn’t really fit in <insert publication>. Yes, I understand it’s an ongoing process, but with this piece, which I really like, I’m just absolutely sick … Continue reading →

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Tag, I’m It

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jim Stewart

Birds play tag:close-drill flitting,chasers suddenly chasedat the flick of a feather.I laugh;my mind flips like they do,but without their agility.I am honored to watch,bathed in their game,humored with their compassion. (photo: avopix.com)

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White Ravens…And More Stories

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Jim Stewart

Coming October 31, 2018 to your favorite book source from Word Hermit Press: (Cover design: Vinnie Kinsella Book Publishing Services) This is a collection of tales set in the modern American West with characters who somehow dispel the rugged individualist … Continue reading →

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Another Redirection

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Jim Stewart

Ha. Life O’Wryly has another new one.  jrs

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Under the Rug

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jim Stewart

Unbridled sadness sweeps me under the rug on the floor of oblivion, where cringing and standing tall are the same. My oceans are vast, my salmon are few, swimming with me under this rug; my heart is a defiant afterthought. … Continue reading →

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Mystery Bird

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Jim Stewart

A whirring tumble of notes; a small dark bird I cannot identify— no name where the song might hang. There is only sound. This morning arpeggio startles me. I find the singer on a high wire beak open, breath inflating … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Fitting Flit

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Jim Stewart

I think the word flit was invented by someone watching chickadees.

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Haiku: Comfortably Close

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Little squirrel chirps six feet from my smiling face: half-hearted scolding. (pinterest.com)

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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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