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Haiku: Rain, Rain

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jim Stewart

Rain, rain, come and stay; all the green loves every day. Rain, rain, time to play. (iStock)

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Water

Posted on August 8, 2017 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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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–Moss

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Moss spreads through my lawn. It’s green and soft: no mowing. What is wrong with moss?   (top: hdwallpapersfactory.com; bottom: mountainmoss.com)

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Imagination

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Jim Stewart

The freeway is the ocean, the stars are just as high, but fewer. I am tired, but can still pretend what is real is somewhere near, not a lifetime away. My imagination saves me again.   (top: en.wikipedia.org; bottom: lovethesepics.com)

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Haiku–Adobe Words

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Dusty adobe words make a wall I am building, keeping out the wind.   (wall: featurepics.com; home: pinterest.com)  

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My Urban Life

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Jim Stewart

The east wind blows cold, ruffling the hair where it lays against my ears. It smells of fir, river, and traffic. My urban life is a friend with whom I often argue. I always question my place in it. Answers … Continue reading →

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Homecoming

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Jim Stewart

The grass, bent with breeze, wets my shoes and pantlegs. It tastes of salt and smells of rain as I stand sinking into the sand beneath. My knees are calm, my heart bright; my senses know when I am home. … 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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Buddy Elks Out an Existence

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Jim Stewart

(Note: Travel day today. We’re headed 993 miles north, back to the northwest winter. I’m okay with that.–jrs) Dear Biped, Lots of grass to eat today. We’re in that big meadow behind your house, which is mostly dark and has … Continue reading →

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