Tag Archives: life

Tanka–Little Masturbations

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Poems of myself rarely find their way to sky. Heroes stuck in clay, feet marching, lonely in place, like little masturbations.   (moon: etocz.com: bear/sneakers: pxleyes.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–Moonful Reminder

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Big moon: full of light; lets us know the sun still burns; a comforting thought.   (top: thespiritscience.net; bottom: hdw.eweb4.com)

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Haiku–“We’re all mad here.”

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jim Stewart

A Cheshire Cat moon smiling in the western sky; my evening brightens. (top: shadowness.com; bottom: panoramio.com)

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Little Mind

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Jim Stewart

My little mind seeks its way among large things in a vastness it cannot comprehend. I am glad it keeps going, past questions without answers, being stubborn that way, in blind faith, on some kind of mission, believing there is … Continue reading →

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Mother

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Strangers hover over your swollen belly: Was there a window? Were smiles real? The clock ticks in your heart. Your hands caress your abdomen, already saying goodbye. You give me to the air, knowing enough to understand the coming of … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Jim Stewart

For: the rustle of warm bedclothes; the distant dark noise of the ocean; a coyote yip in the night; the sigh of a lover satisfied; an adversary’s sudden pause; a shared laugh; electric light to write by; books that seize … Continue reading →

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Magic

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Jim Stewart

A lilt of breeze comes into my instrument; leaves beat the ground: show me the rhythm. Finding isn’t, seeking is. I nudge where light robs the darkness. I arrive in a place that sings. It is magic. (fountain: shutterstock.com; wings: … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Drying Wrack

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Standing in the rain is different if you don’t have a dry home place.

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Fishing

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jim Stewart

A flick of the wrist: the spotted lure sails across the stream and blurps into the shadow under the far bank. The current catches my flash. Another flick of the wrist, gentler this time, and the rod tip aligns the spinner’s … Continue reading →

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