Tag Archives: poem

Onyx and Silver

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Jim Stewart

You and I are differentWhen we know who we areBut beyond that major mysteryWe can’t get farYou and I we cannot beThe lies we are. Sailing ships of onyx and silverYou know, we all have our dreamsWe have our lovers … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Jim Stewart

a goldfinch singinga glide of tumbled notes the burden of heat–a giant python weight– wraps my chestconstricting my viewof the world the low afternoon moon pays duesfrom my empty pockets an armada of frogssing for each other where the current … Continue reading →

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Simple Wish (Acrostic)

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Jim Stewart

Today the veil of snow descendsOn the pasture of beach weeds I call the lawn.Until the weather warms, it willLie in state, as does your memory, my furry friend.Oh, that you could see the white and feel,Under your paws, the … Continue reading →

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God Without Religion (for Barry Lopez)

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Jim Stewart

Maybe our star is just an orb of fusion held by gravity and physics to apply energy to our little nonet here atthe spiral edge of a galaxy we can almost comprehend with the awareness we have acquired over our … Continue reading →

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When Your Cover is Blown

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Jim Stewart

Hobnobbin’ with a dangerous crewNo time to worry, too much to doMakin’ my way through a forest of timeDirection might slip and turn on a dime It’s reading like a story in a news magazineTelling me my brain is a … Continue reading →

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Guest in My Swamp

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Jim Stewart

Reading Brian Doyle and it’s likeHe took a vacation in my head, with a canoe orKayak, paddling around the marsh collecting lilyPads and skunk cabbages, so prevalent in the dark spots,And weaving them into a poem that speaksExactly to me … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Wind Aria

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Jim Stewart

The sea paints the shoreas the rain lashes my face;the wind sings a hymn. (waves: Jim Stewart)

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Haiku: Perspective

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Jim Stewart

A tree in my yard, upheaval in my country. The tree stays the same.

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The Lift

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Jim Stewart

Birds, pilots, sailors… all look for lift Artists do too It is the physics of magic (guitar: getold.com; hawk: geol.umd.edu)   Inspired by: http://americansongwriter.com/2016/09/t-bone-burnetts-americanafest-keynote-address/

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Mister Sniffy

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Jim Stewart

In the grey light before sunrise you examine the yard and driveway: sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff Snort! sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff Snort! The new light catches the focus in your eyes, much as it might catch the focus … Continue reading →

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