Buttercups
We never walked as close like this before;soundlessly we tiptoe closer, closerbut we never touch,still I feel the zephyr of your nearnessas a breeze of attar and the subtle drumthat […]
We never walked as close like this before;soundlessly we tiptoe closer, closerbut we never touch,still I feel the zephyr of your nearnessas a breeze of attar and the subtle drumthat […]
It was neither your wild woesnor the cesspool from which you had me salvagethe violent stars you craved;I never heard the muted woodwinds ~ beseeching me to linger ~ only the […]
Flood ~ T’ao Chien “The lingering clouds, rolling, rolling,And the settled rain, dripping, dripping,In the Eight Directions—the same dusk.The level lands—one great river.Wine I have, wine I have:Idly I drink […]
Brother, there’s no bother beingwell behaved and kindif you are, like you,a tiny bit inclinedto be a better beingfor another, but brother,please first befriend yourselfand let any boilingrage subside,and find the […]
You’re the scent of moss-rose, amber, dewa starlit sky, the daisy meadow late in June.You’re the sense of thunder, the wind that blewa bashful breeze of lavender ‘cross dunesand waves […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis