A friend calls.
I have news, but do not want
To seem too pushy.
I’m thinking — for some reason — that
My news will
Take over the conversation.
And I’m thinking that would be sub-optimal.
He’s a good friend
And I’m glad to listen to
His tales and questions.
And then, he pauses.
I blurt my news.
He responds:
“Why didn’t you say so
In the first place?
You let me talk about nothing
When you had something
So big to share.”
The rest of the conversation –
Like all that came before –
Is a delight.
Enough said.
~ by Stan Stewart
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about.me
stan stewart
muse and music for the present moment
I look for ways to re-invigorate our human experience of life. I want us to drink up every moment with enlivening spontaneity. One of the ways I do this is with improvisation -- especially improvised music. With voice, guitar, percussion, piano (keyboards) and friends, I develop "in the moment" creations. I also play classical and pop music for the vast joy it brings to know the composers and songwriters of the past and present through their music.
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