I have a friend who
Perpetually
Pursues the
Precipice
That he blissfully calls
Mountaintop experiences.
(“Mountaintop experiences”
Are what I used to call
Those ever so gentle weekend retreats
I have enjoyed attending and
For which I [...]
Outside my morning window, two birds are having a bit of a chat.
It seems that they want to demonstrate that they each can sing
A song of their own choosing.
Amazing how such so-called “unintelligent” creatures understand
So deeply for what they were created: to sing their own simple
[...]
I was the non-tall kid in my grade school
And my stature has never really changed much
In comparison with my peers.
So each time I get a retail coffee, I ask
For a “tall”, hoping beyond hope that
Today will be the day.
~ by Stan Stewart
One thing counts:
It may be love,
It may be compassion,
It may be delight,
Or it may be beauty,
But one thing counts.
I awake to the chill of
Morning and know that
This is not a day to be
Wasted or even
Taken for [...]
Open the curtains
Of the soul
And let the
Sun of day
Shine.
The heart closed
Is the heart frozen.
Solid and impenetrable,
It lets nothing in and
Nothing out.
Hearts can sing
A song not yet heard
And sorely needed by
A [...]
I started the day,
Head down.
I was lookin’ way
Toward frown.
Walkin’ and wakin’,
Head down.
Avenues shakin’
Toward frown.
One little change made
All right.
Open eyes parade
New sight.
Turn my head to sun;
All right.
Sadness changed to fun
[...]
Start now. The waiting is over.
Actually, it’s been over for
A long time.
It’s just my body that
Thought the old doldrums
Were still in vogue.
Catch up now with the
Train that’s already speeding ahead.
I must be agile, fit and young [...]
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.
gigs coming up…












