Here, you’ll find the stuff that Stan Stewart has created: poetry, music, inspirations, staying connected with the present moment, photography, and more.
Four more piano improvisations from the 30-day challenge for the International Day of Interplay. All I have to say is inside of these spontaneous compositions, so I hope you’ll listen. And thanks for being a supporter and friend. (Click on the picture to read the entire prompt and other tidbits about the musical piece.) Four […]
Here comes 30 days, 30 plays. But not the kind of plays on a stage in the theatre. 😉 30-day challenge: one piano improv recorded each day. Click To Tweet Improv Plays Each piece will be created spontaneously in the moment and inspired by a daily prompt. Why? Because at the end of this 30-day
#interplayful – 30 days of 30 #piano #improv plays Read More »
Eyes closed; Just a brief moment. Open: now there are wispy bits where only blue had been. Seconds later, they turn themselves into frothing bits of colorlessness, forming almost everywhere that I can see in that skyward direction. I start to walk towards home, finding grey had taken over those unassuming clouds. The air cools
Clouds – an #improv #poem – with original photos Read More »
I dream of rituals long since passed To which we brought old photos or wrote our deepest fears. In some tiny blaze or gigantic bonfire we would burn these bits of tattered paper. I guess that we imagined this burning could make the pain disappear or the fear dissipate. Though this imagining seems perfectly normal,
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Trigger warning: the hawk in this poem and quote is deceased. In life, majestic sky-flyer, you inspired me By flying above it all. Your ability to soar, with or without the wind, Never ceased to tell the story of your journey In tranquil and terrifying terms. I suspect that your talons ripped the life From
InterPlay and the Players Who Play It You stretch out with intention Filling the room with love. Every movement a prayer And every sounding a song. There is more than this. Some is far beyond what I can speak in words. They fall short and seek To suspend disbelief in A way unmapped, undiscovered. You
InterPlay (rocks my world and more) a spontaneous, improv poem Read More »
In my first band, I played synthesizers. Though we rarely hear that word these days, it was all the rage then. These keyboards literally attempted to “synthesize” the sounds of other organic, acoustic, and space-age instruments. So, when I would go out to hear other bands, I was always curious to hear sounds that were
“Interdependence Suite” celebrates how we human beings are all interrelated and connected. Press PLAY to celebrate with us.
Interdependence Suite – music for peace and kindness Read More »
In a dream, I ride a horse over a ridge and find a village filled with people far beyond my imagination. They seem so different from me. Their skin has a texture I’ve never seen and their customs seem bizarre to me. I have no understanding of who they are or why they are the
Interdependence Day 3 – an #improv #poem about understanding Read More »
