Here, you’ll find the stuff that Stan Stewart has created: poetry, music, inspirations, staying connected with the present moment, photography, and more.
beatcity lyric poem (and music) by Stan Stewart we all have our own dreams we never falter in dreaming we all have our own dreams we never falter in slumbering “I’m so good when I sleep.” that’s what the little kid said “Can’t do nuthin’ wrong when I’m dreaming.” or we led her to believe […]
Squid lyrics and music: Stan Stewart Look all around into the heart of anyone. Look all around to see what you can see. You cannot say what someone next to you may feel. You cannot be putting down to build you up. How can a world made of people judged and free… Can it survive
Squid (“Look All Around”) – lyric #poem and video Read More »
Check out the music video for this song along with my commentary on the images, lyrics, and quotes. Opting for life and with great joy, I present my 10th song and story for my upcoming album. The story of this song is easy to tell. The story behind this song is vulnerable, tender, and therefore has been
OptIn – a song about opting into being better human beings Read More »
Confession:Reflection lyrics & music: Stan Stewart In spite of my thoughts of independence I built my world around you. I closed my heart to fears my mind would raise. In spite of my fear of true repentance I’m here to say my failure Was only that I failed to fail myself. Look at me Play
YET Lyrics and music: Stan (Sawyer) Stewart Circle is unwinding. End of the rope. Finding Knot is not tied as tightly as we thought. Now, when the wheels grinding; Here are the brakes binding. Can we be sure to come out on the top? I raise it skyward! Ah! Won’t you help me? I look
You can open a larger version of these photos by clicking on the small ones on this page. Finger Lakes Favoritism Maybe I’m finally learning to love what is. I’ve lived in many places and the one where I live now is my favorite. Just a few years ago, I moved to my new home
Musicians can arrange a song in so many beautiful ways. I’ve included videos of three versions of Carole King and Gerry Goffin’s “Goin’ Back” to illustrate this point. Thinking Back In 2001, I released my first album, Disappointment and Delight. It was a collection of instrumental improvisations that I had layered with additional instruments for several years. Eventually,
Goin’ Back – On the trickiness of reviewing one’s own art Read More »
What if the world were flat (again)? Oh, yes: I know it was never flat, But the phrase just twisted itself Out into my poem anyway. What if kindness really has no prerequisite? Well, that’s actually true. You don’t have to know, Need, Think, Feel, Learn, or Actualize anything. That’s why we say Just Be
Hope is something that people need when circumstances are not the way we want them to be. If everything is going along perfectly, it’s unlikely that it will even be on our minds. We seek hope when we need reassurance or when fear has the upper hand. Obviously, when we do need it, we really need
Trigger warning: this video uses images of graveyards and loneliness to raise concerns about caring for children (ending child abuse). Please choose accordingly. Snow Story Since you’ve been following along, you have already heard the song “Snow Story” and know that it asks us all to help end the cycle of child abuse. You also know
