Jim's Poetry

In 2003 Jim was nominated International Poety of the year. In 2008 he has been nominated to be an ambassador for Poetry. Jim has been writing poetry for 50 years and is passionate about his poetry. Some of Jim's poetry has been Published Throughout the World and in several languages. Though his poetry is not abstract, it is about everyday life. Jim takes from his life's experiences and writes them down.

Below are just a few examples of Jim's Poetry.

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Jim will be coming out shortly with a new book of his poetry and his truthful lie stories.( Early Fall/Late Summer 2008)

Poor Dam Fool

By Jim Stewart, C 2001, Back Porch Music

I guess you can say

I woke up a poor dam fool again this morning.

I chased another pipe dream down a dead end street

I reached for the brass ring

But went home with an aluminum ring pull tab

I went to the end of the rainbow

I found the pot empty

I put a tooth under my pillow

The tooth fairy left me a bill

I wished upon a thousand stars

and blew out hundreds of candles

I just wasted my time.

I wrote Santa a letter

It came back address unknown

Yeah, I guess I'm a dreamer

I'll go to sleep again tonoght chasing another pipe dream

And I'll wake up a poor dam fool

If I wouldn't have tried

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Amen The Final Chapter

By Jim Stewart, c 1990, Back Porch Music

It's been long since the snow has melted

And the flowers have wilted to the ground

But I went back to see the one from which I came

The grass has grown back on the ground now

And not another soul could be found

But there is something about this solitude

That brings the serenity out in me

Is it the words of the parsons prayer

Still ringing in my ear

Or the words to some forgotten church hymnal

Like bringing in the sheaves comes to mind

As I kneel down to pray

I see an old man out of the corner of my eye

Putting flowers on his wife's freshly dug grave

At the same time I hear a bay crying

It's a Vicious Circle I think

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away

As I head back to my car

Just as mysterious as the serenity hit me earlier

A smile comes across my face

Amen, The Final Chapter

Eternal Flame

By Jim Stewart, C Back Porch Music

There is a fire that burns within me

An eternal flame

It poses as a reminder of what once was

There is a scar over these memories

Which tries to mask the wound.

But still I try to find this light

Seeking the truth and justice.

Oh, how this haunts me.

To be able to smell the burning embers

Yet, never finding the source.

The desire to achieve peace within

Brings an internal struggle.

A Struggle with reality.

No, the scars and pain are real.

Just knowing that there is always hope

Keeps this flame alive.

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Sit Up and Beg

By Jim Stewart c 2008

I'm gonna train that dog.

Yeah, I'm gonna train that dog.

I'm gonna train that dog how to sit up and beg.

I'm gonna train that dog heal and fetch.

Yeah, I'm gonna train that dog.

Day after day

Week after week

Month after month

I'm gonna train that dog.

After all this training

I learned one thing.

That's how to sit up and beg.

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I am the Inventor of "One Word Poetry," cause sometimes that's all it takes. Here is an example.

Ode to My Ex-Wife

By Jim Stewart c 1999

Bitch!

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