Category Archives: Poetry

To All You Foes

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Gene Stewart

Lights in our sky They hover nearby Whispering answers Without saying why Asking us questions Of inside, of out, Of whether we’re certain Or living in doubt Drawing us up Hunting us down Haunting our farmland Examining town Freezing our … Continue reading →

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A Swirl of Sparks

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Gene Stewart

Sparks swirled like snow, or was it snow swirling like sparks, in a gust of history. Insufficient to light the darkness, the swarm faded, leaving a faint dazzle in the eye.  Regalia paraded unseen, trumpets silent, a stealth war killing … Continue reading →

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Mission Statement or Confession of Permanent State Since Birth

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Gene Stewart

My writing wants to knock you down. It is intended to offend, challenge, and change you. It is calculated to thwart your expectations. It is meant not to fit into your sad little categories. It will crawl into your head … Continue reading →

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Got A Harley Yet?

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Does monarchy counter fascism? Must voting decay to marches?   Torches illuminate faces as Fire shines on bloody cobblestones;   Feet stomp grapes for wine or Leather-clad, goose-step on rights.   Does democracy buoy humanity? Must majority equal coup?   … Continue reading →

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Two Poems So Far Today

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Gene Stewart

UNFINISHED PAINTING by Keelan Thør Stewart, March 2018 We have never been alone. The mara, the faerie, the Djinn. The Horla, imps, the gnomes. The pixies, dryads, naiads, the sylphs. Demons, banshee, the Sidhe. Selkie, fetch, wraiths. Ghosts, haunts, specters. … Continue reading →

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Various & Sundry Poems & Thoughts For All Tastes & Sizes

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Commerce killed art. We are owned. We are corporate property. We are price points. We are consumer units. We are commodities. We are profitable debt. We are manipulated. We are not human beings. Commerce killed art. Art is necessary for … Continue reading →

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Clash To Merge

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Bring me to the surface slowly So I don’t burst. Raise the water’s temperature Gradually So I don’t scald. Soar with me at heights No longer held by air To help us breathe. Fall with me, our plunge A tumble … Continue reading →

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Culture War

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Make no mistake, this is culture war and the would-be aristocrats are trying to kill us. /// I don’t want your free books. If a book interests me, I’ll pay fair price for it all on my own. Handing out … Continue reading →

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Journal Silence

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Bad writing deserves harsh review. To maintain some semblance of cultural standards is why review exists. Many today think “review” means an unconditionally positive blurb from friends, and any critique is “hate” or “revenge trolling” or what ever. That’s childish, … Continue reading →

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Annoyance Fulfilled

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” / Isaac Asimov /// Who are you? -I’m the one always -In the back of pictures -Who no one can identify. Where you … Continue reading →

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