Two Poems by Stuart HabIey

Searching​
My heart searches for the day
For the day I see
To see what I want
Enjoy what I want
That day
Oh god bring tomorrow
What can it do?
I don't know
My hopes are here
Tomorrow is there
Bring them together

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What a Dream​
Well
Well
Well
Again and again and again
I guess it never stops
Only gives a little rest
While I can drift into dream world
How I love the night and its dreams
For only nightmares make themselves
Apparent in the light of the day
How am I ever going to free myself?
How can I forget my unforgettable dreams?
Why does time always take them away?
Maybe because they are only dreams
About Stuart Habley
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​Stuart Habley
I was born on Income Tax Day in Van Nuys, California, the youngest of a flock of four. Two years later we moved to Dayton, Ohio, then Atlanta, Georgia, San Diego, California and for the last time, when I was in sixth grade, to Palo Alto, California. I left to go to college at Oregon State, got a B.S. in Zoology and then went into art. After taking stock of myself and the world, I thought the best thing I could do was to become a carpenter. And I did, for 40 years. I did go to a couple of career counseling seminars thinking I should make better use of my education. But at the end of each, I thought, I like being a carpenter. I like making things and, when asked, to share what I know.
Other works by Stuart in this issue:
​Fruits & Veggies (Visual Arts)
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