fear of dying
the umbrella is gone
…
with my mother’s death
a year ago
i am the oldest
in the family
…
slowness
stoopedness
sickness
forgetting
falling
all remind me
of my age
…
i visit doctors
more than friends
…
faith is far away
fear is near
[stoopedness–yes]
-Steve Shoemaker, Urbana, IL, Feb. 23, 2013
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About Gordon C. Stewart
I've always liked quiet. And, like most people, I've experienced the world's madness. "Be Still! Departure from Collective Madness" (Wipf and Stock Publishers, Jan. 2017) distills 47 years of experiencing stillness and madness as a campus minister and Presbyterian pastor (IL, WI, NY, OH, and MN), poverty criminal law firm executive director, and social commentator. Our cat Lady Barclay reminds me to calm down and be much more still than I would be without her.