--- title: "12 Poetry Quotes By Stewart Stafford" description: "12 Poetry quotes by Stewart Stafford. Plus more from Stewart Stafford and more Poetry sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/stewart-stafford-3104_actor_in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moon_275754.jpg" --- > [“In icy footsteps do actors tread in moonlight's chill, In crystalline depth, The players set, To entertain and do no ill. ©…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moonlight-s-chill-in-crystalline/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/stewart-stafford-3104_actor_in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moon_275754.jpg) > [“O, gentle Bard, if thou couldst but glimpse our digital age! We set words in light called ‘blogs,’ Which are, alas, neither…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/o-gentle-bard-if-thou-couldst-but-glimpse-our-digital-age-we-set/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/stewart-stafford-3104_blogs_o-gentle-bard-if-thou-couldst-but-glimps_405013.jpg) > [“Submerged Suburbia by Stewart Stafford Fell out of bed, dragging my soul, Looked out the old goldfish bowl, To see suburbia was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/submerged-suburbia-by-stewart-stafford-fell-out-of-bed-dragging-my/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/stewart-stafford-3104_aquatic-life_submerged-suburbia-by-stewart-stafford-f_1489698.jpg) > [“Pariah Luggage by Stewart Stafford I am the last piece of luggage, On the baggage carousel, If there's a suitcase deity, It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/pariah-luggage-by-stewart-stafford-i-am-the-last-piece-of-luggage-on/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f00/stewart-stafford-3104_airport_pariah-luggage-by-stewart-stafford-i-am_1146116.jpg) > [“Yuletide Unburdening by Stewart Stafford Fading embers of the final Christmas test, No more the frantic angst of dawn, Now it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/yuletide-unburdening-by-stewart-stafford-fading-embers-of-the-final/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/stewart-stafford-3104_christmas_yuletide-unburdening-by-stewart-stafford_1541361.jpg) > [“The Green Rose by Stewart Stafford Through fractured eyes, I see the rose I once plucked, In another man's hands. And mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-green-rose-by-stewart-stafford-through-fractured-eyes-i-see-the/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/stewart-stafford-3104_another-man_the-green-rose-by-stewart-stafford-throu_2283671.jpg) > [“The Dopamine Paradigm by Stewart Stafford Never so connected, Yet, never further apart, A crowded room's isolation, An aspic suitors' false start.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-dopamine-paradigm-by-stewart-stafford-never-so-connected-yet/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/stewart-stafford-3104_addiction_the-dopamine-paradigm-by-stewart-staffor_817170.jpg) > [“Bonfire of Broken Hearts by Stewart Stafford A shivering man craving warmth, Mustn't let the fire consume him, Despite temptation heat flares,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/bonfire-of-broken-hearts-by-stewart-stafford-a-shivering-man-craving/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/stewart-stafford-3104_anti-valentine_bonfire-of-broken-hearts-by-stewart-staf_2668969.jpg) > [“The Abundant Chamber by Stewart Stafford Divest yourself of sword and coin, And burn all your illusions and airs, Let the cave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-abundant-chamber-by-stewart-stafford-divest-yourself-of-sword-and/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/stewart-stafford-3104_abundant_the-abundant-chamber-by-stewart-stafford_2378292.jpg) > [“The Canopic Inversion by Stewart Stafford In nascent light, their nose-rings entwined, Like a brazen Hathor daughter, Funnelled to market and auction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-canopic-inversion-by-stewart-stafford-in-nascent-light-their-nose/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/stewart-stafford-3104_children_the-canopic-inversion-by-stewart-staffor_3146567.jpg) > [“The Final Word by Stewart Stafford On the wall of a prominent jacks, Came anonymous, scurrilous attacks, Innuendo and defamatory jibes, Scrawled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-final-word-by-stewart-stafford-on-the-wall-of-a-prominent-jacks/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/stewart-stafford-3104_cut-down-to-size_the-final-word-by-stewart-stafford-on-th_1645502.jpg) > [“Season's Greetings by Stewart Stafford Season's Greetings To those we are needing, While I am leading The Festive charge. Christmas love is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-season-s-greetings-to-those-we/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/stewart-stafford-3104_christmas_season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-s_169174.jpg) ## Other authors on Poetry - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-melody-lee-1672.jpg) Melody Lee 207 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/melody-lee/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 146 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-hirsch-31825.jpg) Edward Hirsch 138 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/edward-hirsch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dejan-stojanovic-28518.jpg) Dejan Stojanovic 133 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/dejan-stojanovic/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 111 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-alfa-h-4410.jpg) Alfa H 105 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/alfa-h/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mary-oliver-65135.jpg) Mary Oliver 99 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/mary-oliver/) - [Atticus Poetry 92 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/atticus-poetry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-bukowski-22166.jpg) Charles Bukowski 89 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/charles-bukowski/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-walt-whitman-94308.jpg) Walt Whitman 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/walt-whitman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 78 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-billy-collins-18123.jpg) Billy Collins 77 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/billy-collins/) ## More by Stewart Stafford > [“If an artist can occupy the void of artistry while simultaneously parodying its iconography, they can have their metaphorical cake and cannibalise its crumbs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-an-artist-can-occupy-the-void-of-artistry-while-simultaneously/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Leaches Ten Tall by Stewart Stafford Don't play this game with me, Predatory whelk of tide pools, Taint me as Rigoletto to a bawd,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/leaches-ten-tall-by-stewart-stafford-don-t-play-this-game-with-me/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Being an immigrant is not a status but a state of mind. It doesn’t stop when you “assimilate” or “integrate” or when you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/being-an-immigrant-is-not-a-status-but-a-state-of-mind-it-doesn-t/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Pathological liars lie most often to themselves about their ability to fool others. They think they're geniuses at it when most people see through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/pathological-liars-lie-most-often-to-themselves-about-their-ability/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“I've been 21 for many years now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“For even in the pit of darkness, the beacon of humanity can always shine through.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/for-even-in-the-pit-of-darkness-the-beacon-of-humanity-can-always/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Season's Greetings by Stewart Stafford Season's Greetings To those we are needing, While I am leading The Festive charge. Christmas love is fleeting, The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-season-s-greetings-to-those-we/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“If anyone ever reported my death incorrectly, I'd confirm it was true on Twitter and that I was tweeting through a Ouija board.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-anyone-ever-reported-my-death-incorrectly-i-d-confirm-it-was-true/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Fortunately, most of our vital physiological functions are involuntary, as some amongst us would forget them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/fortunately-most-of-our-vital-physiological-functions-are-involuntary/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Life is an endless trial and death its certain verdict, but there are many recesses to enjoy before then.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/life-is-an-endless-trial-and-death-its-certain-verdict-but-there-are/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“The problem with 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend,' is that once the common enemy is gone, you usually end up fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-problem-with-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend-is-that-once-the/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“The bravest thing David Bowie ever did was to go on stage after Queen at Live Aid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-bravest-thing-david-bowie-ever-did-was-to-go-on-stage-after-queen/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“In icy footsteps do actors tread in moonlight's chill, In crystalline depth, The players set, To entertain and do no ill. © Stewart Stafford,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moonlight-s-chill-in-crystalline/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Death is not the villain of the piece. It is the next phase of life in unfamiliar clothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/death-is-not-the-villain-of-the-piece-it-is-the-next-phase-of-life-in/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“An internet minute is the apparent nanosecond it takes for a breaking news story to be dubbed fake and/or a conspiracy on social media.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/an-internet-minute-is-the-apparent-nanosecond-it-takes-for-a-breaking/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/stewart-stafford/#itemlist", "name": "12 Poetry Quotes By Stewart Stafford", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In icy footsteps do actors tread in moonlight's chill, In crystalline depth, The players set, To entertain and do no ill. © Stewart Stafford, 2020. 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I see the excited faces drop, Blank me and turn away, And around I go yet again, Condemned to ovoid limbo. The stumbling supermodel, On a mortification catwalk, Bursting at badly-taped seams, Spilling contents everywhere. On my next lap of shame, Those same faces show pity, For the uninvited leper guest, At life's most fugacious \"party.\" © Stewart Stafford, 2022. 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A fortnight of relaxation and merriment, Awaits the temporarily-exonerated inmate, Though it means entering the bruising storm, Bartered freedom a passenger and guide home. 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And mistakes that cannot be unmade, Sins that must go unforgiven, A resigned reluctance to surrender all hope. Those fingers enwrapping, The slender stem, That only holds spiky thorns for me now. I watch and reminisce, So close and familiar, Yet so alien and barren. I turn and walk away, Leaving the green rose, In place on the grave of what once was. © Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-green-rose-by-stewart-stafford-through-fractured-eyes-i-see-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/stewart-stafford-3104_another-man_the-green-rose-by-stewart-stafford-throu_2283671.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/stewart-stafford-3104_another-man_the-green-rose-by-stewart-stafford-throu_2283671.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/stewart-stafford-3104_another-man_the-green-rose-by-stewart-stafford-throu_2283671.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Green Rose by Stewart Stafford Through fractured eyes, I see the rose I once plucked, In another man's…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Dopamine Paradigm by Stewart Stafford Never so connected, Yet, never further apart, A crowded room's isolation, An aspic suitors' false start. Fear and hatred everywhere, When toxic ideologies stink, Lab rats of our own making, Reward hits go over the brink. Throwing away tomorrow, For a dopamine buzz today, Home fort, don't multiply, A eunuch future staggers away. © 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-dopamine-paradigm-by-stewart-stafford-never-so-connected-yet/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/stewart-stafford-3104_addiction_the-dopamine-paradigm-by-stewart-staffor_817170.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/stewart-stafford-3104_addiction_the-dopamine-paradigm-by-stewart-staffor_817170.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/stewart-stafford-3104_addiction_the-dopamine-paradigm-by-stewart-staffor_817170.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Dopamine Paradigm by Stewart Stafford Never so connected, Yet, never further apart, A crowded room's…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Bonfire of Broken Hearts by Stewart Stafford A shivering man craving warmth, Mustn't let the fire consume him, Despite temptation heat flares, In arousal-seared microseconds. Lured in with passion's promise, A stray spark or lick of flame is all Love ignites into walking fireball— Devotion's immolation sacrifice. On a cracked cardiac bonfire, Toughened muscles take time to burn, An atrophied, coarse chest slump, Once burned it is charcoal brittle. In the hall of mirrors' reflection, ICU, but do you see any of me? No salve - a scorched psyche set free. © 2026, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/bonfire-of-broken-hearts-by-stewart-stafford-a-shivering-man-craving/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/stewart-stafford-3104_anti-valentine_bonfire-of-broken-hearts-by-stewart-staf_2668969.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/stewart-stafford-3104_anti-valentine_bonfire-of-broken-hearts-by-stewart-staf_2668969.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/stewart-stafford-3104_anti-valentine_bonfire-of-broken-hearts-by-stewart-staf_2668969.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bonfire of Broken Hearts by Stewart Stafford A shivering man craving warmth, Mustn't let the fire consume…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Abundant Chamber by Stewart Stafford Divest yourself of sword and coin, And burn all your illusions and airs, Let the cave mouth swallow you, Go willingly into its dark recesses. A comforting seashell to the ear, There is no sound out of place, Stillness a vast garment grounded, Encroaching ambiance calms. Now look within and take stock, Have you reached your apotheosis? Be cleansed by pure water pools, Then become reborn to the light. © Stewart Stafford, 2022. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-abundant-chamber-by-stewart-stafford-divest-yourself-of-sword-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/stewart-stafford-3104_abundant_the-abundant-chamber-by-stewart-stafford_2378292.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/stewart-stafford-3104_abundant_the-abundant-chamber-by-stewart-stafford_2378292.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/stewart-stafford-3104_abundant_the-abundant-chamber-by-stewart-stafford_2378292.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Abundant Chamber by Stewart Stafford Divest yourself of sword and coin, And burn all your illusions and…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Canopic Inversion by Stewart Stafford In nascent light, their nose-rings entwined, Like a brazen Hathor daughter, Funnelled to market and auction, For a lucrative and inevitable slaughter. A golden chain tethers hog and bull, Ripping out the nostrils of them all; To immolate maiming, trinket vanity, A pious hubris pyre before the fall. Her squealing his name wounds me, As Kites of Nephthys cats mate in briars, Entrusting his foundation to my delusion. My Coptic jar dispels the sacrificial temple fires. © 2026, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-canopic-inversion-by-stewart-stafford-in-nascent-light-their-nose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/stewart-stafford-3104_children_the-canopic-inversion-by-stewart-staffor_3146567.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/stewart-stafford-3104_children_the-canopic-inversion-by-stewart-staffor_3146567.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/stewart-stafford-3104_children_the-canopic-inversion-by-stewart-staffor_3146567.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Canopic Inversion by Stewart Stafford In nascent light, their nose-rings entwined, Like a brazen Hathor…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Final Word by Stewart Stafford On the wall of a prominent jacks, Came anonymous, scurrilous attacks, Innuendo and defamatory jibes, Scrawled by cowardly scribes, Dared the executioner’s axe. And whoever wrote the indecent graffiti, Would never say it to the King in a meeting, He’d cry: ‘Off with their heads,’ Then sleep safely in bed, Having the final word takes some beating. And as they walked to an undignified death, No sarcastic words came from their breath, They were up for the chop, On the executioner’s block, And would plead it was all for a bet. So if you’ve ill words planned, Remember to keep them in hand, Or the butt of your jokes, Becomes your executioner’s host, And that’s the end of your brand. © Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-final-word-by-stewart-stafford-on-the-wall-of-a-prominent-jacks/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/stewart-stafford-3104_cut-down-to-size_the-final-word-by-stewart-stafford-on-th_1645502.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/stewart-stafford-3104_cut-down-to-size_the-final-word-by-stewart-stafford-on-th_1645502.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/stewart-stafford-3104_cut-down-to-size_the-final-word-by-stewart-stafford-on-th_1645502.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Final Word by Stewart Stafford On the wall of a prominent jacks, Came anonymous, scurrilous attacks…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Season's Greetings by Stewart Stafford Season's Greetings To those we are needing, While I am leading The Festive charge. Christmas love is fleeting, The snow is sleeting, And there's every chance of feeling, A thaw in my cold heart. Season's Greetings everywhere, Let War cease and all be fair, A heart that's full of Christmas cheer, Bravely faces the New Year. And so, we feast and celebrate, For those we've lost, we contemplate, Christmas is an emotional stocktake, Of those still here and those that are late. The year winds down to that last date, Resolutions tempting fate, New Fear's Eve, many hate, And choose to socially-isolate. Season's Greetings while you can, To every woman, child, and man, Season's Greetings, don't you wait Hold back now, and it's too late. And in the end, all we do, Is create memories for the few, Who mattered while we strode this earth, Then back to the place before our birth. Season's Greetings, decorations down, Bittersweet crunching sounds, Topple the tree to live again, Twelfth Night, the inevitable end. © Stewart Stafford, 2020. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-season-s-greetings-to-those-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/stewart-stafford-3104_christmas_season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-s_169174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/stewart-stafford-3104_christmas_season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-s_169174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/stewart-stafford-3104_christmas_season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-s_169174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Season's Greetings by Stewart Stafford Season's Greetings To those we are needing, While I am leading The…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/stewart-stafford/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/stewart-stafford/", "name": "Poetry Quotes by Stewart Stafford", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/stewart-stafford/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/stewart-stafford-3104_actor_in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moon_275754.jpg" }, "description": "12 Poetry quotes by Stewart Stafford. 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