—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of James Lee Jobe
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Come the dawn, I will shed this human skin.
Once again, I shall be one with the earth,
One with the air, with the water.
Be one with the beautiful light.
Change is the constant. Impermanence.
To walk barefoot and naked
Across the soft soil of this universe,
Reaching out my hands as I go,
Touching the stars with my fingertips.
To burst free from this flesh
And join the pale light of a new day.
Come the dawn, I will shed this human skin.
Come the dawn.
Those finches in my jasmine always sound happy; could it be a lesson? Perhaps I’ve grieved long enough. “Life is for the living, James.” Thank you, little friends.
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The bell sounds, and then sounds again.
Do our ears keep growing as we age? Seems so.
People say that Jesus is coming back,
But they don’t know when.
An owl lives in the stand of pines
Across the street from my house;
I hear her, but I never see her.
If she's silent, how can I know
When she is there and when she is not?
She blends in so nicely.
If Jesus doesn’t tell anyone,
How will they know he is back?
My wife asked what I wanted for Christmas. My goodness, I already have my life, her love, our family, and the entire universe. That seems like enough. “Nothing, dear.”
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My friend, I am the moon that circles your planet. I can pull your tides, and I can shine a light on your dark night. Is that not lovely? Come! Let us share a gravity together, and let us always find hope in this togetherness that we share.
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Today’s LittleNip:
That the owl sounds so lovely has much to do with the sweet quiet of the night. Wait. Listen.
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Thank you for these poems and photos, James! James Lee Jobe presents a virtual reading on Youtube Friday nights at 7:30pm at james-lee-jobe.blogspot.com/. His blog for others’ poems may be seen at yolocountypoems.blogspot.com, for which people can email poems to James at jamesleejobe@gmail.com/.
For upcoming poetry readings and workshops available online while we stay at home, scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info—and note that more may be added at the last minute. Check online resources also, such as Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/e/shelter-in-poems-a-virtual-reading-tickets-103370060634/.
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