Borrowing Starlight

—Poems by James Lee Jobe, Davis, CA
—Anonymous Photos Courtesy of James Lee Jobe

Holy is the earth, holy is life. Humanity, yes, but also the other creatures, also the forest, sky, sea, soil. The turning of the planet is holy. Our heartbeat and our breath are holy. Our compassion. Embrace the earth, embrace your life.

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From behind these bars I can hear the sound of rain. Locked in this cage I can dream of blue flowers and tall trees.

Let me be a weed in the river, let me be one speck of dust in the desert. A thought that came and went. Let me be the dream that could not be remembered upon awakening. That's for me. Let me be small, the universe is so large. Inhale, exhale. Life is what is happening right now.

Three and sixty years for me on this planet. I walked some paths that were easy, and some of them were hard. Some I couldn't finish. Likewise, I had paths that were lush, and others that were barren. It’s all the same. Sometimes I walked alone, and sometimes with people to love. One day I will walk the final path, we all do, and I will walk alone. Oh, sweet and bless'd emptiness!

Even at night, roses. Roses in starlight, moonlight. Roses standing upright in the dark. We love them, and come morning, we will rise and love them again. Then we will love ourselves.

The years have piled up like autumn leaves. Light a match, time is up. We will rise up with the fragrant smoke.

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Today’s LittleNip:

If I am to finish this journey, I will need to borrow some starlight. Have you any to spare?

—James Lee Jobe

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—Medusa, with thanks to James Lee Jobe for fine poetry and intriguing visuals on this January Saturday morning!

For up-coming poetry events in our area, 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.

 Rising Up With "the fragrant smoke"

 —Anonymous

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