a brand new box of your favorite cereal

The land here wears a robe that lives
in shades of green.
Today, a blessing of rain.
The greens around me deepen,
they color my life,
and I sit with a quiet smile.

james lee jobe 

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. 

Malcolm X

Putah Creek lowlands

no hills

fields spread out north and south

farms and orchards

a few ranches

coyotes and owls and jack rabbits

silence

easy to find here

once you figure out silence   what’s left 

the big empty

that’s what

james lee jobe 

Caring is all we have. Cynicism is just a soft form of denial. 

Jenny Offill

To me it seems pretty easy to understand; life opens up like a brand new box of your favorite cereal on a lovely morning, but it’s also the morning when your favorite uncle dies.

james lee jobe 

This is the gift of change, to know that although it is difficult right now, this too shall pass. 

Martine Batchelor 

Self-Care, a poem by Faylita Hicks

I, the poet James, hereby forgive
everyone who has ever hurt me,
and likewise, I forgive myself
for my own sins.
A winter afternoon
that feels more like spring.

james lee jobe 

John Coltrane - Ascension 

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