Sniffing the beard.

Early Autumn, 13th century, 

by Song loyalist painter Qian Xuan.

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now the radio stations all sound 

like they are broadcasting from crowded cells 

in a hot prison 

showers are only once a week 

james lee jobe 

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

Shunryu Suzuki

Hank Williams, So Lonesome I Could Cry, 1949

my doggo likes to sniff 

my beard after I eat 

o just imagine 

what delightful fragrances 

must linger there 

james lee jobe 

wife-o

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Eckhart Tolle

the garbage truck comes 

every thursday morning 

it’s how I keep track of time 

james lee jobe 

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. 

Martin Luther King Jr.

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