we are the same in the void

it is a time to remain 

for staying

no absurd machine noises 

no traffic 

no airplanes overhead 

no senseless chatter 

real talk between beloved friends is alright 

perhaps the sun breaks free from a cloud 

or it could be that a light and perfect rain ends 

and you can hear birdsong

a stream murmurs as you walk 

llong its side beneath a canopy of trees

a perfect moment in nature

you remain 

you let go of the puzzles 

of being a living human being

and just be 

james lee jobe

This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, 

to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. 

First to let go of life. 

Finally, to take a step without feet. 

Rumi

Stranger, come in and sit at the table.

Friend, are you hungry? 

Break the bread with me, 

And then rest for a while.

Blessed are the hungry

And blessed are the weary.

We are the same in the void,

You and I - beings of light,

Beings of empathy and love,

Human beings, souls

That exist inside of bodies.

Souls, in flesh and bone.

Touch your forehead to mine

And take my hands in yours.

Brother, sister, we are one.

We are all part of The One.

james lee jobe

-for William Mahoney Sr, grandfather-

In this world of dreams,

dozing off still more;

and again speaking 

and dreaming of dreams.

Just let it be.

Ryokan

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