the road of life

Take gentle steps 

Any place could be a grave 

For something or someone 

From the distant past 

So take gentle steps 

It’s all sacred ground 

Every bit of it 

James Lee Jobe

LINK: a poem by Tracy K. Smith, Everybody's Autobiography
            Such a brilliant poet.

There is so much death on the road of life 

And all of our lives are on the road to death 

With my third eye I see trouble ahead 

But also joy, there is joy if you look for it 

James Lee Jobe

LINK: a poem by Ilya Kaminsky, We Lived Happily During The War
          Man, I love this poem.

I could hear Old Coyote late last night 

He had an announcement to make 

“I walk this valley 

I eat and sleep and fuck 

And that is enough” 

Life can be as simple as you wish  And Old Coyote knows it

James Lee Jobe 

Give without expecting anything in return, not even a "thank you." That is unconditional kindness, everything else is ego. But remember to accept everything with gratitude, including other people's kindness, for it isn't something to which you are entitled, it is a gift we can all give to one another.

Timber Hawkeye, Buddhist Boot Camp

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