4/25/2024

sweeping and raking

When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it.

Wisława Szymborska







How does one begin –
One can begin by tasting night and day
By tasting a freezing winter 
Or a summer heat wave
Taste life and death 
Go ahead do it
Taste these things 
Slowly slowly
Let the flavors settle in your mouth
Be in the moment as it happens 
Then cleanse the palate 
With meditation and silence
With prayer and emptiness
If this tires you then sleep
And should you become energized
Sweep the floor or rake the leaves
Do these things one at a time
As you do one thing 
Do not think of the next

James Lee Jobe




KRISTEN HATGI




Death 
the midnight of Life
Life 
the new morning of Death
Oh 
how sadly my time passes

James Lee Jobe





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