Angela Buron |
change can be a subtle thing
and you can learn a lot from your changes
the sacramento valley is a fine teacher
but the lessons are very slow in coming
you only get a little everyday
the curling of a leaf
a scent on the wind
subtle changes for your education
you have to be sure not to miss any classes
James Lee Jobe
everyone on earth
should write their own obituary
just in case
and what would i say
i jobe a poor poet
born in baltimore 1956
had a good life
i loved a fine woman
and raised children with her
lived in a house that was ours together
i helped her plant a garden
and some fruit trees
i wasn’t perfect
and i didn't care to be
the sun the moon
the stars the sky
the earth
the forests the rivers
i loved them all
they entertained me nourished me
and i die fulfilled and content
i hate no one
i love many
and i don’t mind being forgotten
in the end we all are
James Lee Jobe
James
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