moonlight on water

"If you cannot find truth where you are, where do you expect to find it?"

Dōgen Zenji, 1200-1253

putah creek savors the moonlight 

a cool night    quiet 

there is a delta breeze 

an owl watches from an oak branch 

but doesn't ask 'who' 

moonlight shines across the moving water 

look at me   I'm still alive 

james lee jobe 

"Sonny Rollins," by Andrew Atroshenkoe

something in me needs the dawn 

indeed it is rare for me 

to not be in attendance

light graces the sky 

and kisses the darkness

on cold days sunrise brings some warmth

and in summer those are the coolest moments

rise very early when I am gone

and spread my ashes under the dawn

james lee jobe 

“The more you learn, the more you know that you're not so hot.”

Bernie Glassman, 1939-2018

rainfall into putah creek

water

going round and round

and round again

james lee jobe

Sonny Rollins - Strode Rode

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