8/20/2024

alone beneath an empty sky

Este Macleod



That moment when the very first raindrops 
tumble down from the broken sky 
scattered and fat     perfect     lovely 

-james lee jobe 




The most effective act is, once the mind is made up, to go on without looking backward.

-D. T. Suzuki


Michael Carini



The pavement ends but the road continues 
keep going 
hot summer sun 
ruts in the dirt 
left there by wheels on the rainy days 
holes and low spots 
keep going 
no breeze at all 
no clouds 
the road ends at a trailhead 
a path through tall dead weeds 
keep going 
walk 
you are alone in the silence 
not even the sound of one bird 
the path fades away 
the weeds fade away 
finally you are alone beneath an empty sky 
that seems as wide as creation 
the world seems bleached and begins to fade 
and the sky fades as well 
and then you begin to fade away too 
only the light remains 
only the light

-james lee jobe




Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.  

-Buddha


Jan Killian



The instructions said to plant the seed in moist soil 
and then worship whatever grows there 
a south wind whispered to me as I turned the soil 
the sky kept watch as I planted and prayed 
I am a man of spirit

-james lee jobe



Facing our jealousy is an act of courage and authenticity, and we can sincerely tell ourselves that by doing so we are helping others. 

-Mindy Newman, “The Green-Eyed Monster”




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