time passes as it must

Richard Benbrook

what do i want --

to see the flowers wake up at dawn 

and spread their petals 

before the unending glory 

of the newly risen sun.

james lee jobe 

Whatever you are doing, take the attitude of wanting it, directly or indirectly, to benefit others.

Pema Chödrön

so long ago i pictured a quiet life

i imagined children playing in the yard

while i cooked on a barbecue grill

with the scent of the meat rising up

into the sweet, clean air

---and so it was

time passes as it must

and she and I are old

the children are grown 

one is dead

and there is a grandchild now

she is the light in our world

as lives go i’ll take it

when the time comes

i will gladly return it

james lee jobe

Don’t be in a hurry to condemn others because they don’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today. 

Malcolm X

let us span the sacramento river 

with a bridge 

that we make out of joy and kindness 

every person that ever crosses this bridge 

will be blessed

james lee jobe 

The basic problem, actually, is how to get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of our problems. Only then can we relate directly with the real issues of our life. 

Bernie Glassman

Painter on the Road to Tarascon, 1888, Vincent  van Gogh

poem - An Exercise In Love, by Diane Di Prima

poem - And out of the ashes, Farah Habad

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