Dexter Gordon’s HOMECOMING album up loud.

every blade of grass is a victory for the earth
every flower and every ripe fruit is a victory
we humans can clear-cut a forest
what have we done
we pollute the ocean and the air
is it the aim of humanity to defeat the earth
is it our wish to be on the wrong side of a battle
that doesn’t need to happen
james lee jobe
To know the real situation within yourself, you have to know your own territory, including the elements within you that are at war with each other.
Thich Nhat Hanh
the trees and stones love this land as do I
summer is an ocean of heat
and winter is a kiss of rain
it’s summer as I write this
in my sacramento valley home
with dexter gordon’s homecoming album up loud
and the poems of valzhyna mort to read
all is right in my world of trees and stones
and a beloved land
james lee jobe
Dexter Gordon - Homecoming
I think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time.
Robert Hass
I am here because the sun needs something dark
I am dark enough to make the sun seem brighter
it’s an important job and requires no talent at all
watch me now
casting spells under the cloudless summer sky
as the sun rises higher and higher
watch me now
as this soul becomes shadow
as shadow becomes soul
james lee jobe
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.
Charles Mingus
it is not just the climate failing
it is also our hearts burning
what makes anyone think
we will survive this
james lee jobe

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