eating the earth

Jenny Saville, Bleached 

Our parents 

Agreed to eat the Earth 

Just like their parents before them 

And so on 

Since the Industrial Revolution 

But before that 

Ritual and the Tribe were involved 

With daily life 

And it all worked smoothly 

Even the Earth broke even 

On that deal 

Well hell 

Let’s go clear cut some breakfast 

James Lee Jobe

Whatever pleases the greedy soul is like a drop of burning oil to the heart. 

Robert Bly

I was washed by hand and hung out 

On the line to dry 

Local birds knew me 

On a first name basis 

White and gray clouds 

Floated past the sun 

I was there so very long 

Eventually my whiskers began to grow 

And the Monsignor declared me to be a man 

James Lee Jobe

Ron Carter - The Shadow Of Your Smile 

The tipping earth, the swarming stars have an eye that sees itself. 

Kenneth Rexroth

Foggy before sunrise 

Wisps among the trees 

Makes it all look magical 

My doggo and I stand there 

Entranced 

James Lee Jobe

I’ve seen a hand open and pearls as beautiful as the world pour out across the shore. 

D.R. Wagner

Jenny Saville - ContentMode

An actor bursts in 

Onto the stage 

Ready at last 

To speak his lines 

Moonlight slips in too 

Through the open window

James Lee Jobe

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