eating the earth

Jenny Saville, BleachedÂ

Our parentsÂ
Agreed to eat the EarthÂ
Just like their parents before themÂ
And so onÂ
Since the Industrial RevolutionÂ
But before thatÂ
Ritual and the Tribe were involvedÂ
With daily lifeÂ
And it all worked smoothlyÂ
Even the Earth broke evenÂ
On that dealÂ
Well hellÂ
Let’s go clear cut some breakfastÂ
James Lee Jobe
Whatever pleases the greedy soul is like a drop of burning oil to the heart.Â
Robert Bly
I was washed by hand and hung outÂ
On the line to dryÂ
Local birds knew meÂ
On a first name basisÂ
White and gray cloudsÂ
Floated past the sunÂ
I was there so very longÂ
Eventually my whiskers began to growÂ
And the Monsignor declared me to be a manÂ
James Lee Jobe
Ron Carter - The Shadow Of Your SmileÂ
The tipping earth, the swarming stars have an eye that sees itself.Â
Kenneth Rexroth
Foggy before sunriseÂ
Wisps among the treesÂ
Makes it all look magicalÂ
My doggo and I stand thereÂ
EntrancedÂ
James Lee Jobe
I’ve seen a hand open and pearls as beautiful as the world pour out across the shore.Â
D.R. Wagner

Jenny Saville - ContentMode
An actor bursts inÂ
Onto the stageÂ
Ready at lastÂ
To speak his linesÂ
Moonlight slips in tooÂ
Through the open window
James Lee Jobe

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