the truth of it all is in front of you

a thousand starlings in flight
I was born far away from here Â
beside a different oceanÂ
there the sun rises from the oceanÂ
here the sun sets into the oceanÂ
yet many things are the same Â
a morning breeze  soft and cool Â
the feel of holding someoneÂ
that you loveÂ
a thousand starlings in flightÂ
changing directionÂ
at exactly the same momentÂ
james lee jobeÂ
He who expresses true love and kindness is not harmed but loved in return. He who loves is thus protected, and he who is loved comes to express his potential qualities beyond egotistical concerns, thus cultivating the true source of happiness.Â
Karma Trinlay Rinpoche

cache creek, northerm california
diamonds  crawling with fleas
the taste of you  your body in the dust
the taste of dust forgotten
your eyes in shadow
your eyes encrusted with sleep
diamonds  crawling with fleas
diamonds  like vomit in a bucket
that splashes as you walk carrying it
a bit on your pants
a bit on the concrete sidewalk
the truth of it all is in front of you
tomorrow is a lie
it isn't coming at all
james lee jobe
If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we might just set the world in the right direction.Â
Martin Kornfield
the big valley
from here you can see the snowy mountains
like words written on the blue walls of the sky
that's your east
and to your west
the blue fades to a vague gray in the direction
of the dark wilds of the Pacific
this is California's vegetable garden
the Central Valley long and wide green
I inhabit this place like a bat in a cave
like an owl in an elm this place is my own
I fill this land like a ghost fills a haunted house
like coffee fills a cup
starting out from here
any direction is the right direction
james lee jobe
The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large.Â
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions
Imagine this - that just before you were born, the universe sent beams of light into your mother's womb, blessing you.
james lee jobe

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