tickle me awake
by David Zinn, in chalk
as trees growÂ
they make roomÂ
for each otherÂ
it is a naturalÂ
kindnessÂ
-and people-Â
some leave room for othersÂ
some don’tÂ
friendÂ
how will you chooseÂ
to growÂ
- james lee jobe
"Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness."Â
- Alice Walker
i confessÂ
i can easily lose myselfÂ
in the distant shimmers of heatÂ
that rise from the flat earthÂ
a dust mite afternoonÂ
in the california summer
-james lee jobe
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies."
- Groucho Marx
Marie Abagnale
love your lifeÂ
the way a coat of paintÂ
loves a wallÂ
hold on tight and addÂ
a little colorÂ
or try to
-james lee jobe
First Grade
-by William Stafford
In the play Amy didn't want to be
anybody; so she managed the curtain.
Sharon wanted to be Amy. But Sam
wouldn't let anybody be anybody else--
he said it was wrong. "all right," Steve said,
"I'll be me, but I don't like it."
So Amy was Amy, and we didn't have the play.
And Sharon cried.
the morning beginsÂ
with a cool morning breezeÂ
that slips through my open windowÂ
as if to tickle me awakeÂ
and so it doesÂ
one tickle at a time
-james lee jobe
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