time passes as it must

Richard Benbrook
what do i want --
to see the flowers wake up at dawnÂ
and spread their petalsÂ
before the unending gloryÂ
of the newly risen sun.
james lee jobeÂ
Whatever you are doing, take the attitude of wanting it, directly or indirectly, to benefit others.
Pema Chödrön
so long ago i pictured a quiet life
i imagined children playing in the yard
while i cooked on a barbecue grill
with the scent of the meat rising up
into the sweet, clean air
---and so it was
time passes as it must
and she and I are old
the children are grownÂ
one is dead
and there is a grandchild now
she is the light in our world
as lives go i’ll take it
when the time comes
i will gladly return it
james lee jobe
Don’t be in a hurry to condemn others because they don’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.Â
Malcolm X
let us span the sacramento riverÂ
with a bridgeÂ
that we make out of joy and kindnessÂ
every person that ever crosses this bridgeÂ
will be blessed
james lee jobeÂ
The basic problem, actually, is how to get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of our problems. Only then can we relate directly with the real issues of our life.Â
Bernie Glassman

Painter on the Road to Tarascon, 1888, Vincent van Gogh
poem - An Exercise In Love, by Diane Di Prima
poem - And out of the ashes, Farah Habad
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