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I don't pray to any god; I pray to the universe. Why not? The universe is clearly real and all around us, and the universe is greater than we are. -jobe

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LET GO

Swim when the sun goes down.
Allow the night to take control;
you don't have to run everything.
Let the night air slowly dry your skin.
The night can be both mother and father,
Lover and friend. It can lead you,
guide you, all the way to sunrise.

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I FIND THAT WHICH IS DIVINE EVERYWHERE.

I will find you in every good thing.
A perfect snow. The fine curve
of an ocean wave. And I know you
when I see a child smiling, or when joy
fills my heart and lifts me up.
The goodness of you
creates a goodness in me.

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
BARTER 

I wrestled with the moon. I was young
But that is not a good excuse. 

A brace of windows opened
Out onto the coldest of stars. 

A drop of blood
On the farthest constellations. 

A universe all my own
That I would trade for even one true friend. 

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Happy birthday to me - 69 years are complete.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
LIVING; IT ISN'T SO BAD.

The sunrise is a mirror
placed in front of our souls.

From somewhere in the park
a single bird is singing.

The morning air carries this simple song
through the trees and across the fields.

We live this life
moment by moment.

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Inshallah.
11.3.2025
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November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
WAKING UP, I TAKE A QUICK INVENTORY.
A fine sunrise, a new day.
Beyond my window
There is morning dew on the yard,
And past that, the whole world.
--jobe
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM