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thinking back to playing soccer around the time of an eclipse and getting sick around that time as well my team was undefeated and i was like the sun This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

A relic of the poet’s misbegotten, heartbroken younger days which nonetheless made for good songwriting opportunities … This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the sun remains patient with the ambling clouds climbing to its golden zenith there is no point to try to deceive the day will unfold as it will follow and you will do well This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the slow and steady sun seems to rise as the planet turns not a mechanical grind of manipulated movement but an effortless poem spoken in a single breath This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the sun like a powerful mare no need for chariot or whip the sunrise of its own accord happens without any planning your only task is to receive her blessings and beware This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

in spring the sun rises out of sleep and the sleeper rises out of the darkness of dreaming shrugging off aching in the bones shrugging off winter to embrace the blessèd return of the light This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

like a fragment of blue sky that makes a promise to the trees to bring the people to their knees i dedicate myself to the good of everyone and promise to share my good fortune This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

truth is a thin filament faintly showing the sunrise as a silver glowing on the line between river and sky even in the april snow the songs of birds declare it This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

traveler take warning keep your wits about you this morning above the clouds the sunrise is only a suggestion until touchdown brings you round to your next flight of fancy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

my manuscript of the morning light waiting to be assembled will draw upon reflections that dance on the flowing of this canal in spring the great poets will guide me This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

"things are not what they seem" time is lurching forward in strained gasps as the sun rises a horrible man stands on the horizon but no need to fear for he will soon fall This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the sun gives birth to itself be like the birds waiting for the day to reveal its path take a deep breath and suspend your belief and your disbelief in the certainty of beauty This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

i woke to my heart fluttering this morning the taste of dreams the weight of old gray skies i resolved to let it go that memory that rose i went up to the roof to see This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the sunrise comes in its own good time over the mountains and through the black and blue and white clouds of dawn the air is charged with change try to ride out the uncertainty sip your coffee and be at peace This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the sun creates a space for us to gather together to enjoy each other to build up the greater good let our leaders be like the sunrise let the mystic poets guide us This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the sunrise mostly hidden still rewards gentle patience standing at the river's edge the velvet heads of waterfowl and their marvelous feathers play against the golden light Potter Poems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acces...

the rain this morning falling on the murky glassy surface of the canal now receiving its fresh seasonal flowing i feel the rain and follow where my followers would lead me Potter Poems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

sunrise brings heaven to earth the columbia river river of my youthful days brings the sunrise to my footsteps brings harmony to my journey through this day and the days to come Potter Poems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

the sunrise is humble it is a gift to all even as it overcomes the darkness and quietly burns away every fear and repairs the errors of the night This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

the reading of the sky echoes with the oracle telling me to continue letting myself be drawn upward by the same gentle force that brings tulips in spring Potter Poems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

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* [unpaywalled following a one-year embargo] sandhill cranes in the morning feasting on gold and silver stretching to the horizon and reflected in this pond i hear their strange exultations declaring cash for poems This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

walking alone through marshlands with no thought of returning accepting a bad luck sunrise but joining with these good luck migrating sandhill cranes to bid the critics adieu Potter Poems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce...

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