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premonition of death in the resurrection of the yellow sunrise and yellow flowers at my feet so i embrace this life and "learn by going where to go" 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 exuberant sun rises without any effort and looks you in the eye humming a tune with the sky if you cannot hear it do not worry just dance 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

* second photo and poem for paid subscribers everyone [unpaywalled following a one-year embargo] god made me a rambling man but everywhere the rising sun greets me like a good old friend my beloved beside me is the mountain to my fire as the sunrise comes and goes This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack...

do not envy the feasts of others imagined in the golden dawn nor break your fast on fear be the hungry tiger or the self-sufficient turtle nourished by goodness and 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 access t...

* [unpaywalled following a one-year embargo] the sun climbing to midday fills the sky with abundant light rejoice and be glad in it this day this moment is all there is so receive it with joy let tomorrow come when it will 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

"thunder in heaven above" that is to say within my being for the kingdom of heaven is within you as christ said and here on the columbia i persevere to receive 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

the monday sunrise in the wind pressing against the day's grain here comes everyone again i woke feeling disheveled "time to make the donuts" my wife said with a smile 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

woke up this morning from dreaming didn't feel very well-rested but smiled at the joke my dream told me and then got dressed and went outside everything was quiet and still even the cars on the highway hushed 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

* [unpaywalled following a one-year embargo] the coyote fellowship across the road from where i stand calls out to the rising sun reminding me that i am one voice among the many united in strange 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

in retreat from the night every breath along the river is held like a loaded gun there's no need to press forward take a step back and remain hidden like the coyote 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

* [unpaywalled following a one-year embargo] 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

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