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The poem is based on a consultation of the I Ching which resulted in Hexagram #41 (Decrease) with lines 1 and 4 (from the bottom) changing to become Hexagram #64 (Nearing Completion). The syllable counts of the lines correspond to the numeric values (6, 7, 8, or 9) of the lines of the original hexagrams. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...

the dismal winter can be a secret delight when the fog settles and an inner warmth rises from the deepest roots to the highest limbs 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

sunrise from our pearl / district hotel roof / rip city crows cut capers / in the caterwauling wind / the sun coming up / a hail mary shot 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

pink and blue on the willamette river the cool-mild air of portland fills the lungs of the morning with a rain-washed clean emptiness and calm . 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

by the magic of flight we chase the sun subtracting time from the gold leaf ledger of the morning going west away from the broken day . 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

2024 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

standing in front of / église saint-joachim / facing le fleuve saint-laurent // weirdly warm for montreal / this time of year i / hail the mottled sky . 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 is born each / moment of sunrise / perpetually rising // the cosmic christ is rising / and the word made flesh / is just what we are . 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

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let the gray sky be / the nothing that you / and i are that gives rise to // the everything we enjoy / playing at being / in the golden 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

feverish sky / on the icy river / at the cusp of christmastide // and the beginning of the / return journey of / the warmhearted 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

haiku stanzas 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 burning a / hole in god's pocket / at the far southern tip of // the cape of good hope of a / distant universe / not this tiny 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

lemon-zest sunrise / in the cocktail of / the day with its icy glaze // of winter served up gently / stirred to wake you up / to the dreaming world 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

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My father’s guns, left to me— Several from the bedroom closet And one from under the bed: Shotgun with a flashlight taped To the barrel to daze the eyes Of a midnight intruder. The light my father wielded He left to me in my midnight. I unloaded the rifle And held it in the sunrise. The dark barrel’s golden gleaming Shed sparks of filial love. . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss t...

9x9 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

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a conclave of trees / in the early fog / of what would be the sunrise // the trees hold their faith and turn / their backs to the street / and i stand with them . 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

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