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At the age of sixteen, I first traveled To the city of the angels, with some friends. Like me, they were skaters and seeking the thrill We found on curved concrete and ocean waves. They were there to get high and celebrate The end of high school, and I was there To get serious and compete for a pool-riding prize At Lakewood Skatepark, towards the end of its life. My friend Todd, over beer the nigh...

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A brief word from the poet about a new perk for paid subscribers. 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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Words and music by Jonathan Potter, all rights reserved — Merry Christmas! 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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As one word follows another / so I follow my heart’s promptings / sometimes slowly sometimes fast / but always at a steady pace / that keeps time with the music / always playing within 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

The moon reflects the unseen sun around the time of the sunrise or what would be the sunrise if it could be seen. But relax, resist the urge to speak when you have nothing to say about the onset of winter and the darkening of the day as sleep becomes a harbor in the cold wind of dark thoughts and a soft bed of dream invites you to hibernate so that, forgetting all your cares, you enter a lucid lan...

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If you can sing me the songs that you know About the beginning of time If you can tell me the tales that are told About the day you were born If you can bring me the flowers that grow Deep in the caves of the moon Then I’ll tell you why The universe is nigh I’ll tell you why the universe is nigh If you would be so kind as to bestow Your blessing on me your old man If you could find it in your hear...