Kansas Dust in the wind, how my soul cries out for you. Don’t open your eyes, lonely wind. Carry on wayward son, nobody’s home. Stay out of trouble — Angels have fallen. Play the game tonight, the pilgrimage down the road, the devil game. Fight fire with fire — Don’t take your love away. 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 once had a mother named Mom Who had a secret identity in Guam, She used to take trips To the store to get chips And come home with a nuclear bomb. 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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Joan Jett I love rock ’n’ roll, I love playing with fire. You’re too possessive, little drummer boy. Crimson and clover, bits and pieces, tossin’ and turnin’ just like in the movies. I hate myself for loving you eye to eye. I still dream about you — the only good thing (you ever said was goodbye). Love is pain. (I’m gonna) run away. 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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Watch for forboding signs As you move in stillness. Embrace humility And stand with calm firmness. Align with creative power; Clarify boundaries. The red glow announcing The coming of the sun This morning like a red Carpet from the morning To the day waiting to unfurl. When I saw it, something Shifted within me, like A clutch pedal being Pressed on a downhill slope, And my heart began to Glide without effort into the Beautiful eternal. 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

Foo Fighters This is a call for all the cows. Ain’t it the life, walking after you. Times like these all my life lonely as you — come back. Bridge burning, no way back, I should have known The deepest blues are black. But here we are in the clear. 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

Elvis Costello I’m not angry, Alison, accidents will happen. Watching the detectives living in paradise, I don’t want to go to Chelsea. I want you so like candy, you little fool. All this useless beauty, less than zero, I’ll wear it proudly. I can’t stand up for falling down either side of the same town. 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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Bob Dylan’s Dream It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry when the night comes falling from the sky. When the deal goes down, when I paint my masterpiece, when he returns, when the ship comes in lay down your weary tune. Standing in the doorway, watching the river flow, visions of Johanna blowin' in the wind on a night like this, tangled up in blue, I’ve made up my mind to give myself to you. 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

Candy-O, / let's go — / it's all I can do. / You're all I've got tonight, / moving in stereo / since I held you. / Good times roll, / lust for kicks, / don't cha stop — / I'm in touch with your world. / You can't hold on too long, / misfit kid. / Touch and go. / Don't tell me no. 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 "things" Mary Oliver spoke of Are more like living talismans Of heightened reality, The gratuitous family We can either fight or celebrate In the wonder of the sun. 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, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

Of the morning coming hard and bright 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 slit of serious sunrise Above ironic cargo Nonetheless signifies Deliverance from, if not Evil, at least the ossified Circumstances of the long night. The continuity of sky Above the absurdities Of the highway and constant Pep rallies of artifice Is there for us if we merely Lift up our eyes to the heavens. 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 dreams have been resisting me, Slipping with the sunrise into The murky waters of Forgetful wakefulness Just when I thought I should have arrived At a state of supreme consciousness. The sunrise has been resisting My inquiries of the morning Just when I had imagined Each puzzle piece perfectly Clicking into place when in fact They are scattered across the 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

See these last few sunrises With vision made clear by letting go. Hug yourself in the light To stay warm in the morning wind. Soon you’ll be traveling into That light with the one you love. The sunrise is not a mere Ornament of a smartphone pic— Although it is that—but it Is also the eternal now Showing its face for a moment To give grace to your travels. 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, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

1. Shall I compare the sunrise To your love for me, the way You found me late and I found you, The way the calm beauty of The morning sky opened For us despite the day's conflicts. 2. We are like these two geese, swimming Together on our own. But then there is the flock To deal with, and maybe it's Not all bad, after the dawn, To gather with them and enjoy. 3. Our joy is so deep and wide, It has carried us further Than we thought this river Would go, all the way to the ocean, And sometimes into the air and sky To fall as refreshing rain. 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 beachcombing at low tide, I survey the path ahead for Creatures left over from the Dreams that troubled my sleep last night, While I wait for the tide to Turn and the wind to fill my sails. 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 task is to venture deeper Into the dark mystery of The blooming light of dawn, To find my soul hidden Within the folds of the moment And let it find its own way home. The message of the sunrise is That there is no need to seek fame Or fortune but only Let the day come to you On the steadiness of the flow Of the river towards the sea. 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

Let go and be like these Fir limbs in joyful disarray Celebrating the rising sun. They're not showing off, they're just joining The dance that was set in motion When the universe exploded. Nine in the fourth place means Gather some friends together and Rekindle the flames of the sun In each other's hearts as you venture Forward in gladness towards a Shared vision of something beyond Yourselves and your petty Cares and gripes and worries and fears. See that white pickup truck down there? That's me, with the visor down, driving Into a new dawn. Come along And celebrate the day with 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

1. Wavering in the sun, Its own nimble reflection Gently carries on a dance Across the ripples of the day, Telling me perhaps to stop Dredging the bed of my memory. 2. Primal power of the shadows Kissing light's reflection Among the waves brings calm, No blame, no praise, nothing But the reality of you Filling up the sky of my mind. 3. It furthers the sunrise to have This fine rollercoaster of ripples To carry its light forward Towards my heart's intention Now found in the day's duration And the race to the finish line. 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, the clouds, the flowering Tree at the edge of the canal Exhale an innocence The noise of the day may try to choke With clever complications. If so, then nature will calmly wait. 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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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

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 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

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

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 access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

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 to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe

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 access to bonus episodes, visit jopomojo.substack.com/subscribe