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Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 22, 20247:00 am

Diya Offering, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Ganges River (Ganga Aarti), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Offering ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #366

Daughter Ganga
Accept my gift
Of fire and flower

I set adrift this diya
My hopes and dreams
To your forgiveness

May the flame never expire
The petals forever bloom
Upon your purifying flow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 21, 20247:20 pm

he Fire Burns Within, Ganga Aarti Ceremony, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Where Resides the Divine

The fire held in her hands
Burns hot and bright
But not so hot
Nor bright
As the fire in her heart
In her spirit

While those
Who participate in the rite
Focus on the ceremonial fire
To please the god, Shiva

I revel instead
In the fire and light
Of her being
Where resides the divine

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 20, 20247:00 am

Kites are a Universal Joy, The Ganges, Kashi (Old Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India

A Little Joy at Twilight

The universal joy
Of a gentle wind
A small kite
And a length of string
In a child’s hand

Both the child’s
And my own

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 19, 20242:05 pm

Bathing in Mother Ganga

Mother Ganga
Cleanse my body
Of my daily toil

Mother Ganga
Cleanse my spirit
Of my transgressions

Mother Ganga
Accept my ashes
Carry me to nirvana

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 15, 202411:34 am

Unknown ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #365

An unknown road
Into unknown lands

For the spectrum of possibilities
I strike a balance
Between fear
And anticipation

Then lean heavily
On the latter

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 13, 202410:04 pm

Sun burst

Basking in its warmth
I am reminded
That this glorious sun
Is but a twinkling dot
In some other sky
Of a far away planet
Admired there, perhaps
For its celestial position
In the imaginary outline
Of a mythical god
While its admirers wonder
If they are alone in the universe