Tag: breath

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 23, 20209:10 pm

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, Spain

Mass ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #221

Heavier even than Earth
Yet I soar
A majestic dirigible

Laden with history
And regrets
Lofted by hope
And purpose
Levied by love
And compassion

Most days I carry the weight
Lightly, aloft
Some days I cannot leave the berth
Tethered, grounded

So I touch the Earth
Am grateful for its stability
That I always have a place to land
Rest, and free myself of burdens

Then breathe deeply
Filled and empty
I take to the skies again

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 6, 20207:00 am

The Universe in a Single Breath

Sometimes I feel
Like the universe swallowed me whole
Without even the discomfort of a burp

So I close my eyes
Breathe in deep

Until all that is fills me up

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 11, 201911:42 pm

Depths, Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco

Depth ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #206

I leave the depths unplumbed
Fearful of its denizens
Unaware
All my fears
I carry on my shoulders
A smothering weight

Take a breath, my son
Take a breath
Sit with the present

What you fear
Is already past
Or has not come

That is all your dour spelunking
Will ever find
So long as you believe
The depths are darkness

Be not your mind
But mindful
Open your heart
For in its depths
Is always light

I leave the depths unplumbed
Take a breath
Quiet my mind
And from the depths rises
The light that is love

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 13, 201811:48 am

Masts and Glass Towers, From Jericho Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vertical ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #139

I reach
Ever higher
To catch the wind
To touch the sky
To vouch for god

Never leaving the earth
But detached from it
Gone from ground

I reach
Beyond myself
Flutter in the wind
Adrift in the sky
Lost to god

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 1, 20176:08 pm

Tumult, Athabasca Falls, Athabasca River, Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Tumult ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #107

Like the water
Calm as a lake
With not so much
As a breezy ripple
So am I

Let the world
Fall away
Lose my ground
And a mighty tumult
Become I

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 2, 20177:00 am

Pastel Twilight, Okanagan Lake, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Beauty and the Breath

Vibrant
Violent
Fire

Consumes
Valleys
Distant

Choking
Smoke
Creates

Pastel
Twilight
Artistry

Calm
Lake
Okanagan

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 23, 20172:30 pm

Angie Get Your Gun II, On location for Motive, Season III, Public Storage, Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Commitment

I commit
Moment to moment
Day to day

With every step
With every breath
With every thought

Unconscious
Inconsequential
Commitments

I live
In a state
Of commitment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 2, 20167:00 am

Sand and Sandstone, Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United states of America

Tranquility ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #57

I find tranquility
In the simplest things

Nature’s harmony
Of shade and tone and texture
The way the gull finds the air
Which lifts him into the sky
The foamy leading edge
Of the wave lapping at my feet
Soft light through a rain-spattered window
With a good book and a cozy couch

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 18, 20166:09 pm

From Tower Hill, Lac Du Bois Grasslands, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Gaia’s Breath

Sage and grass
In endless waves
Blue sky clouds
Race the sun

While I sit
High upon the hilltop
Feeling the breeze
Wash over me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 12, 20167:00 am

Pacific Coast, Near Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

Primal

I sit beside the ocean
Wind and water
Salt and rock

Where every thundering wave
Takes me back
Ten thousand years

To a time before industry
To a time before capital
To a time before government
To a time before language
To a time before consciousness
To a time before life