Tag: bridges

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 22, 202311:58 am

Durgin Covered Bridge, North Sandwich, New Hampshire, United States of America

One Lane Bridge

Confined egress
Narrow field of view
Yield to oncoming traffic

Move ahead
Nonetheless

Patience and tenacity

Against the grain
Of resistance

Light beyond
Illumines new roads
Suggests possibilities

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 18, 20218:00 am

Golden Gate Bridge, Baker Beach, San Francisco, California, United States of America

On Bridges

There is a bridge I know
It can take you from somewhere
To somewhere else
And back again
If you care to
As I suppose
All bridges do

But I am neither here
Nor there
About the here
Or there

I prefer to be centre-span
Leaning over the rail
While worlds at odds
Pass below and behind
Their conflict bridged

There I stand
The quiet observer
To tally the to and fro
Of lives and matter
On the move
Matters of both
Consequence
And no matter

And whichever mark I tally
Important or insignificant
Or just some passing fancy
It is all just so damn

Beautiful

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 17, 20217:00 am

Under a Pale Sky and a Hot Sun, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA

Being Still

I remind myself

There is always a bridge
To some place better
Than I am now

Sometimes all it takes
To cross the bridge
Is to open my eyes and recognize

I already have

I remind myself

There is always a light
To help me see
Who I want to be

Sometimes all it takes
To see who I will become
Is to open my heart and realize

I already am

The Way is not a practice of movement

The Way becomes easier
When I discover the value
In being still

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 3, 20201:22 pm

A River Runs Through It, MacLaurin's Crossing Suspension Bridge, Cheakamus River, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Portal ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #243

A bridge and long shadows
Span the gorge and river roaring
There a portal offers
Welcome unknowns
In a forest of possibility

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 23, 20207:00 am

A Glimmer Beyond the Surreal, Golden Gate Bridge, From the Marin Headlands, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Glimmer ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #225

I come to
At the shadowy peak
Of surreal darkness
Above a world both familiar
And utterly strange

Shrouded beacon
Reaches into the murk
Whisper of stifled radiance
Beckons

Illuminates
A serpentine road
Beginning and end uncertain

Strike out for the unknown
Keep faith the road reaches the bridge

Hopeful glimmer beyond

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 16, 201911:00 pm

Bent

This world through lens of mind
Is bent
To be a thing my eyes
Can see
Not quite what is
Reality

So bend my mind to fit
The world
Then see only the things
That fit
Ignore the things that don’t
One bit

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 13, 20199:10 pm

Bridges

Across the impassable forbidding
I open myself wide
To possibility
Begin to see the bridges
With my heart
With my spirit

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20181:26 pm

Athabasca Bridge, Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Bridges ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #168

We build a bridge
To cross the gap
Or tear it down
No going back

Below the deck
A roiling rift
Divides our world
Apart, we drift

But let us take
A moment, slow
To contemplate
Terrain below

I’m sure we’ll find
On valley floor
Our common ground
Then peace restored

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 10, 20173:45 pm

Moonrise Sunset, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States of America

On the other side, this side is the other side.

I like to cross bridges
Thinking of the dreams
To be fulfilled
On the other side

Sometimes, while crossing
I remember
There are dreams to be fulfilled
On both sides

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 6, 20178:13 pm

Troubled Bridge, Laxman Jhula Bridge, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Like a troubled bridge

Sometimes
It is not the water
Which troubles me
But the bridge