Tag: life

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 12, 20205:09 pm

Desert Highway

Desert highways
Strips of empty pavement
Crossing expanses of isolation
Lifeless seeming, lonesome

Stillness, quiet, patience
Reveal a vibrant pattern of life
Just as for the terrain they cross

Just as stillness, quiet, patience
Reveal the vibrant pattern of being

Within

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 30, 20203:20 am

Golden River, Storm Mountain, Over the Bow Riveer, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

The Amber Stream

I wend my way
Through life and all
Its myriad conditions

Oxbows and diversions
Rapids and reservoirs

Confined by circumstances

Wide and shallow
Narrow and deep

Always flowing toward the light
Golden warmth which fills my heart
Reflecting on the amber stream

Landscape by Patrick JenningsApr 26, 202011:03 pm

There's a Moon in the Sky, It's Called The Moon, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Earth Day

The Moon reminds me
How friendly Earth is
To me and those I love
To all life

But friendship has its limits
The Earth has only so much to offer
So it’s time to be a better friend
Give something back in return

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 19, 202011:23 am

Curious Young Monk, Lagrangsi Monastery, Xiahe, Gansu Province, China

Life and Time

Photographs remind us
Of all the life we’ve lived
And all the time
Which passed between

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 7, 20205:07 pm

Waves

I hasten out to the beach
Envelope in hand
Fumbling to get at its contents
I don’t even notice the surf

The wave peters out
Just before it reaches me
Its last energy spent
As bubbling foam dissipates

My muscles relax
Tension leaves my body
While the ocean recedes
Back down the beach

I turn over the paper again
Check the wording again
The test was negative

The test was negative

I’m going to live

Another wave comes
Stronger than the last
Soaking just one shoe

Which makes a delightful squish
As I stride back up to the house
Good tidings in hand

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 23, 20192:45 pm

Patatas Bravas, Bar Mendizábal, Gothic Quarter, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Spicy ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #193

A little spice
A little iced
A little life
Makes everything nice

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 30, 20189:27 pm

Vanishing Point

Once, there were days

Many days
When I had nowhere to go
And all day to get there

Now I seem to be
Everywhere at once
But nowhere at all

All the time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 29, 20186:22 am

Time

I feel time
Wending
Up my spine
Stealing my vigour
Taking my mind

But my heart
Remains strong
My spirit
Undiminished

So I
Unrelenting
Resist time

Live today
Work toward

Tomorrow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 6, 201812:59 pm

The Glow of Life

The glow of lights
I see at night
Try to perceive
In light of day
As aural gleam
A sign of this
Candescent life

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 2, 20187:00 am

Cluster of Life, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Clustered

I marvel at life
All clustered together
Enclaves of variety

And I wonder at you and I
With all that space
We put between us

And still
We just can’t
Get along

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