Tag: living in the moment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 31, 20207:00 am

Nearby Star, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, Near Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada

A Nearby Star

Perched on a mossy cliffside
Basking in the warmth
Of a nearby star

The scents of sea
And conifers

Carried on the breeze

While I
Close my eyes

Breathe in
All of existence
Gathered in a moment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 23, 20202:22 pm

The Maze

I was already deep inside
And lost
Before I realized it was a
Maze

But there are times
Places
To not mind being
Lost

The walls seemed sculpted
Textured
With saturated tones of
Warmth

And so I walked
Aimless
Lost in the beauty of the
Walls

Until suddenly I was
Outside
Safe, yet wanting to go
Back

Sometimes it is
OK
To lose my
Self

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 28, 202012:01 am

Tantalus Cloud Race, Tantalus Mountain Range, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Time ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #242

I often wish
That I could perceive time
Like a hummingbird does
Slow the world down
And watch the air ruffle its feathers
On every delicate beat
Hear the swish of its wing
Rather than the hum and blur
Of time compressed beyond imagining

I often wish
That I could perceive time
Like mountains of stone
Or a star
Minutes pass like seconds
Epochs turned as the sun crosses the sky
To watch the birth and death of solar systems
The way in one short life
I’ve seen the comings and goings
Of family and fame

But this is the time I’m given
And but for the tricks
Of cameras and imagination
This is all the time I have
So best to try and wrench from it
Every moment I can experience

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 15, 20201:17 pm

Afternoon Ride, Creekside Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Turn that is not Return

The world begins
To turn again
No longer still
Though somnolent, still

The long exhale
Following the deep, deep breath

The moment which moves
Between the change
And knowing
There is no going

back

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 16, 20201:33 pm

Before the Sun Ever Rose, Britannia Beach, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Out of the Nothingness

Before the sun ever rose
In the time before time
Or consciousness
Or biology

In the infinity of moments passing
Before a moment could be noticed
What choice was there but to be
Though such was not a choice

In the next infinity of moments passing
Before a moment could be valued
What choice was there to be good
What choice was there to be evil

So I wonder if
Somehow
The more we choose to value
The less we choose to be
The more good and evil we create

Out of the nothingness of being
Which preceded time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 4, 20205:25 pm

Alcoves, El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain

Breathing the Moment

In an alcove of my mind
Tucked away from memories and desires
I find this moment
Of nothing but breath
The sensation of breathing
Awareness of the necessity
Of nothing but breathing

Breathe in this moment
Breathe out the past
Breathe in this moment
Breathe out the future
Breathe in this moment

Every inhaled breath
Overflows the alcove
Expands into every aspect of mind

Every exhaled breath
Empties the mind
Allowing the moment to flow into it

I breathe
Until all that I am
Is this single moment