Tag: meditation

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 17, 20167:04 pm

Misty Shoreline, Cannon Beach, Pacific Coast Highway, Oregon, United States of America

Greys and Greens

This misty shore
Calls to me
Greys and greens
The susurro
Of waves on sand
The whispered wind
In long stemmed grass
Relieve me from
Hard lines and steel
Harsh words and sound
My urban stress

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 12, 20167:00 am

Desert Snow

This snowy shroud
On the sand
This crystal air
In my lungs
This layered cloud
Filters sun
This pristine world
Silent land

I feel my heart
Thrum in my chest
I feel the heat
Within my soul
I feel the beat
Of wordless rhyme
I am complete
Connected time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 25, 20169:19 am

Anonymous Urban Street Art, Downtown Eastside, Blood Alley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In the blink of an eye

I do not hear the refrigerator
In the quiet of my living room
Until its compressor turns off

I do not notice the darkness
In the blink of an eye
Until I turn my attention to it

I cannot know the depth of my being
Until I still the mental chatter
Distracting me from its presence

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 13, 20162:12 pm

A brook in the woods, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

A Natural Peace

There is a special kind of peace
A harmony in the presence of nature

One I observe most completely
With a quiet mind
And a still body

A peace I take with me
A harmony I can experience, anytime
By relaxing my body
Stilling my mind
And taking a few deep breaths

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 11, 20166:55 am

Becalmed, Tyaughton Lake, Near Gold Bridge, British Columbia, Canada

The grey cool calm of existence

In the grey cool quiet
Of late afternoon
I paddle out into the lake
And just go calm

Calm as the air
Calm as the water
Resolute as the mountain
Free as the clouds

In a silence unbroken
But for the loon’s plaintive call
I sit
And rest

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 2, 20167:00 am

Light in the Trees, Seymour Demonstration Forest, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Light in the Forest of Non-Being

Sunlight cracks through the canopy
Spreading through the boughs
Falling to the forest floor
Where I sit
With the birdsong
And the whisper of the wind
Through rustling branches

All there is
Is me
And nature

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 31, 20167:00 am

Light through the Autumn Colours, Over Lynn Mansion, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Darkness ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #48

Darkness is just a place
A state of mind
In which I have closed my eyes
To the beautiful perfection
Of existence

All I need
Is to open them
To see truly
And the light floods in

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 JenningsJul 5, 201611:17 pm

Howe Sound, From Brunswick pit, Off the Sea to Sky Highway, Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada

A long day ends

As a long day working
Draws to a close
The clouds roll in
The sun draws low
The wind goes calm

Clouds and Islands darken
Hinting at the night to come
And the sleep
The long overdue sleep
Darkness welcomes

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 20, 201610:34 am

Lichen on Granite, Hope Slide, Nicolum Valley, Cascade Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

The Cool, Calm Light

In a darkened corner of my being
I discovered a cool, calm place
Protected from the heat of existence

That raging inferno
Of events
And despair

Perhaps the cool, calm place
Discovered me
I don’t know