Tag: national parks

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 JenningsDec 30, 20195:35 pm

The Road Below, Father Crowley Overlook, Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

Extremes of a Year’s Journeys

The road leads down
A scabrous red cut
Into a valley of death

The azure sky
Suspended upon its downy bed
Of purest white

Extremes of a year’s journeys
Found in a single switchback descent
Just ahead of a desert sunset

Somehow, I find
All of it
Beautiful

Landscape by Patrick JenningsJul 1, 20199:12 pm

Storm Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada II

My Home and Native Land

Oh! Canada!

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 31, 201911:01 am

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, United States of America

A Different Kind of Magic

Sometimes I squint
To smudge the world
Within my mind

Then paint upon
The softened scene
A different

Kind of magic

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 6, 201912:31 pm

narrow channel, athabasca falls, athabasca river, jasper national park, alberta, canada

Rapid ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #169

A chasm in my spirit formed
Through which my rage and pain now roils
Channelled through such rugged gorge
It churns and gouges rocky walls
With ill effect upon my soul

I hold on tight
This tiny raft
Upon the raucous
Seething froth
Ride the fury
Through the pass
All the while
Seek inward poise

For only then
Will ire abate
The rapid’s run
Is fueled by hate
While narrow walls
Are blinders worn
To keep my mind
In raging state

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 29, 201811:31 am

Into the Chasm, Athabasca Falls, Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Power

I stand beside the chasm’s tumult
Powerless to end the flood
Or even mitigate the flow

Spectator at the edge
Close enough to feel the spray

Of power’s fearsome rush

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 16, 201811:37 pm

Inner Child

Dour and grey
Is a frame of mind
Which cannot survive
An inner child

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 14, 201811:29 am

Granite and Conifer

Enrapt
Enwrapped
Granite and conifer
Cloud and sky
And I
Reverent
In the rain
And rapture
Of nature’s glory

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 25, 201811:45 am

Time and Love

Time and love
They’ve etched your lines
Deep into me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 19, 20189:21 pm

Shadows in the Mist, Black Sand Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United State of America

Shadow in the Mist

Sometimes
I seem
Even to myself
As a shadow
In the mist

Irresolute
Unfulfilled
Incomplete

I remind myself
Step
Into my being
Out of the shadows
Beyond the mist

Steadfast
Manifest
Consummate

Tag: national parks

The Maze

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Extremes of a Year’s Journeys

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My Home and Native Land

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A Different Kind of Magic

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Rapid ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #169

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Power

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Inner Child

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Granite and Conifer

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Time and Love

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Shadow in the Mist

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