Tag: patience

Golden ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #306

No matter the words you say
No matter the things you do
All paths lead to you

A golden destination
Partially concealed
In unfathomable
Possibility

I remind myself
Time and water
Carved this canyon
From solid rock

Though patience
And softness
Cannot resolve
Every problem

The peace flowing
From their practice
Bears a reward
Of its own

As I watch
The sun set
Upon the stone
The river cut

Desert is my mantra
Distractions few
But for the wind that is breath
Breathing slowly, deeply

Patience is the desert
Eons shaped it
Storms come and go
Then desert returns to itself

Desert surprises
Not always hard sun and heat
Comfortable in the cold grey
Vivid hues follow a spring rain

Lifeless seems the desert
Lively to those who choose to see
Quiet in harmonious balance
Patient, resilient, and supple

Patience is
A wide shallow beach
Reducing the furious sea
To a gentle
ripple

He waits
In silent patience
For orders
From the terrace
While a surreptitious lens
Captures his composure

Against both tide and current
Headway slow and steady
Though the river hurries by

Insight always delves
Deeper than my immediate grasp
Like a sign with clearly printed letters
Arranged as enigmatic words

While a mystery
Perfectly perceived
Remains a mystery

The cormorant dives deep
But must wait for its feathers to dry

Before it can fly again

Amid
The maelstrom
Of life
Which is

India

They wait

I look back
At times of impatience
Of diligence lacking
Decisive moments

Reminded of the virtues:
Steadfast focus
Attention to detail
And a good tripod

Ah, if only I had
The time and patience
Of Nature’s paintbrush
The glories I could create

In this precious slice
Of time allotted
I record her beauty
With all my skill