Tag: peace

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 16, 202011:07 pm

Pistol River Middle, Gold Beach, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, United States of America

Shoreline ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #220

Sooner or later
We all come to the shoreline
Beyond which lies a great unknown
A deep, unfathomable darkness

Most of us are allowed a choice there
To dive right in with more or less grace
Or cling to the land against the inexorable tides

No matter the choice, whether or no we have one
We are all, inevitably, drawn down into that great depth

I rather like to think a beautiful light awaits us there

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 5, 20208:58 am

Placid Amidst the Tumult, Pacific Coast Highway, Northern California, United States of America

Inferno ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #214

The day ended as an inferno
Sea and sky wracked with enmity
A calamity of chaos

But for the gulls
Soaring with graceful ardour

Placid amidst the tumult

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 22, 20199:50 pm

Expansive, I-395, Willow Ranch, California, USA

Expanse ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #212

In the high desert
Where the land is wide
And the sky wider
I cross the expanse
On a knife’s edge of asphalt
Buffeted by furious headwinds

Inside my little cockpit of calm and warmth
I sing “Wassiye! Wassiye!”
With Habib Koite
A song of mirth and joy and love

Just as is the song within me
As I navigate existence
Across the expanse of being
And all its many storms

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 28, 20199:38 pm

Hour of Cobalt, Amphitrite Point Lighthouse, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

The Hour of Cobalt and Indigo

This is the time of peace
The hour of cobalt and indigo
After the last glory seeker
Abandons the sunless horizon
Before the advancing darkness

I find a beauty here
More remarkable
Than fading orbs
Or heated tones

Here in my solitude
Borne of a love
For icy blues

The Earth’s gentle sigh
As it closes its eyes

For the brief oblivion of slumber

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 17, 20199:29 pm

Waiting, Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco

Waiting ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #207

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

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 16, 201912:05 pm

The Susurrus of Grey

On a day I wondered
If the rain might never end

The clouds did not break
The sun did not shine

So I sat with the rain
Found the beauty in the greys
With the susurrus of droplets
Falling on the gentle sea

In the peace I found there
The spark of a mirthful hope

Perhaps it would be better
If the rain did never end

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20181:26 pm

Athabasca Bridge, Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Bridges ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #168

We build a bridge
To cross the gap
Or tear it down
No going back

Below the deck
A roiling rift
Divides our world
Apart, we drift

But let us take
A moment, slow
To contemplate
Terrain below

I’m sure we’ll find
On valley floor
Our common ground
Then peace restored

Tag: peace

Shoreline ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #220

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