Tag: roadtrip

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 5, 202112:52 pm

Beckoning Highway, State Road 374, Beatty, Nevada, United States of America

The Promise

There is a promise in the road

Not the destination
Every place I may want to go
Is a waypoint
On the way to another place

Neither the journey
What is to be gained
From moving
For the sake of movement

But once the wheels
Begin to roll
Changes begin
The promise manifests

What I see; How I think; Who I am

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 17, 20207:00 am

Tunneling, Willow Ranch, Interstate 395, California, United States of America

Comfort Food

It was a straight run
Down valley
And at 100 miles an hour
The landscape became a gun barrel
I rifled through

The road was freshly paved
Though heavily pebbled
So the car hummed
As it shimmied in the heavy winds

Here was I
A projectile crossing open country
Which to my being is as good

As being wrapped in a blanket
By a fire on a snowy winter’s eve

Road trips are comfort food for my soul

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 20208:10 pm

Tourists, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

Tourists ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #217

Yea, though I walk
Through this valley of death
I will fear no hardship
Among these many tourists with me
While the road and the cafe comfort me
No shadow falls to Earth
But footfalls

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 2, 20173:01 pm

Departure Bay, BC Ferries, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Magic Carpet Ride

A gateway
A bridge
A portal
To adventure

Gawd
I love
A ferry

The magic carpet
Of roadtrips

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 8, 20172:43 pm

Impending Rockies, Bow Valley Trail, Alberta, Canada

The Rockies

They rise
Like a Wall
The Rockies

Towering
Above the land
Which for a thousand miles
Has known only sky
And a horizon
Beyond infinity

We enter here
By the millions
Entranced

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 26, 20178:41 pm

Highway 87, Arizona, United States of America

Movement

I travel
Because
Standing still
Is death

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 25, 20176:05 pm

An endless road, Highway 87, Somewhere between Round Top and Winslow, Arizona, United States of America

Miles of Earth

I have driven
Many miles of Earth
Across continents
And countries

And where others see
Monotony
Or mundanity

I discover
Exquisite

Subtlety

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 25, 20167:00 am

Navajo Sandstone Domes, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America

Where Am I Going!

Sometimes I wonder
Where am I going
Where is this road taking me
How am I going to get past this

I stop
Reconnoitre
Check the maps
Consider my options

Except for some times

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 19, 20164:48 pm

One mile at a time

Anchored to my desk
And the responsibilities required
To live another 10,000 days

I long for the road
And its gift of living
One mile at a time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 17, 20167:00 am

Fairview Road, Cawston, British Columbia Canada

Through the Backcountry

A gentle road
Through the backcountry
Of unexplored territory
Brings me tranquility
And inexpressible pleasure

Tag: roadtrip

The Promise

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Comfort Food

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Tourists ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #217

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Magic Carpet Ride

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The Rockies

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Movement

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Miles of Earth

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Where Am I Going!

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One mile at a time

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Through the Backcountry

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