Tag: seeking

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 27, 20168:05 pm

Starburst Sun, The River of Golden Dreams, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Clarity

Most days
Cloud obscures the sun
Wind unsettles the landscape
Rain douses the spirit

On such days
I strive for clarity
For the deepest answers
For the deepest questions
For the deepest experience

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 21, 201610:47 am

Mental Sunglasses

I put on my mental sunglasses
Close my eyes
Quiet my mind
To see deeply into the light
Try to understand the nature of its source
Beneath the brilliance of illumination

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 20, 20167:00 am

Stained Glass Window, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Windows ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #64

Sometimes
All a window allows
Is the light of some unknown source
To illuminate a deep
Unsettling darkness

Often
That is enough
To learn the nature of darkness
So I may seek the source
Beyond the world I know

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 13, 20164:47 pm

Light through the windows, Britannia Mine Museum, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

The Brightest Light

It is not always the brightest light
Which illuminates the finest detail
I remind myself to investigate
What even the dimmest light reveals

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 21, 20161:41 pm

Light Through the Lattice

There are multiple sources
Of light in this world
Not all of them
Illuminate my way

Of the rest, I’ve learned to follow
Not always the brightest
Nor the nearest

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 6, 20163:15 pm

The beauty in my own darkness

In the darkest moments
The light comes through
Illuminating shadows
Giving shape and form to the world
So I may find my way
To the beauty and insight
Hidden in my own darkness

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 5, 201610:07 am

Light in the Darkness, Central Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

In every darkness

There is a light
To find my way
In every darkness
Which I remind myself
To seek

And when I
Finally find the light
No matter where
It seems to be

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 20, 20163:15 pm

The Darkness, the Grey, and the Light.

In darkness
I find the light easily
I just open my eyes
And listen

It is the grey world of the mundane
Which confounds my seeking
Where everything which casts a shadow
Seems lighter than the darkness

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 23, 20166:16 am

Macdonnell Ranges, Mereenie Loop, Northern Territory, Australia

Glimpses

Sometimes

I only have a glimpse
Of the way ahead
Through difficult terrain
Many sections of the path
Remain obscured
And the final destination
Still lies beyond
The visible horizon

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 17, 20162:23 pm

From Tower Hill, Lac Du Bois Grasslands, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Pathmaker

To be where I want to go
I seek a path
Which takes me there
There is always a way

Though I may have to fly
Rather than drive
I may have to walk
Rather than bicycle