Tag: the path

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 24, 202210:04 am

Straight Stretch

Oft times the path ahead
Seems crystal clear and straight

Still I proceed with caution
Keep my eye upon the road

For sudden curves unforeseen
For living things which cross the lane
For side roads leading from the route

Some could throw me from my course
And I could lose my way

Some may form a barrier
Force me to a halt

Some may lead me far astray
Distract me from my goals

Some may offer opportunity
A better route to go

And which of these
I may not know
Until I drive
Some many miles beyond

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 31, 202110:49 am

Train Wreck Suspension Bridge, Cheakamus River, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Grace through the Rubble

I make my way
Down channeled paths
Wending through
Hardship and trouble

To overcome
My flow adjusts
Weaves a line
Ofttimes turbulent

While rocks and stumps
Which interfere
I push aside
With force of will determinant

And rest I may
In respite of pools and lakes
To carry on with grace aplomb
Through demise and rubble

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 29, 20219:22 pm

Amphitrite Lightouse, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Rocky ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #292

I arrive at the end
Of a rocky path
Where a beacon indicates
A vast unknown
Beneath a misty guile

But a light of no small promise
Beckons from a distance
My faith tells me
Is surmountable

Perhaps it will be a smooth sail
On a quiet sea
Or a road no less arduous
Than the sharp-stoned path
Which bloodied my feet
Since many miles ago

No matter
The destination seems bright
And beautiful enough
While I have covered greater distances
With less hope
And no small despair

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 29, 20219:00 pm

Sunset, Porteau Cove, Sea to Sky Highway, Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Exploration

Destination calls
Beyond a pathless expanse
Beckoning promise

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 23, 20207:00 am

Star Chamber, The Alhambra, Grenada, Spain

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 11, 202012:30 pm

Crosscurrents, Badlands, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Emergent ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #232

Sometimes the flow of events
Runs across the prevailing currents
Revealing both in high relief

Some will argue for the flow
Some will argue for the current

I remind myself

Step back to appreciate the whole
Evaluate the emergent patterns

Given an opportunity to observe
Beyond the confines of existing paradigms
Seek the possibility of a new way

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 20, 20207:02 pm

Arches, Palacios Nazaries, Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Gateways & Light

In the darkness
A gateway

Beyond it
A promising light

I check my
Expectations

Proceed with caution
And readiness

Not all gateways
Lead to freedom

Not all sources
Light a true path

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 29, 20197:00 am

Valley of Lassitude

From the valley floor
Yearn for the peaks
And high mountain passes

Though the paths I see
Attain neither peak nor pass

Trapped in this valley of lassitude

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 13, 201910:56 pm

Walking, Creekside Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Walking ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #204

The path is wide enough to share
I need not walk alone

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 17, 20193:06 pm

Confinement

Bound
In heart and spirit

Lost
On a forkless path

Stop
Look for a door
A ladder, a rope

Turn
Seek another path
Upon retraced steps

Wait
For alternatives
To appear

Move
Follow the instinct
Which began this path

Despair
There is no despair
Only tenacity

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Straight Stretch

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Grace through the Rubble

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Rocky ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #292

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Exploration

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Star Chamber

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Emergent ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #232

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Gateways & Light

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Valley of Lassitude

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Walking ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #204

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Confinement

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