Tag: the path

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 28, 201811:03 pm

Goosenecks State Park, San Juan River, Utah, United States of America

Trust the Flow

I make my way
Down winding path

Though much I seem
To go astray

Just trust the flow
To lead the way

So long as I
Keep steady craft

Row with the main
And level stay

I’ll reach the calm
Upon this raft

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 10, 20187:00 am

Big, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, Near Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Big ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #143

Sometimes

I’m confronted with it
So big
So far to go

So little time
How will I explore it all
How will I get there

A step
At a
Time

I don’t know
Just how far
That will take me

Whether
It will be
To the end

So best
To not
Stand still

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 28, 201811:45 pm

A Path So Well Lit

Sometimes the path
Is so well lit
With little thought
I follow it

And then it ends
So I arrive
At places
Unexpected

Sometimes pretty
Sometimes dour
Sometimes ugly
Sometimes flowered

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 20181:27 pm

Off Kilter, Amphitrite Lighthouse, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Challenged Path

Along this broken shore
I make my way
Stutter stride
Across uneven rock
Where scattered life
Though clinging, thrives

Much as I
On challenged path
Lose my balance
Then regained
A beacon there
Should day grow dark

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20177:17 am

The Glare, Bicycle Rickshaw Passenger, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India

What is there in a smile?

I saw your smile
He said
I wanted to meet
The man with such a smile
Said the stranger
Asking for a selfie of us

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 15, 201710:21 am

High Ground, Pacific Coast Highway, Northern California, United States of America

High Grounding

I climb up
Out of the fog
I see forever
But there is nothing to see
Only the fog
And the road which brought me here

Still, there is the blue sky
And the sun
I bask in its warmth
Smell the grass
Breathe the fragrant air

I remind myself
Fog is ephemeral
And there is always this high ground
Above the fog
Even if I can only reach it
By closing my eyes
And remembering this moment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 4, 20177:00 am

Wilcox Pass Trail, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Beauty is Beauty

I explore
I break trails
Find my way
Through unknown lands
To destinations yet
Undiscovered
Unreconnoitered
Unexpected

This is what I live for
Finding a new path
To a beautiful place
Rarely visited before

But I live too
For the well-worn trail
The short, easy hike
To a well-known vista
Of no small beauty

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 21, 20177:00 am

Sunburst Above the Smoke, Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

The Lowest Road

This road
Between
The peaks
It cleaves
The valley floor
But I
Would climb
Into the sky
If I
Could find
A path
To take me there
But where
No path’s
Been cut
I have not
The will
To blaze
The trail
Up to
The heights
And so am I
Confined
To roam
The lowest road
Below
The sun

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 6, 20177:34 am