Tag: the road

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 27, 20171:09 pm

Gosse Bluff, from the Mereenie Loop, Northern Territory, Australia

Wheels

All I really need
Are wheels

And the fuel
To keep them rolling

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 16, 20175:54 pm

On the road to Hami, from Liuyuan, Gansu -- Xinjiang, The Peoples Republic of China

Somewhere on the Way Through Nowhere

These roads through nowhere
Always find somewhere
Along the way

Because somewhere
Is always a state of mind

And my mind is always somewhere

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 JenningsMar 22, 201710:26 pm

Mountain Village, Himalayan Foothills, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Insight and Chai

It’s these places
In the hills
The remote places
Small communities
Mostly self sufficient
Where the ubiquitous cell phone
Has no power
Connected to the world
By a narrow road

It’s these places
Where we are most
Who we are

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 20, 20179:16 pm

Himalayan Foothills II, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Finding the Roads into the Unknown

I journey into unknown lands
Seeking the roads
Which take me deep

Where there are no maps
I keep faith
I’ll find my way

Where there are no roads
I keep faith
I can forge my own

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 21, 20168:14 am

Roadside Ghost Gums, Simpson Desert, Stuart Highway, Near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

The Ghosts I’ve Left Behind

In all these years of travel
Geographically
Professionally
Personally
Emotionally
I’ve stopped, from time to time
To look back and count
All the ghosts I’ve Left Behind

I’ve wondered, too
Is this the nature of travel
Or the nature of me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 1, 20167:00 am

Winding Road, Atherton Tablelands, between Peeramon and Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia

A road to take me away

No matter where I am
There is a road
To take me away from there

And I have taken all of them

Some have called that heartbreaking
Some have called that courageous
I only know what Pascal told me

My nature lies in movement
Complete calm is death

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

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 12, 20165:42 pm

Sudden Redirection

The road may go
Forever, on and on
But, sometimes
I really need to be
Paying attention
If I want to stay on it