Tag: travel

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 31, 20167:33 pm

Rangeland Sunset, Route 66, Near Alanreed, Texas, United States of America

Canary, Amber and Orange

Under a sky
So ridiculously
Canary, Amber and Orange
My presence seems
To be the true miracle

How is it possible
There is such glory
In this universe
And how improbable is it
That I am its witness?

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 31, 20167:00 am

Rusted Chevy, Route 66, Joplin, Missouri, United States of America

Rust ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #22

Time seems so merciless
And malicious

Until I look again
And see the beauty
In the dilapidated
The strength
In the distressed
The resilience
In the rusted

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 29, 20167:00 am

Beach Sand, Chesterman Beach, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Maelstrom

Caught in the maelstrom of thoughts
I am lost in a chaos of possibilities

So I breathe
Let go the thoughts
Dispelling
The chaos

Until I am conscious
Only of being

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 28, 201611:19 pm

Sand, Sun and Wave, Chesterman Beach, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Wash Away the Tears

In the time it takes
For the flood to wane
And the wave to recede
Back to its ocean source

I will wash away
The tears of my last failure
And gather myself up
To have another go

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 28, 20161:52 pm

Dead bush and buttes, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, United States of America

The seasons of my being

When disconnected from my body
I experience the world through my mind
And my everyday senses
As if all there is can be

Touched
Heard
Smelled
Tasted
Seen
Reasoned

I am out of time
With the world
Out of rhythm
With the seasons of my being

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 27, 20169:13 am

From Earth and Sky

Hot sun and hot water
Cascading down
One revealing
One creating
Terraces of minerals

One from Earth
One from Sky

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 20163:35 pm

Market day, Kuqa, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

Smart phones and donkey carts

I live in a world
Of smartphones and donkey carts
Of poverty I have known
And poverty I cannot imagine
Of wealth I have known
And wealth I cannot fathom

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 201610:03 am

Uyghur Children, Kashgar, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

The Open-hearted Joy of a Child

There is nothing quite like
The open-hearted joy of a child
Such a presence is a gift
Reminding me that everything
Is going to be just fine

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 25, 20167:04 pm

Khmer Style Buddhist Phrangs, Sukhothai, Thailand

Our passion for awe

As I turn the pages
Of the open book
That is the world

I discover anew
The creativity of humanity
As we strive for the divine

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 24, 20162:02 pm

Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon, Utah, United States of America

Immensity and Grace

As the last rays
Of a waning sun
Dwindle

I notice a speck
On the river
A boat

The immensity
Strikes me
Humbling