Author: Patrick Jennings

I travel, when I can. Write, when inspired. Photograph, where there's beauty. Oh, and I play a decent didjiridu.

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 31, 20206:18 pm

Battle, Oregon Coast Highway, South of Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States of America

The Battle

Surly sea assaults the shore
Resilient rock resists the rage
Rooted flora reinforce ramparts
Sinuous salty surf severs stone

Storm abates
Combatants retire
Skies clear
Calm returns

Landscape by Patrick JenningsMar 31, 20207:00 am

I stand with you, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States of America

Vows

I stand with you
Side by side
Facing possible storms
Here on the thin edge
Of what was
And what will be

In this now
A future undeniable
A faith unassailable
A love unequivocal

I stand with you
Will you stand with me?

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 30, 20207:00 am

Running, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States of America

Running ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #226

In the presence of something
Much greater than I
I run

Not to
Nor from

Just for the pleasure of running

That greater presence makes me

Not lesser
Nor greater

Just aware
That the incoming tides of life
Offer little distraction to the pleasure of a run

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 29, 20207:00 am

Privilege

Social
Distance
This

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 28, 20207:00 am

Blur

It came as a shock
In the blur of a moment
So much could be lost

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 27, 20207:00 am

When Strangers Become Friends, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, New Delhi, India

When Strangers Become Kin

Among the many magics
Of brandishing a camera
Amongst a crowd of strangers
Is that someone, always
Steps out of the crowd
Offers an intimate glimpse
Into the nature of their being

In that instant of friendship
The camera records a kind of kinship
Which is eternal and universal

I think every photographer must know
We are all much more alike
Than we are different

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 26, 20209:18 am

Choking Smog, Varanasi to Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Breathing

Held down
Choking smog
Escape delayed
Hours long

Runway clears
Now aloft
Miles high
Above the smog

Crisp blue sky
First in weeks
Smogless air
First I’ve breathed

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 26, 202012:21 am

Passing By, Airport Taxi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Privilege

I remind myself
Often
Even in times like these
Especially in times like these
Just how privileged my life became

By a simple accident of birth

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 24, 20207:00 am

Backlight, Point Sur State Historic Park, Big Sur, Pacific Coast Highway, California, United States of America

Taps

Subdued
Somnolent sun descends
Asleep before the pillow
Deep sepia blankets
Nightlight on
Sweet dreams

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 23, 20207:00 am

A Glimmer Beyond the Surreal, Golden Gate Bridge, From the Marin Headlands, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Glimmer ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #225

I come to
At the shadowy peak
Of surreal darkness
Above a world both familiar
And utterly strange

Shrouded beacon
Reaches into the murk
Whisper of stifled radiance
Beckons

Illuminates
A serpentine road
Beginning and end uncertain

Strike out for the unknown
Keep faith the road reaches the bridge

Hopeful glimmer beyond