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Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 27, 202412:54 pm

Heaven and Earth, St. Frances de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Grounded ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #371

Heaven and Earth
Aspiration and End

The latter latter
A reminder
Plant my feet
Firmly
On the former latter

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 26, 202412:32 pm

Eternal Light

They spoke across a divide
Wide as eternity
Two dim lights
On distant shores
Obscured by the haze
Of time

But for their light
They’d have lost each other
Utterly

Such is the nature of binaries
Each caught in the gravity
Of the other

Their light grew
As they consumed time
With memories
And old promises
Spoken and unspoken
Still to be kept

The haze dispersed
The divide reduced
To a vision
A touch
An embrace

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 25, 20245:51 pm

The Light in the Fog

My guide drew silent
I entered the fog alone
Still I found the light

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 16, 202412:21 pm

Newfoundland Sunset, Saint Davids Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

Sigh

The shore
Of a coastal town
The sun goes down
‘Fore night comes round

There we
Recline on the shore
To think no more
Settle no score

‘Til you
Wonder what are we
What will we be
What do I see

So I
Give my heart to you
My love is true
Is your love too?

You say
That it’s you and I
Forever, no lie
Together we sigh

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 18, 20247:00 am

Lessons from the Wind

Wind bends the grasses
Agitates the sea
Riffling waves roll
From water onto land

While I remain unperturbed
Steadfast
Face into the wind
As all around me
Is buffeted

And this
This is how I want to be
In the storm that is life
Where I am disturbed
By all that moves around me
Perturbed by the rushing flow

I take note
Learn the lessons nature offers
Resolve to become

Resolute as the rocky shore
Firm against the crashing waves
Supple as the grasses
Which bend then return to form
Deep as the ocean
Calm beneath its roiling surface

The wind
Whispers in my ear

Learn this
And you will become peace

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 14, 202411:59 pm

Pastels

This pastel sunset
So subtle in its beauty
No blaze of glory

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 29, 202412:18 pm

Saturation

I remind myself

On the dreary days
The days that drain my heart
Of all but grey

Seek the colours
Let them saturate my being
Rekindle the joy in my heart

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 28, 20243:37 pm

Eternal as the Hills, East Arm, Highway 430, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Solid as the Hills

Cloudy tendrils cling to hillsides
As a child to its mother on school’s first day

The bus driver beckons
Come, this way to new worlds

Mother’s kiss lingers on rosy cheek
Solid and eternal as the hills

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 27, 20247:00 am

In the Midst of Eternity

Some places just feel ancient
Time there stopped
And the land quit changing

I never feel more here and now
Than in such places

This little speck of life, I

In the midst
Of eternity

One tiny moment
Of meaninglessness
Writ large on existence

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 26, 20243:29 pm

Vivid, Green Point, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Vivid ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #358

Canary and Crimson
Betwixt and between
Grey and Green

Verdance offsets the gloom
Vivid speaks to joy

Nestled on a rocky shore

Home and hearth
Friends and family

Small lives lived large
In nature’s grandeur
On the edge of infinite