Category: Abstract

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 25, 201810:36 am

Ice and Hoar Frost, Rainbow Beach, Alta Lake, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Frozen ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #128

Sometimes
The ripples of change
Become frozen
Caught in time
Like the waves
Lapping up on the fringe
Of a freezing lake

And I am the ship
Caught in arctic ice
Waiting out the season
Hoping for the sea to open

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 24, 20183:39 pm

Chesterman

The beach
Sunshine and sand
Wind and waves
Blankets and bikinis
Children and sand castles
Umbrellas and Ray Bans

Chesterman
Not quite
Such a beach

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 22, 20185:25 pm

milfoil pond, digitally manipulated photograph

Gone Fishin’

Specular reflections
Like shattered glass
Milfoil reaches
For the light

The waft of
Lazy water
In the air

A worm
A hook
A bobber

A length of string
And a stick

Contented child
All summer long

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 28, 20177:07 pm

Propeller Wash, Queen of Cowichan, Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Monochrome Chaos

Simplified to monochrome
The world remains chaotic
And seeing it in black and white
Obscures the details of its tumult

So too the beauty of the world
Its colour makes it vibrant
And lacking subtle textures
Diminishes its glory

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 22, 20174:51 pm

The Hollow Man, Britannia Mine, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia

Filling the Hollow Light

I linger in my darkness
Sometimes seeking
Sometimes hiding
No matter

Some dark thing
From deep within
Rises
Opens up inside

Forcing me to choose
Retreat into the hollow light
Stay with the darkness
To learn its nature

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 6, 20177:02 am

Seeking the Light, Amphitrite Lighthouse, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Light Seeker

Awakening in darkness
I seek the light

Though the intensity
Brings initial pain

Vision soon resolves
Restoring clarity

Fujifilm X-T2 by Patrick JenningsNov 25, 20178:25 am

Silhouetto of a Man, Amphitrite Lighthouse, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

little silhouetto of a man

Ego is a cruel master

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 21, 20172:00 pm

Barbed Wire, Digitally Manipulated Photograph, Scoured Granite, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Barbwire and Corn

Headlights play
Over barbwire and corn
And I remember a bus driver
On the long way around
During spring semester
All our windows closed
His open wide while he
Takes deep nasal breaths

“Ahhh!”
He theatrically intones
Before another whistling breath
“Smell that fresh air!”
Musky dung beyond barbwire
Making us gag
As we pass his home
In a small development
Surrounded by farmer’s fields
“Mr. Abbott!” sang the chorus

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 30, 20174:20 pm

Squirrel

Sometimes, like a child, I
Squint my eyes
To blur the world
A greener green
And crimson reds
To another realm go I

There I see
Some small creature stand
Up on hind legs
With flicking tail
It looks at me
And chirps a bit

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 29, 201711:32 pm

Gold, Rock, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Gold ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #111

The light runs through the black
I remind myself of that
There’s gold within the rock
Riches to be found in the hardest of times