Category: Art

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 17, 20194:06 pm

Whimsy

Ah,
The whimsy
Of a few curved lines
And a stencil
In an obscure corner
Of hard edges
And some distress
Meaning indecipherable
But for the inexplicable smile
It brings
To my being

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 16, 201910:13 am

Catalunya Political Graffiti, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola de Valles, Catalunya (Catalonia), Spain II

Confined

Imprisoned
Confined
By politics
Extreme and
Everyday

Barred
Unbarred
No difference

Constricted
Patterns of
Thought and being

Restricted
By others and
Self

Freed
First from
Within

Lead
Only when
Freed

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 15, 20198:46 am

Blues Transformed

In spring
When browns and ice
Of winter’s deathly sleep
Recede

Life renews
Thus even deepest blues
Transform

Become such vibrant hues
Reborn

As hope to those awakening

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 11, 20198:20 pm

La Solidaritat La Nostra Millor Arma

Resistance no more
This is an image
Of revolution
A call to arms
For the repressed
In Catalonia

An image, too
For us

We have been the prey
Separated from the pack
Divided
Kept down
Exploited
Dominated
Fed upon
By the fat cats

La Solidaritat
La Nostra Millor
Arma

Solidarity
Is our best
Weapon

Run them off
We have the numbers
We have the power

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 2, 20197:00 am

Columbus

Revered & Reviled
A man of his time
Ahead of his time
Discoverer & Destroyer
Of worlds

A harbinger
Of things to come
Of times extant
Of days which always were
And may always be

Until we find our way
To a better way
Create a better world

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 23, 20193:50 pm

Chancel and Dome, Valencia Cathedral, Valencia, Spain

Faith

With a leap of faith
All great achievements begin
Never mind the source

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 15, 20192:19 pm

Blue

I get the blues sometimes
Not that there’s anything wrong with that
Blue was my favourite colour as a child
Even now, in the blues, there is a beauty

And options

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 14, 20192:10 pm

Risk Cacophony, Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco

Risk ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #183

Where might have been cacophony
Strokes live within the harmony
Such vital vessel filled
To the edge of overflowing
Yet some subtle restraint
Where plaster once was white
Vibrant colours paint
A whole which comes across
So beautifully