Category: Words

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 14, 201911:23 am

query, alphabet ball sculpture, new west public library, new westminster, british columbia, canada

Time and Beauty

Burnished
Pitted
Patinaed

Oh
The many beauties
Of ageing

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 13, 201910:18 am

winter mesa, mesa verde national park, colorado, united states of america copy

Blanket ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #170

On a crisp chill morn’
Paradox so comforting
Fresh blanket of snow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 12, 201911:02 am

Winter Rangeland, Highway 87, Somewhere between WInslow and Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Move along

It’s time to set
The wheels in motion
Time to move along
Not so much
To just be rolling
Much more to have
Intent

No need for
Destination
No need
To have a plan
Not yet

But scan
Horizons
For potential
For places I’d like
To get

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 11, 20194:14 pm

blue hour, howe sound, from sea to sky highway, british columbia, canada

Wheeling Through Space and Time

Planets in the sky
Stars along the shore
Flickering
And I
A constellation
A God
Wheeling through space
And time
Across the eternal
Infinite

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 10, 201910:56 pm

broken starburst, bow river, bow river parkway, banff national park, alberta, canada

To View or be Present

In the sky
A convulsion of light
While below
The Bow
Winds its way
Down the valley floor
With the forest
Standing sentry

And I
Delight in the roar
Of rushing water
Coursing over stone
For a moment
At least
As content
To view the scene
As to be in it

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 9, 20194:57 pm

Falling

I tumble
Into an unknown
Wrapped within
A cacophony
Of confusion

Resist
And be dashed against
The rocks

Let go
Allow the chaos
To coalesce

I rejoin
Resolving flow
Into the known

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 9, 201912:17 am

apache gap and four peaks, tonto national forest, near mesa, arizona, united states of america

To Climb into the Light

Deep in the shadows
Through the gap
Where the main road flows
I catch flashes
Of the golden hour above
So pull aside
And clamber up
Into the light
Where a breath-taking world
Awaits

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 7, 20197:00 am

rainbow spray, athabasca falls, athabasca river, jasper national park, alberta, canada

Spray Borne

Spray borne of the pummeling
Where river falls upon the stone
Captures sun and holds it there
Delight in all the colours eyes can see
Arrayed in spectral artistry

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 6, 201912:31 pm

narrow channel, athabasca falls, athabasca river, jasper national park, alberta, canada

Rapid ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #169

A chasm in my spirit formed
Through which my rage and pain now roils
Channelled through such rugged gorge
It churns and gouges rocky walls
With ill effect upon my soul

I hold on tight
This tiny raft
Upon the raucous
Seething froth
Ride the fury
Through the pass
All the while
Seek inward poise

For only then
Will ire abate
The rapid’s run
Is fueled by hate
While narrow walls
Are blinders worn
To keep my mind
In raging state

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 5, 201912:48 pm

Vital Tumult

Have you ever noticed
How exciting the tumult is
The uproar and confusion
How vital and present it feels

We battle through it
We quell the uproar
We resolve the confusion
We overcome

And it feels good
Even in the midst
Of the worst of times
These are the best of times

So I wonder how it is
We fail to acknowledge
Just how much
We love a good war

We are a species
Of adrenaline junkies
Bent on our own destruction
Because it makes us feel alive