Category: Poetry

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 17, 20167:00 am

Stupa, Sukhothai, Ancient Capitol of Siam, Thailand

Compassion ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #33

Here have I resided
For a hundred generations
Constructed for Gautama
In honour of compassion
And the light of self-reflection

Gather here in peace
Quieting your mind
Listen for my voice
The wisdom of the ancients

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 16, 20167:20 am

Light in the trees at night, Deep Cove, British Columbia, Canada

Illusions

Sometimes the path to the light
Seems uninviting

I remind myself

While some have said
The light at tunnel’s end

Is an illusion

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 15, 20169:45 pm

Wintry Bare Branches, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Beneath the Perfect Beauty of it All

Beneath my favourite tree
In my favourite spot
On a warm, sunny Sunday
Breeze tickling the leaves
Rippling the glassy lake
Birdsong
And the smell
Of freshly mown grass

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 15, 201612:33 pm

Leafless Boughs, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

The harmony of opposites

I reach
You withdraw
I follow
You hide

I demand
You deny
I beg
You withhold

I am quiet
You listen
I am still
You approach

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 14, 20164:32 pm

The Immortal Jellyfish, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Transparent ~ Luminous ~ Supple

Sometimes I feel so transparent
As if anyone
Everyone
Can see right into me

Sometimes I feel so luminous
As if anyone
Everyone
Can see my inner light

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 14, 20169:01 am

Bare branches, early in spring, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

The Tangle of Life

in the tangle of

      possibility
          options
        choices
    consequence

that is life

     it can be difficult
          to find the branches
            which lead to the light

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 14, 20167:00 am

Mossy Roots, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Putting Down Roots

I dig down deep
Set roots
Hold fast
Let the world
Pass me by
Secure, safe
Autonomous

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 13, 20168:17 am

Horseshoe Bay and Bowen Island, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

A Moment on the Bay of Timeless Wonder

On the Bay of Timeless Wonder
I think of time moving forward
Ever so slowly
I think of time standing still

I think of time
As if it were
A thing
Of itself

As if it were
A force ravaging
My body
My memories

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 12, 20167:00 am

Light in the Forest, Deep Cove, British Columbia, Canada

Love is…

I like to think of love
As a fundamental force of the physical universe
Not just an emotion
Or a biological imperative

In that way
Love is as pure as light
As powerful as gravity
As infinite as time and space

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 11, 20164:35 pm

Surf, Near Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pacific Coast Highway, California, United States of America

Life Adapts

Life adapts
To the harshest conditions
Some life even thrives there

Humans evolved
The mind to identify
The harshest conditions