Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 2, 201810:08 am

Boiling Churn, Blackrock Resort, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Storms

The sea and sky
In boiling churn
Salt foam dashed
Upon the rocks
Tumbling clouds
A sullen bruise

And I
Perturbed by
Surly wind
Stand upon
This blackened shore
Witness to
Such vicious storm
Attest to irony
As anger seeps
Drawn from me
In receding waves
While despair
My unhappy lot
Whisked from me
By driven air
To mingle with
The passing cloud

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 1, 20183:18 pm

Stormy Wake

In the stormy wake
I leave
Behind

The thrashing winds
Of change
Reply

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 1, 201811:51 am

Last Looks

With one last lingering look
I turn
And leave
The past behind

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 31, 20175:22 pm

Shaping Clouds, Chesterman Beach, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Atmosphere ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #120

Three times travelling
Three times atmosphere
Dominates the scene

Once pollution
Once wildfire
Once winter storms

Twice undesired
Once intended
Often spectacular

Demanding
A different
Perspective

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20176:57 pm

Little Buddha Selfie

The countenance of a buddha
The presence for a selfie
The presentation for an FB world

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20177:17 am

The Glare, Bicycle Rickshaw Passenger, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India

What is there in a smile?

I saw your smile
He said
I wanted to meet
The man with such a smile
Said the stranger
Asking for a selfie of us

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 29, 20174:56 pm

Cloudy Sound, Britannia Beach, Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Raincoast

On a dour grey day
In this ashen light
Spectacular seems
Not to apply

And yet…
Above the boughs
Perched on rocky cliff

Perturbed sea
Sullen clouds

Mountains from sea through sky

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 29, 20179:23 am

Summer Ferry

Summer riffles
Through their hair
Destinations
Across the Sound
Anticipation
Swimming, hiking
Lakes and ocean
Forests, sunshine
Family camping
The summer adventures
Of carefree youth

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 28, 20178:26 am

Cloud Cover, Porteau Cove, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Atmosphere

This land of Sea to Sky
Is formidable enough
Without the sky going
All stormy doom-like

So when it does
I shout out
To the atmospheric mayhem