Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 17, 201711:40 pm

Sleeping Dogs

It’s a dog’s life
They say
But “they” have never been
A dog

And in the 16th century
When they first said it
Life as a dog
Was hard
And that’s what they meant
When they said it

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 16, 201710:14 pm

China Southern Airlines CZ329, on approach to Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada

Dreaming of Space

I soar in the space
Between three globes

One below
One above
One beyond

And I wonder
At the span

In time
In distance
In possibility

While beginning
To descend

Knowing that time
And distance
Conspire

Against
Possibility

Back to Earth
Dreaming of space
In another time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 15, 20177:00 am

Katarzyna, Himalaya Sunrise, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Kindred Spirits

There seems no scene
Nor moment
More beautiful
Than one shared
With a kindred spirit

No matter
The quality
Of the scene
Or moment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 14, 20177:00 am

Himalaya Foothills Sunrise IV, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Illumined

Sunrise skies
Illumine possibilities
I carry with me

Daytime dreams
To be fulfilled

Until sunset sky’s
Reminder

Possibility Illumines
Nighttime dreams
Which carry me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 13, 20177:00 am

Auto Rickshaw Driver, Chandni Chowk (Old Delhi), New Delhi, India

Being in the Maelstrom

In this maelstrom
Of movement
Colour and
Humanity
It is easy enough
To forget
These are beings
Each with a life
As full as my own
As troubled
And beautiful
Filled with family
And friends
Hardship and joy
Love and petty hatreds

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 12, 201711:59 am

Jama Masjid Mosque, Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, New Delhi, India

Monuments ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #78

We reach for the heavens
Building monuments
To our highest ideals

Gods and philosophy
Politics and economy

Then fall
To our basest instincts

Defending them
Proselytising them
Exploiting them

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 9, 20177:00 am

Laxman Jhula Sunset, The Ganga (Ganges River), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Finding Presence

There is nothing so grounding
So inspiring to me
Nothing which brings the moment
Into my own presence
Like sunset

Except
Perhaps
Sunrise

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 8, 20179:54 am

Queen of Chandni Chowk market in Old Delhi, New Delhi, India

The Queen of Chandni Chowk

Litter borne
The Queen of Chandni Chowk
Surveys her domain
From lofted throne

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 7, 20177:00 am

Minaret

This artful spire
This minaret
With bold white lines
And floral whimsy

Reaching up
Where black kites soar
In deep blue skies
With wispy cloud

And from the top
The calls to prayer
Are sung five times
To rally faithful

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 6, 20177:00 am

Black Kite

Black kite soaring
Red Fort domes below
Smog smothering all

Weakened sun
Weakened lungs
Weakened resolve

Beauty and ugliness
Joy and hardship
Kindness and predation

This land of extremes
This country of paradox
Creating beauty from ugliness