Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 19, 201610:48 pm

Sunrise, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America

Blood Red

Rock tumbled
Over the chasm’s edge
Like blood flowing
From a deep wound

Seeing the land in this way
I recognize the depth
Of my own trauma

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 19, 201611:17 am

Undermined

You tear at me
In subtle ways
With unsubtle effects

Like the waves
Slowly undermining
A steep rocky shore

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 18, 20167:00 am

Looking back

Sometimes I find my eye lingering
On the path I’ve already travelled

I remind myself

Look forward
Or risk running aground

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 17, 201611:17 pm

PCH Sunset, Pacific Coast Highway, Near Santa Cruz, California, United Staes of America

Thin Veneer

I saw the Earth
Photographed from space
And was startled
By the whisper-thin atmosphere

I live on a smooth
Round globe
Of rock and water
With just a thin veneer of gas

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 17, 20168:10 am

Desert Pine, State Road 120, East of Mono Lake, California, United States of America

Surprises

It always surprises me
That the tenacity
And virility
Of life in the desert
Surprises me

But I shrug
And think to myself
Life itself
Is a surprise
Which always surprises me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 16, 20162:07 pm

Sunset, Pacific Coast Highway, Near Monterrey, California, United States of America

Glitter and Gold

Perhaps
All that glitters
Is not gold

But I recline
Beneath a golden sky
Above a glittering sea

And therein lies
The greatest wealth
I’ll ever need

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 16, 20167:00 am

Buddha Dispelling Mara, Sukhothai, Ancient Capitol of Siam, Thailand

Touch

More than the kisses
More than the words
More than the moments

I miss
The tingling
Resonance
Of your touch

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 15, 20168:22 pm

Golden Shrine, Wat Chong Kham, Mae Hong Son, Thailand,

Of Gold and Gilt

Of gold and gilt
And opalescence
The shrines we build
To gods and money

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 15, 201610:03 am

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

Mystery ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #37

On a sunny day
Under a crisp blue sky
Snow-capped mountains
Across the turquoise sea

Exquisite beauty

But I prefer the mystery

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 14, 20161:05 pm

Vancouver Skyline, Burrard Inlet, From Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I dream of a city pure

I dream of a city pure
Where justice is a synonym for compassion
Where success is a synonym for altruism
Where wealth is a synonym for generosity
Where ambition is a synonym for benevolence