Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 20163:35 pm

Market day, Kuqa, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

Smart phones and donkey carts

I live in a world
Of smartphones and donkey carts
Of poverty I have known
And poverty I cannot imagine
Of wealth I have known
And wealth I cannot fathom

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 201610:03 am

Uyghur Children, Kashgar, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

The Open-hearted Joy of a Child

There is nothing quite like
The open-hearted joy of a child
Such a presence is a gift
Reminding me that everything
Is going to be just fine

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 25, 20167:04 pm

Khmer Style Buddhist Phrangs, Sukhothai, Thailand

Our passion for awe

As I turn the pages
Of the open book
That is the world

I discover anew
The creativity of humanity
As we strive for the divine

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 24, 20162:02 pm

Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon, Utah, United States of America

Immensity and Grace

As the last rays
Of a waning sun
Dwindle

I notice a speck
On the river
A boat

The immensity
Strikes me
Humbling

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 24, 201610:19 am

Precipice ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #21

I cannot will my body
To stand at the edge
The red precipice
Must be 2,000 feet high

I crouch down
Inch forward
Lie flat
Wiggle further

And as I near the very edge
A chalk covered hand
Comes over the top
Taking a firm grip

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 23, 20166:56 pm

Northern California Coast, Near Point Reyes, California, United States of America

High Vantage

Even the benefit of high vantage
May not reveal the road ahead

I travel the path before me
Accepting the unknown

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 22, 20169:01 pm

Character Orb Sculpture, New Westminster Public Library, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Rust

Rust reminds me
That decay, too
Is beautiful

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 21, 20169:23 am

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, United States of America

In the context of humanity

I try to keep people in the frame
When exploring esoteric thoughts
On the nature of reality
The expansiveness of existence

Grace, beauty, the sense of the divine
Whether or not these qualities exist in the world
In the objects I observe
Or are a construction of my consciousness
I share the experience of them
With every other human being

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 20, 20167:00 am

Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America

The Fairylands

I have visited
Many of the Fairylands
On Earth

And while I have never seen
An Elf, Sprite or Dwarf
I know their presence
In the fantastical beauty
Of their works

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 19, 201612:47 pm

Zion National Park, Utah, United States of America

Conifer and Stone

In the stark trial of time
Which is stronger?
That which renews, or
That which endures?