Tag: Alberta

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 10, 201910:56 pm

broken starburst, bow river, bow river parkway, banff national park, alberta, canada

To View or be Present

In the sky
A convulsion of light
While below
The Bow
Winds its way
Down the valley floor
With the forest
Standing sentry

And I
Delight in the roar
Of rushing water
Coursing over stone
For a moment
At least
As content
To view the scene
As to be in it

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 9, 20194:57 pm

Falling

I tumble
Into an unknown
Wrapped within
A cacophony
Of confusion

Resist
And be dashed against
The rocks

Let go
Allow the chaos
To coalesce

I rejoin
Resolving flow
Into the known

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 7, 20197:00 am

rainbow spray, athabasca falls, athabasca river, jasper national park, alberta, canada

Spray Borne

Spray borne of the pummeling
Where river falls upon the stone
Captures sun and holds it there
Delight in all the colours eyes can see
Arrayed in spectral artistry

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 6, 201912:31 pm

narrow channel, athabasca falls, athabasca river, jasper national park, alberta, canada

Rapid ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #169

A chasm in my spirit formed
Through which my rage and pain now roils
Channelled through such rugged gorge
It churns and gouges rocky walls
With ill effect upon my soul

I hold on tight
This tiny raft
Upon the raucous
Seething froth
Ride the fury
Through the pass
All the while
Seek inward poise

For only then
Will ire abate
The rapid’s run
Is fueled by hate
While narrow walls
Are blinders worn
To keep my mind
In raging state

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 5, 201912:48 pm

Vital Tumult

Have you ever noticed
How exciting the tumult is
The uproar and confusion
How vital and present it feels

We battle through it
We quell the uproar
We resolve the confusion
We overcome

And it feels good
Even in the midst
Of the worst of times
These are the best of times

So I wonder how it is
We fail to acknowledge
Just how much
We love a good war

We are a species
Of adrenaline junkies
Bent on our own destruction
Because it makes us feel alive

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20181:26 pm

Athabasca Bridge, Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Bridges ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #168

We build a bridge
To cross the gap
Or tear it down
No going back

Below the deck
A roiling rift
Divides our world
Apart, we drift

But let us take
A moment, slow
To contemplate
Terrain below

I’m sure we’ll find
On valley floor
Our common ground
Then peace restored

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 30, 20189:34 am

Chasm

Roar of the river
My own deafening fury
Churning water cuts a chasm
Seething anger rends my spirit

Standing on the ledge
Letting rage flow away
Wounds upon my soul
Close and begin to heal

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 29, 201811:31 am

Into the Chasm, Athabasca Falls, Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Power

I stand beside the chasm’s tumult
Powerless to end the flood
Or even mitigate the flow

Spectator at the edge
Close enough to feel the spray

Of power’s fearsome rush

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 22, 20189:42 pm

Badlands Rivulets, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Soul Mates

So many roads
Lead me to you
So many more
Led us astray

For every branch
A thousand leaves
For every fork
A thousand more

Just keep the faith
And carry on
I’ll find the way
Back to your heart

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 21, 20189:51 pm

A Beautiful Rut

This life
This repetitious life
It cuts a swath
Erodes away
Possibilities

Call it a canyon
Or call it a rut
A pretty enough rut, you say
Perhaps… but still a rut

So I scamper out
Leaving a trail
Of dusty memory

Seeking the open vista above
The expanse of the big sky

A land of possibility