Tag: Alberta

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 19, 20183:31 pm

Cloud Over Rock, Banff National Park, From HI Banff Alpine Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Water and Stone

I watch the clouds
Dominate the mountains
I see the rain
Cleave the stone

I understand
How the soft
Is stronger
Than the hard

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 16, 201811:26 am

Undiminished Beauty

Unfocused
Discord
Unsettled
Balance
Undiminished
Beauty

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 8, 201811:24 am

Smoke Suffused, Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park, Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada

The Rockies

Even under the duress
Of smoke suffused atmosphere
An elegant and formidable beauty

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 15, 20182:26 pm

Occluded Valley, Banff National Park, Icefields Parkway, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Occluded ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #135

Oh the grandiosity
Of mountain ranges
Under cloudless skies

Though here demurred
Occluding smoke
Smothers valley’s depth and scale

Still, upon a closer look
The trees, a ridge
A jagged line

And then another
Slight serrated edge
The third and fourth both smoother still

So scale restored
I can imagine depth, at least
As this choking smoke occludes my breath

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 12, 20178:00 am

Sun and Smoke, Saskatchewan Crossing, Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Smoke ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #113

Oh my!
The sun!
The sun
This brilliant sun!

Such hopeful sight
Is breaking through
The smoky sky
Now blue above
And gold below
Backlit, the tone
Of tungsten haze
Then, lower, emerald
Of the trees
These, gratefully
Have not (yet) burned

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 10, 20171:28 pm

Silken Veil

Oh, clouds!

Insistent weather brings
To harry mountains
Obscure the scene
I travelled far
Intent to see

But…

Soon enough
Beguile me
They dance and play
Revealing games

A silken veil
May hide the charms
But, no, no … please!

Don’t take it off

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 9, 20177:00 am

Wind

The wind
It shakes me up
It shakes me down

I’ve been standing
In the still air
Far too long

I need
To get
Ruffled

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 5, 20178:00 am

Maligne Lake, Queen Elyzabeth Ranges, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Repose ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #112

I paddle on the water, rippley
The lake upon my shoulders, heavy
This effort bringing me repose
When following where nature goes

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 30, 20174:20 pm

Squirrel

Sometimes, like a child, I
Squint my eyes
To blur the world
A greener green
And crimson reds
To another realm go I

There I see
Some small creature stand
Up on hind legs
With flicking tail
It looks at me
And chirps a bit

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 22, 20174:46 pm

Sunset Silhouette, Athabasca Glacier, Rocky Mountains, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada-Edit copy

Rock ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #110

A trail through loose stone scattered
Gouged from mountains, crushed by time and ice, now at rest
Here I, immersed in the hiker’s mindful peace
Each measured step a meditative breath

Though, could I see
The immensity of time
With the eyes of this still young Earth

Then peaceful moment lost
Turmoil and cataclysm of tumbling land

And in those eyes, what am I?

But a mote of dust
Lost to infinity