Tag: British Columbia

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 17, 201510:16 am

Ministry of Transport Lands, Boundary Bay, Steveston, British Columbia, Canada

Artificial Light

A lamp operator hoists an 18K light up, and up and up
Special Effects pumps out the fog
Glycerine and heat and chill air
Now a glowing white mist roils through the night

The tree, is real
The leaves have fallen from it
Rain has flooded the forest floor

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 13, 20157:14 pm

Boundary Bay, Steveston, British Columbia, Canada

Darkness Emergent

Darkness emergent
Light brings shape
From the night
Form
Meanings

Landscape by Patrick JenningsDec 1, 20157:00 am

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

Unfathomable Wealth

What kind of person, with the power and resources to do so much for so many others, chooses instead to exploit them?

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 30, 20159:34 pm

Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

So I listen

Some days
There’s just not that much to look at

So I listen

I can close my eyes
On any day
And just listen
But I prefer the fog

It is easier
To imagine in darkness
To create a world of light
In my mind

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 30, 20157:00 am

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, University of British Columbia, Canada

Leaping into disorientation

Sometimes I get confused
Which way’s up
And which way’s down
Which floor am I on?
Which floor should I be on?
Which door should I take?
Should I have come in through that one?

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 29, 20153:48 pm

Tyaughton Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Water, warmth and the company of family and friends

There is something to be said
For calm water and green trees
On a warm summer’s day
Spent with family and friends

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 29, 201511:55 am

Howe Sound storm, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Fury ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #13

It is an angry sea
Whipped up
By a furious sky
And I…

I sink into my rage

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 28, 20155:01 pm

Ferry Terminal, Porteau Cove, Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada

In the tumult, find peace

On a cold, wet October afternoon
Howe Sound takes on the tone of slate
The wind blows hard
Straight up the channel
White caps breaking
Hair and camera strap fluttering

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 28, 201510:50 am

Stone Faces, The Old Customs House, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping in on a Saturday
Dimly aware of the presence beside me
Who kept me awake long after bedtime
Who jostled me awake throughout the night
Tossing in her dreams
Rising for a trip to the bathroom
Snuggling in with her stale perfume
As she’s just done
Tousled hair in my face
Tickling my nose
Along with her morning breath

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 24, 20157:00 am

Derelict Docks

The only thing
Unchanging
In a landscape
Of the past

Is the part of us
Which believes history
Is about the past