Tag: Canada

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 18, 20187:17 am

Frozen in the Frame, Fast Frames, Denman & Nelson, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Time ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #131

Walk/don’t walk
Stop/maybe don’t stop
Make up my mind
Wavering on this indecision
Irresolute at the crossroads
Considering east and west
North and south
All avenues open
None being taken
With nowhere to go
And all day to get there
I am not going
Anywhere

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 17, 20187:07 am

Ocean of Calm

The serenity
Of the shoreline
With the mist
And the clouds
An ocean of calm
Like a breath
And a sigh

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 16, 20187:00 am

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Missing the Sea

It’s a funny thing
That I live just one block
From the ocean
Often times smell the salt
And the tide
Through an open window

And yet
I miss the sea

An urban inlet
Is not a wide sandy beach
On a limitless sea
With breakers vaulting salt spray
Into the atmosphere

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 14, 201810:43 am

Stormy Wake, Queen of Cowichan, BC Ferries, Georgia Strait, Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada II

On My Way to Somewhere Other

I would rather be
On my way to somewhere other
Preferably by sea

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 14, 20188:42 am

Sunset, Gibsons, Strait of Georgia, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada

Occluded Light

I try to let the light in
But the clouds
Occlude it
A dark shroud

The gentle beat of my heart
A metronome
A clockwork

But the thrum of life
Is not the energy of being

Body working; spirit latent

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 7, 20187:59 am

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Astronomical Beauty

Sometimes I wonder
If I have stepped onto another world

But…

Could there be another place
In the universe
As beautiful as this one?

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 6, 20184:48 pm

Howe Sound Greys, Porteau Cove, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Magic Isle

Like some magic Isle
Home of sorcerers and kings
A misty shroud
Hides secret things

The waters
Preternaturally
Still
Beneath them slinks
Unearthly beast

And I
A Knight
With hallowed sword
Will sail across
Beyond the wards
And battle dragons
Which hurl epithets
And fire

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 4, 20187:19 pm

City of Ghosts, Coal Harbour, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Never Night

On a world
Forever bright
Never night
The ever-present suns
Bear down
Hammers on
An anvil

Blessed shade and gloom
In an existence
Which fears the light
Grateful for each eclipse
Beauty in the shadows
Mystery in the illumined
Too bright for eyes to see

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 4, 201811:42 am

Breathing Fire, New Brighton Park, Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Imagination ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #129

In the dimness
I saw a monster on my bed
But just a towel
In a jumble
A child’s mind
Trying to make sense

In reflections
I see a dragon breathing fire
But just a building
With a light on
Like the child
Imagination still at play

Should the day come
When I see only what’s there
No monsters, no dragons
Which I playfully must slay
How sad I will be
In a world so plain and grey

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 3, 20187:00 am

Blue Pier, Britannia Beach, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Expect the Unexpected

There are places
On this Earth
Which taught me
Expect the unexpected

And still
They surprise me