Tag: Canada

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 26, 20165:57 pm

River Dream, Cheakamus River, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

River Dreams

In a land made white
By winterfall
A river blue
Runs right through

And carries dreams
From valleys high
They tumble down
Right by my side

And gather in
The pools below
So deep and cold
In eddies slow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 26, 20167:00 am

Reflections

Until my mind
Is clear, calm and still
I will always be lost
In my reflections

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 25, 20161:34 pm

Free as a Gull, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, Porteau Cove, British Columbia, Canada

Where the Land Meets the Sky

Where the land meets the sky
Between the heavens and the sea
I fly free as a gull
On the shifting breeze

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 25, 20168:35 am

Sky Becomes the Land, Porteau Cove, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Intertwined ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #69

Where the clouds intertwine
With the mountains
And the trees
Until the sky becomes
Part of the land
Distinct but inseparable

Reminds me how
Your love for me
Becomes a part of me
And my love for you
Becomes a part of you

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 24, 20164:36 pm

Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Balance and a Friendly Light

I find balance
In a complex sky
Above a simple sea

I find my way
Through the narrow channel
Guided by a friendly light

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 24, 20167:00 am

Frost and Lichen on Granite, Cheakamus River, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Frost on Lichen on Granite

I wish for the solidness of rock
The stolidness of stone
Like the lichen clings to granite
Like the frost adheres to lichen

But the cold wind soon enough warms
While all life passes in time
And even the granite
Breaks down to pebbles
Then sand, then dust
Lifted by the wind

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 23, 20167:00 am

The Subtler Shades of Amber

There is a lustre
To a calm, late afternoon
On a quiet shore
While the tourists
Hurry by
On their way
North to snowy mountains
South to towers and lights
Leaving me here
In peaceful countenance
With the sun about to set
Beyond the gentle sea
While contemplating
The subtler shades of amber
Playing on the shrouded grey sky

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 20164:23 pm

Encroaching Ice

Daylight wanes
Night encroaching
Like the ice
On the lake
Like the snow
On the mountains
Like the years
On my life

Transitions
Whether, in the end
For the better
Or for the worse
A matter of perception

But in transitions
Themselves, I always find
Some beauty
Large or small

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 20167:00 am

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

Aftermath

In a big country
Even a storm’s aftermath
Writes itself large
On the landscape

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 19, 20165:29 pm

Sea to Sky

In the land of Sea to Sky
When clouds hang low
They obscure the mountains high
While down below
The world seems grey
The sun is there
It picks its way
Highlights on the ocean waves
Amber on horizon waits
While snow still clings
To rocky slopes
I drive on home
To ponder tropes