Tag: Canada

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 28, 20249:29 pm

Gambier, Bowyer, Bowen and Horseshoe Bay, Howe Sound Sunset, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Earth’s Deep Breath

The sky
Like Earth’s deep breath
After the sun bids adieu

And I
Becalmed on the shore
While the summer breeze
Gently lifts stray thoughts
From my mind

A sigh
Let those thoughts
Become ripples upon the Sound

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 27, 20249:40 pm

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

Celestial Neighbourhood

In the twilight
With the day gone by
And darkness hovers on the nigh

Celestial neighbours come out to play
Remind us of our community
In this little corner of the galaxy

And though they seem
So very, very far
Not much closer than the nearest star

When sol’s tucked in for the night
Stars and galaxies dot the skies
I see the infinity these comprise

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 18, 20247:00 am

Lessons from the Wind

Wind bends the grasses
Agitates the sea
Riffling waves roll
From water onto land

While I remain unperturbed
Steadfast
Face into the wind
As all around me
Is buffeted

And this
This is how I want to be
In the storm that is life
Where I am disturbed
By all that moves around me
Perturbed by the rushing flow

I take note
Learn the lessons nature offers
Resolve to become

Resolute as the rocky shore
Firm against the crashing waves
Supple as the grasses
Which bend then return to form
Deep as the ocean
Calm beneath its roiling surface

The wind
Whispers in my ear

Learn this
And you will become peace

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 17, 20247:00 am

Cascade, Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

The Fall

I fall
A cascade
Out of the mist
Down the rocky narrows

Seeking the still
Cool waters
Their calm

But there is no pool
Only the decline

Until I am reduced

To a trickle

Then

nothing

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 16, 20247:00 am

Green on Granite and Gneiss

The green clings
Tenuous
Tenacious
To a billion years
Of granite and gneiss

And green grew only
For half of that

While here am I
Where the Earth collides
With itself
To raise mountains
From sundered plains

Now left to wonder
If dinosaurs and woolly mammals
Wandered landscapes
Much different than this

At Gros Morne
A place that just feels
Older than time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 15, 202411:34 am

Unknown ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #365

An unknown road
Into unknown lands

For the spectrum of possibilities
I strike a balance
Between fear
And anticipation

Then lean heavily
On the latter

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 14, 202411:59 pm

Pastels

This pastel sunset
So subtle in its beauty
No blaze of glory

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 13, 202410:04 pm

Sun burst

Basking in its warmth
I am reminded
That this glorious sun
Is but a twinkling dot
In some other sky
Of a far away planet
Admired there, perhaps
For its celestial position
In the imaginary outline
Of a mythical god
While its admirers wonder
If they are alone in the universe