Tag: China

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 15, 20178:44 am

Dragon Brazier, Kong Miao, Confucius Temple, Beijing, China

Focus

I look back
At times of impatience
Of diligence lacking
Decisive moments

Reminded of the virtues:
Steadfast focus
Attention to detail
And a good tripod

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 12, 20177:00 am

Swagger

Swagger
Chutzpah
Presence

A small man
Of no small mass

A big heart
A wise soul
Both worn
Close to the surface

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 15, 201712:43 pm

Market Day Donkey Cart Parking, Kuqa, Xinjiang, China

Other ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #72

I seek other
To discover
Self

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 11, 201712:36 pm

Children

Aren’t we all
Afterall
The same
All around the world

Until
Somehow
We learn to forget
We’re children

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 9, 201611:47 am

The Nirvan of Shakyamuni Buddha, Giant Buddha Temple, Zhangye, Gansu Province, China

Healing ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #58

0n my life’s journey
Science and logic and reason
Taught me all the many ways
I was wounded and broken

But it was not until
I met the Buddha on the road
That I began to heal

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 14, 20166:07 pm

Uyghur Girl, Kashgar, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

Portrait of Happiness

In a city of
Greys and dust
And muted blues
A young smile
Comes to me

“Take my picture”
She says
Then stands there
Happy and poised
In vivid red

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 19, 20167:00 am

Uyghur (Muslim) Cemetery, Between Aksu and Kashgar, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, THe People's Republic of China

Death and Deliverance

Into this landscape of death
They deliver their dead
So the living can remember
Keeping the dead alive

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 17, 20167:00 am

Donkey Carts & Families, Staging for Market Day, Kuche, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

Family ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #46

They come
The families
In their donkey carts
Loaded with goods to sell
At the weekend market

An anachronism
A paradox
To a Westerner
Like me

Olympus OM-2 by Patrick JenningsJul 16, 20167:03 pm

My Brodie and Me, Under the grape trellis, Seman Hotel, Kashgar, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China

Reawakenings

Every now and again
I reawaken to the extraordinary adventure life is
An adventure as epic and unique
As bicycling 6,000 kilometers across China
Or as small and day-to-day as a sunset on English Bay
Enjoying a cold beer over conversation with a good friend

I take a breath, breathing in the magical divinity of existence