Tag: Colorado

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 10, 20199:45 pm

For Purple Mountain Majesties, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, United States of America

Sunrise ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #178

I let the day go
Leave the past
In the past

As the harsh light fades
I live in the magic glow
Of this brief moment

Let the darkness come
Like closed eyes
And a deep breath

A new glory follows
A light to be filled
With possible moments

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 13, 201910:18 am

winter mesa, mesa verde national park, colorado, united states of america copy

Blanket ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #170

On a crisp chill morn’
Paradox so comforting
Fresh blanket of snow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 27, 201610:57 pm

Snowfall, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States of America

Times Forgotten

I linger here in times forgotten
Imaginings of men long gone
Who’d quarried stone
And built their homes
In cave and crevice
On cliff side perch

Their loves and lives
All but lost to us
Except for edifices left behind
A story told in rock and refuse
And daytime dreams
Of my construction

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 12, 20167:00 am

Desert Snow

This snowy shroud
On the sand
This crystal air
In my lungs
This layered cloud
Filters sun
This pristine world
Silent land

I feel my heart
Thrum in my chest
I feel the heat
Within my soul
I feel the beat
Of wordless rhyme
I am complete
Connected time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 8, 20167:00 am

Frozen Range Land, Somewhere west of Mesa Verde, Colorado, United States of America

Test of Mettle

I love a deserted beach
On a hot day
With a cool onshore breeze
The surf a subtle metronome
Counting out my breaths
A calming solitude
Existence
Languid, placid serenity

I love also this frozen range
Its crystalline air
With a cutting wind
Driving the storm my way
Stealing my breath
A vulnerable solitude
Presence
Aware, active vigilance

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 23, 20159:16 pm

The greatest doings of men

I gaze across the chasm,
Marvelling at craftsmanship
At sheer force of will
The artistry and ingenuity of human beings
Seeking to make the world
A little better for themselves
A little more comfortable
A little more secure

Perhaps

A little more beautiful.

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 23, 20158:14 pm

A canyon of brown and pine

There is nothing quite like
A canyon of brown and pine
Turned white
Enveloped, still, in the grey storm
Passing through
Leaving its wintry gift

Tag: Colorado

Sunrise ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #178

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Blanket ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #170

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Times Forgotten

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Desert Snow

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Test of Mettle

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The greatest doings of men

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A canyon of brown and pine

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