Tag: Earth

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 29, 20207:00 am

Sun Shine, Sea to Sky Highway, Near Lion's Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Curvature of the Earth

I remind myself
That this Earth
Is but a small globe

Spinning and spinning
In infinite space

And I no more than a mote

A sprinkling of star dust
Coalesced in flesh and bone

Which one day woke up
Asking questions about
The universe and itself

Is there more than that?
I may never know

Perhaps I simply forgot

Landscape by Patrick JenningsApr 26, 202011:03 pm

There's a Moon in the Sky, It's Called The Moon, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Earth Day

The Moon reminds me
How friendly Earth is
To me and those I love
To all life

But friendship has its limits
The Earth has only so much to offer
So it’s time to be a better friend
Give something back in return

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 10, 20182:48 pm

The Wind, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States of America

Steady in the Wind

I recall the wind
Insistent
Pummeling
Leaning into it
Just to stand upright

I recall the sun
Hard
And hot
Burning through
The cold air coursing

I recall the sea
Singing
Its white noise crescendo
The roar
Of a planet alive

I recall this moment
Blissfully
Unattached
Firmly rooted to ground
In the grip of experience

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 13, 201811:48 am

Masts and Glass Towers, From Jericho Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vertical ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #139

I reach
Ever higher
To catch the wind
To touch the sky
To vouch for god

Never leaving the earth
But detached from it
Gone from ground

I reach
Beyond myself
Flutter in the wind
Adrift in the sky
Lost to god

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 22, 20189:22 pm

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

For Earth Day

When the moon and planets align
In the darkness that is not yet night
I am reminded that this home
This Earth
Is one preciously small orb
In a vastness sporadically dotted
With preciously small orbs
An infinitesimal in the infinite
Just like me
And I rejoice
In just how perfect that is

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 28, 20174:26 pm

Star and Space and Earth and Fire, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

A Helical Spiral of Indeterminate Tense

The sun is just a star
We chose to father us
The moon, our mother
Illuminates the night
And whispers lullabies
To soothe us
When the darkness
Frightens us

The Earth
Our home
Bedrock beneath
Space above
But solid ground
Spins us round
Cycles of life
Always turning