Tag: ephemeral

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 29, 201810:46 pm

Five Silos

Oh, this sun-burnished anvil of earth
Beneath a steely sky
Five silos, massive
Diminished in a forever landscape
Over which the trundlings of men
And their machinery
Leave ephemeral marks
Lingering only so long
As the labour which creates them

While I am but a moment’s reflection
An existential comma
In an expanse which cares not
That I think
Or that I think that I am

Not that I care
What the expanse thinks
Though I am glad that it is

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 15, 201710:21 am

High Ground, Pacific Coast Highway, Northern California, United States of America

High Grounding

I climb up
Out of the fog
I see forever
But there is nothing to see
Only the fog
And the road which brought me here

Still, there is the blue sky
And the sun
I bask in its warmth
Smell the grass
Breathe the fragrant air

I remind myself
Fog is ephemeral
And there is always this high ground
Above the fog
Even if I can only reach it
By closing my eyes
And remembering this moment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 24, 20168:06 pm

Violet and Peony Abstraction, Lichen on Granite, Hope Slide, Nicolum Valley, Cascade Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Violets and Peonies

The violets
And peonies
Blooming under
Willow trees
There ruffled by
The summer breeze

To pick them now
Would be a sin
Though lovely vase
I’d put them in
No matter rooms
They’re brightening

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 3, 20163:03 pm

Footprints in the Sand

I walk through life
Leaving impressions
Footprints in the sand
Thinking
I’m leaving my mark

A few gentle waves
Erase a footprint
A sustained wind
Fills it with sand

Impressions
Are ephemeral
As am I

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