Tag: family

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 24, 20227:00 am

Altercation, Street Photography, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia

Confrontation & Consequences

Imaginary
Lines crossed in the car’s back seat
Dad arm from the front

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 20, 20227:00 am

Princesses, Puppy dogs, and Rag Dolls

Greater than the magic of fairytales
Is a simpler
More beautiful enchantment
When once upon a time
Comes with every sunrise

Here’s a realm
Where every little girl
Is a princess
Holding court
Over puppy dogs
And rag dolls

With her maids
And maidens
Explores a wonderland
Of salt spray
Sea shells
And hermit crabs

While the ocean
Stretches out
Beyond the horizon
Of imagination
Beckoning

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 28, 202212:41 pm

Golden Hour, Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona, United States of America

Sun’s Eclipse

This the golden hour
In advance of sun’s eclipse

I am with you
Hand in hand
Follow every laboured breath
A life of laughter, love and kindness shared
With wordless gaze and poignant smile

A tear
A sigh
A tightened grasp

Then return to fitful rest
A slumber which will last the night

But I’ll be here when you awake
In golden hour
Your hand I’ll take
Until at last
Your sun may set

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 28, 202111:30 am

December Chill, Rainbow Park, Alta Lake, Whistler Mountain, British Columbia, Canada

Chill ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #295

On a crisp December day
Atop an inverted sky
Snowy clouds
Blown across the ice

Thighs itch
From penetrating chill
A wan sun
Does nothing to warm

A few moments here
To record the scene
Then retreat
To the warmth

Of electric fire
A sugary cup
Of cocoa
And family

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 202012:15 pm

Cadillac Ranch, Route 66, Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Landscapes

These things we do to landscapes

Of space and time
Of politics and social norms
Of family and friends

The things that stay
But never stay the same

The ephemeral things
Lost and soon forgotten

Nothing ever stays
But change

Which is often the point
Of these things we do to landscapes

Change the landscape
Change each other
Change ourselves

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 18, 20207:00 am

Exiting the Sierras, Nebelhorn, Lincoln Highway, California, United States of America

Instamatic Memory Machine

Much as I hate moving
And all that packing
Which takes forever
As I go through the shoe boxes
Of memorabilia
Stacked in the closet
Which have remained unopened
Since the last time I moved

I have to admit
To some minor or major
Moments of fascination
Or delight
Or longing
Emotion moving my core
With some rekindled
Long-forgotten moment
Or chapter
In a life becoming much too long
To hold all the memories
Within my mind alone

A birthday card
A letter written but never sent
Elementary report cards
And aptitude test results

A story I’d written
With misshapen letters
And a child’s innocence
A Dragnet drama
Starring a detective snake
Age eight

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 6, 20207:59 pm

Family and Friends, Seaside Creek Beach Sunset, Pacific Coast Highway, Mendocino County, California, United States of America

Family & Friends

Is there anything more reassuring
Than the love shared and amplified
By a gathering of family and friends

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 26, 201812:27 pm

Himalayan Foothills Sunrise, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Gratitude ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #150

The sun rises into a cloud-softened sky
Gentle foothills roll lazily to a distant horizon
A solo journey through an ungentle darkness ends
As I arrive in the light I realize
I am no longer alone, was never really alone
That no one arrives in such light
Entirely alone

I am struck by the depth of gratitude
Rising like a sun with my own inner light
For the guidance, support and encouragement
Offered by family and friends and mentors
And the generous kindness of strangers
Who have made of themselves
Friends

I stand here
In the light
With my platoon
Ready to take on
Anything

Thank You