Tag: fire

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 9, 20189:01 pm

Coast Mountains Wildfires, British Columbia, Canada

Fire ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #152

I cannot see the fire
Still, the sky betrays its presence
As yet the flames present no danger
Though the possibility be mentioned

So am I reminded
A threat may seem remote
Or weak in its intention

But a threat it is
Toxic in its notion

I do well to heed an atmosphere in tension

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 8, 20184:16 pm

where there is fire, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Where There’s Fire

Sinewy sifting
Suffusing valleys
Smoke expanding
Soft stifling blanket
Seeking prairies
Eastward

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 27, 20185:40 pm

Hoodoo Fire

Spark
Flame
Ember
Fire
Burning
Sear
Sizzle
Licking
Blazing
Conflagration
Scorched

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 22, 20181:10 pm

Earth and Sky on Fire, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America

Sky and Earth on Fire

The sky
And Earth
On fire

Like your touch
Trailing a line
Along my flesh

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 16, 20187:00 am

Ember

Glowing ember in the sky
Storm lingering offshore
At the end of the day

I wonder
What rides the night wind
What comes on tomorrow’s tide

Will the storm subside
Or kindle anew
On this blackened shore

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 12, 20178:00 am

Sun and Smoke, Saskatchewan Crossing, Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Smoke ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #113

Oh my!
The sun!
The sun
This brilliant sun!

Such hopeful sight
Is breaking through
The smoky sky
Now blue above
And gold below
Backlit, the tone
Of tungsten haze
Then, lower, emerald
Of the trees
These, gratefully
Have not (yet) burned

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 10, 201710:28 am

Molten Sky

This molten sky
Enveloping
Sweet nature’s towers
In cloudy flames
Of fiery grey
Which leap and dance
Yet leave no mark
But for the rain
Which splatters me
And like those fires
Burning orange hot
Renews the life
On mountainsides
Then when it’s past
This monochrome
Reveal the sun
To cast its light
On verdant slopes
With cotton peaks

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

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 9, 201711:30 pm

Flowers for the Trees II, Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Seeing the Flowers

Sometimes
It is the flowers
I fail to see
For the trees

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 22, 20171:45 pm

Five Priests

Five priests
Raise fire
Into night

On Ganga banks
At Shiva’s
Light

Where people come
To see
The sight

Some pray
Some pay
In boats
Packed tight

Tag: fire

Fire ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #152

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Where There’s Fire

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Hoodoo Fire

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Sky and Earth on Fire

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Ember

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Smoke ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #113

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Molten Sky

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A Helical Spiral of Indeterminate Tense

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Seeing the Flowers

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Five Priests

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