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Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 26, 20179:45 am

Sunset, The Strait of Georgia, BC Ferries, Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Wanderlust ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #115

Sometimes I am unsure
Whether it’s the

Being there
Or the
Being away
Or the
Being in motion

Which defines the true nature
Of my wanderlust

I usually decide
There’s no need
To pick one

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 22, 20178:12 pm

After the Storm, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Between

I am the storm
I am the waves battering the shore
The wind bending the trees

I am the sun
In a merciless sky
Casting heat shimmers on the endless sand

I am the night
Starless, moonless
An impenetrably dark fortress of isolation

I am too the calm
When the air is a puff of fragrant breeze
And birdsong carries for miles

And I am the earth
Fertile and life-giving
The solid ground underfoot

And I am the light
Illuminating the deepest darkness
Connected to all that is and ever will be

Landscape by Patrick JenningsNov 14, 20177:00 am

Storm Season

I’ve got some time off. A lot of time, actually. I’ll spend most of it working on some projects and skiing. But today I drove and ferried out to Vancouver Island’s west coast, where it’s storm season. Big weather and big waves crashing down on rocky shores and wide sandy beaches that go on as far as the eyes can see through all that sea mist. Been out this way a few times before, but never while the Pacific was particularly angry. So, knocking something off the bucket list.

It was dismal grey and a little rainy when I left home, bound for the ferry terminal. A promising start.