Tag: Howe Sound

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 19, 20165:29 pm

Sea to Sky

In the land of Sea to Sky
When clouds hang low
They obscure the mountains high
While down below
The world seems grey
The sun is there
It picks its way
Highlights on the ocean waves
Amber on horizon waits
While snow still clings
To rocky slopes
I drive on home
To ponder tropes

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 17, 20167:00 am

White Caps and Sea Mist, Howe Sound, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Whitecaps & Sea Mist

A vicious wind blows
Down the sound
Stripping the heat
From my hands
From my face
Kicking up whitecaps
Stealing their spray
Making a misty glow
To cradle Islands
And mountains
On a cold winter day

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 10, 20167:00 am

Britannia Mine

In the day
This hulking grey
With windows dark
And broken glass

At night transforms
Bathed in warmth
A dinosaur preserve
In translucent amber

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 9, 20161:06 pm

Crescent Moon, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Winter Crescent

Crisp and calm
I shiver at the camera’s side
Ever so gently, I try
Release the shutter

But there it is
The little jiggle
In the capturing moment
Where the house light doubles

Only I will notice, too
The crescent moved
As did the evening star
And the clouds

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 4, 20167:00 am

Islet in the Sound, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Islands ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #66

I make an Island of myself
Against every prohibition
Bask in the sun
On isolated shores

Until the gloom rolls in
And I see the distant lights
Across the unbridged gap
Understanding at last

The vulnerability
Of this small Islet of Me
Amiss in a vast
And lonely sea

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 3, 20167:00 am

Obscured Crescent

In the settling darkness
I seek something to photograph
Anything to set words on a course

Out of inspiration
Time and photographs exhausted
Post due on the morrow

At a favourite pull-out
Setting up sticks and cam
While the light fails

Utterly

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 2, 201612:14 pm

Decaying Pier and Orange Cone, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

One of these things…

Sometimes
The one thing that doesn’t belong
Somehow
Makes the whole thing better

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 1, 20167:00 am

Boat Moored in the Sound, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

A little old boat

I rest
Moored securely in the calm waters
Harried by the rain, a little bit
But that’s OK
It’s only rain
And I can while away the hours
The days
Until the next time I sail

A little old
A little weary
I can rest here
Be in this peaceful moment
What’s a little rain
A little discomfort
After a life of so many storms

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 26, 20168:00 am

Mountains and Pilings, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Favourite Places

There are places I return to
Time and again

Physical
Geographical
Emotional
Intellectual
Personal
Romantic

And every time
Find something new
Some original way to see
Some valuable insight

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 25, 201610:38 am

Charcoal and Smudge

The clouds
Descended like a cloak
Over the mountains

The light
Flat as the calm sea
And equally tranquil

A scene
Rendered entirely in charcoal and smudge
But for a band of cottony hanging fog