Tag: national park

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 29, 202412:18 pm

Saturation

I remind myself

On the dreary days
The days that drain my heart
Of all but grey

Seek the colours
Let them saturate my being
Rekindle the joy in my heart

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 28, 20243:37 pm

Eternal as the Hills, East Arm, Highway 430, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Solid as the Hills

Cloudy tendrils cling to hillsides
As a child to its mother on school’s first day

The bus driver beckons
Come, this way to new worlds

Mother’s kiss lingers on rosy cheek
Solid and eternal as the hills

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 27, 20247:00 am

In the Midst of Eternity

Some places just feel ancient
Time there stopped
And the land quit changing

I never feel more here and now
Than in such places

This little speck of life, I

In the midst
Of eternity

One tiny moment
Of meaninglessness
Writ large on existence

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 25, 202411:59 pm

Red Adirondacks, Lobster Cove Head, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Kick Back Adirondack

Nice place to kick back
Nestled red Adirondacks
Stop on the way back

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 24, 20248:00 pm

Skeletons

All life stripped from the core
Still remains beauty and purpose
In the skeleton

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 23, 202410:28 pm

Chaotic Grid, Tablelands Hike, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Unstraight

Once was a time
The path seemed
Straight and narrow
Far as my eyes could see

Entered a doubt
A fear
Indecision

Possibility compounded
Upon improbability

Chaotic grid of no means forward

So stop
Reconsider

Unwind the improbable
Evaluate the possible
Quell the fear and doubt

Make a choice
Then another
Build upon choices
Until trust defines a path

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 11, 20237:00 am

Disturbed Calm, Manito Miikana Trail, Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario, Canada

Calm ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #348

In the calm of a lakeshore afternoon
Even the gulls fall silent

Light breezes reveal in relief
Where ripples swath the glassy smooth

Warm exhalations condense in the chill
With measured breaths

Close eyes
Breathe in the peace

Distant buzz grows
Hull thuds against the lake
Casts sprays of white noise
Laughter rises in several tones

Then slowly fades away toward silence
Until the wake finds the rocky shore

Splash
Splash
Another splash

Now stillness
But for the breeze

And my breath

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 10, 20237:00 am

Crystalline Pool, Manito Miikana Trail, Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario, Canada

Crystalline Pool in Ancient Stone

The infant Earth
Burps up her core
Lays down a shield of stone

Comes the ice
With crushing force
Carves relief into the shield

Finally, life returns
In league with time and weather
Draws detail upon the lines

Here I stand
On ancient land
To capture nature’s beauty

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 7, 20237:00 am

Rocky Sunset, Lobster Cove Head, Gros Morne Nnational Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Gentle on my Soul

The day’s last rays
Fall on rocky shores
Of some
Forgotten cove

Alone with thoughts
And seabird cries
A rush of waves
Fall against the shoal

The errant noise of restless brain
Soon enough is quelled
As nature sets her subtle pace
Gentle on my soul

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 4, 20237:00 am

Golden Hour Love, Skyline Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada

Love ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #347

They call this “golden hour”
But every hour spent with you
Is golden