Tag: night

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 17, 201711:40 pm

Sleeping Dogs

It’s a dog’s life
They say
But “they” have never been
A dog

And in the 16th century
When they first said it
Life as a dog
Was hard
And that’s what they meant
When they said it

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 26, 201712:35 pm

Golden, The Ganga, (Ganges River), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Golden ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #76

Oars dip gently
Into Mother Ganga
A calm, steady rhythm
Like a deep breath

While the bells clang
Insistently
In golden Varanasi

Where the priests
Celebrate Shiva

With a dance of fire

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 19, 20176:30 pm

Bicycle Rickshaw Stand, Outside Lajpat Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi, India

In the Cacophony

The Cacophony
Of motion and sound
Falls away
Deep into the background
As he waits
For the next fare
In a peaceful quiet
Of his own making

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 20164:23 pm

Encroaching Ice

Daylight wanes
Night encroaching
Like the ice
On the lake
Like the snow
On the mountains
Like the years
On my life

Transitions
Whether, in the end
For the better
Or for the worse
A matter of perception

But in transitions
Themselves, I always find
Some beauty
Large or small

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 JenningsNov 29, 20167:00 am

Vancouver Night, From Cypress Mountain Lookout, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cloudy Canvas

A million people carried on
Each inhabiting their own little world
Oblivious to the city lights
Painting impressionistic abstracts
On the night sky’s cloudy canvas

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 28, 201610:06 pm

Light in the Darkness, Squamish River Valley, Tantalus Lookout, Sea to Sky Highway, Near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Hunting in the Dark for Light

I go hunting in the dark
For light, I find
Where eyes see naught

For in the darkness
Beauty thrives

Captured here by glassy eyes

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 21, 20169:47 am

End of the Day, Near Mono Lake, California, United States of America

End of Day

The sun’s come ’round
To end the day
Light conceding
Night repealing

In the darkness
That’s to come
A world revealed
Which can’t be viewed

It’s heard
And touched
It’s smells ignored
When eyes can see

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 6, 20163:12 pm

Lightfanthe Earth, Deep Cove, British Columbia, Canada

From the Earth

In the darkness
I plant my feet
Firmly on the ground
Breathe the light
Up from the Earth
Connected to the source

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 16, 20168:22 am

Stars and the Moon, Painted Vinyl Floor, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

On Stars and Moons

I lie back upon the grass
Beneath a clear night sky
Wond’ring at the vastness

In a tiny dot
Of twinkling light
A hundred billion stars reside

The moon slides by
Smiling at me

Full and proud
Chest puffed out

A tiny ball of dust and rock