Tag: Northern Territory

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 8, 20164:32 pm

Nightfall, Devil's Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia

Violet Night

When night falls
And the first stars
Begin to twinkle
In the darkening sky

I am reminded
Earth is a very small place
And I
I am a very small man

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 4, 20167:00 am

Grasslands, The Mereenie Loop, Near Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia

Endless

There are places
Which seem an endless space
Like the land goes on forever
Into nothingness

But when I look more closely
Therein lies the beauty
I see the endless changes
And nothing less

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 3, 20167:05 am

Life & Death & Stone, Kata Tjuta (The Oglas), Northern Territory, Australila

Longevity ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #31

In a duel of longevity
Between stone and the living
I would never bet
On life not winning

Though life seems so
Ephemeral
While stone seems so
Well, eternal

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 3, 20168:21 pm

Dusk, Devils Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia

The World Falls Away

I stand still
Losing my balance
As the world falls away
Beneath my feet

Eroding, eroding, eroding
All which had supported me
Until I am perched
On a pinnacle

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 18, 20165:43 pm

McDonnell Ranges, The Mereenie Loop, Northern Territory, Australia

Sometimes the Water Runs Hard

Sometimes the water runs hard
Knocking rock loose
To tumble and gouge
Cutting the gully ever deeper

Drought leaves the gully quiet
What water there is
Seeps down a shaded wall
Trickles in the valley

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 17, 201611:33 am

Ghost Gum, Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia

Tenacity ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #20

Some mornings
I get out of bed
Begin the day
Clinging to what I have
Thinking that is tenacity

But if the coffee wakes me up
I remind myself to find a way
To reach a little further
Climb a little higher
Take another step forward

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 14, 20163:38 pm

Devil's Marbles, Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia

Tree of Life

The sky is source

sun, rain, wind
the seasons

And I?

I spread my branches
all grace and reverence

basking in magnificence

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 201512:17 pm

Mereenie Loop, Northern Territory, Australia

The air, like Earth

In a roly poly land
I stand atop a hill
Above the grasses and gum trees
Feeling the air ripple across me
It fills the space of this wide open land
As if it were part of the Earth

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 201511:16 am

White Gum Tree, King's Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Ghost Gum

When a ghost gum seed
Falls into a small crevice
Of a rocky slope
Where the hot afternoon sun falls
I know the tenacity of life
When a strong tree stands there
Defiant, glorious, stolid

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 4, 20157:00 am

Australian Aboriginal Rock Art, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australila

Walkabout

I go on walkabout
With my dilly bag
Spear thrower and spears
And a goose feather fan
No more than that
But a song in my heart
The song of my spirit
The song of the land