Tag: ocean

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 10, 20182:48 pm

The Wind, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States of America

Steady in the Wind

I recall the wind
Insistent
Pummeling
Leaning into it
Just to stand upright

I recall the sun
Hard
And hot
Burning through
The cold air coursing

I recall the sea
Singing
Its white noise crescendo
The roar
Of a planet alive

I recall this moment
Blissfully
Unattached
Firmly rooted to ground
In the grip of experience

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 6, 20182:00 pm

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

An Unmoving Frame

I began to notice
With fascination
Placing a moving object
Near the center of the frame
Tended to convince my mind’s eye
The object was no longer moving

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 2, 201810:31 am

Golden Heights, Bolinas, From Panoramic Highway, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, California, United States of America

Heights ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #164

From the Golden State’s
Golden heights
I kick back

Refreshed by the cool breeze
Chilling the fire
Of the hot sun

Atop the curvilinear delights
Of hillocks dappled
With grasses and pines

Where even infinity seems so close
I could touch it
Right there

As the curve of the Earth
Rounds the line
Where ocean meets the sky

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 27, 20188:30 pm

Beleaguered Pier, Britannia Beach, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Curtain Call

Beleaguered pier
Time chastened
Weather beaten

A formation
Of pilings
Long past utility

Though still
They throw
A striking pose

Just before
The curtain
Falls

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 24, 201810:02 am

Playful

She came dressed
Playfully
For the rain

But the rain
Didn’t come

Just as well
She thought

Letting the surf
Wash high up

Her pretty
Yellow
Boots

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 16, 201810:13 am

Born of Tempest, Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Born of the Tempest

Some things
Are not meant to be seen
Under a blue sky
In the full glare of the sun

Some things
Were born of the tempest
And their beauty lies
In the storm

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 12, 20188:11 pm

Solemn Wonder, Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Solemn Wonders

I share the long, shallow beach
With a few dozen souls
All of a demeanor
In their slow meander
Up and down the shoreline

Hands pocketed
Shoulders hunched
Voices hushed

They’re a beautiful sight
These denizens of stormy weather
There’s a strength
In their solemn wonder

Here where nature runs her course
Indifferent to the human presence
While the humans revel quietly
In hers

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