Tag: Pacific Rim National Park

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 14, 20225:38 pm

In the Silence Between Waves, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Surf ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #337

I paddle out onto the calm sea
Despite the listless surf
Rather, no

Because of it

I love the thrill of catching a wave
The feel of the board cutting through the water
The acceleration as the curl builds

And, yes
Even the tumult
When the sea punishes me
For my errors

But I love too

The moments between waves
The calm quiet introspection
Gentle swells sway me
An ocean hammock in the breeze

Take a deep breath
And another
Feel my resting heart beat
In a state of peace

Here am I
Rapt in my own presence
In time with the rhythm
Of nature

Some days
I prefer these long deep breaths
Over the exhilaration
Of a racing heart

So I paddle out
Sit with my being for a while
Then paddle back in
At peace with the world

And myself

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 20, 20227:00 am

Princesses, Puppy dogs, and Rag Dolls

Greater than the magic of fairytales
Is a simpler
More beautiful enchantment
When once upon a time
Comes with every sunrise

Here’s a realm
Where every little girl
Is a princess
Holding court
Over puppy dogs
And rag dolls

With her maids
And maidens
Explores a wonderland
Of salt spray
Sea shells
And hermit crabs

While the ocean
Stretches out
Beyond the horizon
Of imagination
Beckoning

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 19, 20227:00 am

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

The Exhilerating Colours of Grey

He’d always start the day
In the ocean
With a board
And the waves

The water was always cold
Often too the air
Grey skies the norm
The sea like slate

But every wave
Was a band of colour
In a rainbow
That became his day

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 16, 202010:43 am

Hold & Reveal

Dark Island
Tide recedes

Amber glow
Inner light

So long as I hold the one
Let the other be revealed

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 9, 20207:19 pm

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

Grey Joy

On a day
Of unremitting grey
I find a moment
Of pure passion
And joy

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 7, 20207:00 am

Turned Away, Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Reserve, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Rolling onto Shore

The swells roll in
An ever presence
Like you my friend
Always there to come to me
Even when I turn away

Perhaps I am your shore
The solid ground
You’ll always find
Always there to welcome you
Even if I’ve turned away

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

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 5, 20189:54 pm

Island of the Tides

The tide
High
And I
Am an Island

Isolated
And alone

But tides turn
And so do I

So soon
The sea
Reveals
The sand

And I
Am one
With the
World

Again