Tag: Pic and a Word Challenge

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 7, 20227:00 am

Cadence ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #301

The world moves
In its own time
And I in mine

A dance
A rhythm

Obstinate
Relentless

Cadence
Unique
To my mind’s
Perceiving

And should I not exist
To observe
As sun surrenders sky
To the stars

Would there be time
At all?

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 31, 202211:03 pm

City in the Clouds, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

City~ Pic and a Word Challenge #300

We build
Ever higher
To breach the sky
This city in the clouds

City of privilege
Where feet rarely
Touch the ground

And hearts
Rarely

Touch each other

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 24, 202210:45 am

Amber Light, Howe Sound, Porteau Cove, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Amber~ Pic and a Word Challenge #299

This amber glow
To end the day
In just repose
As glories fade

Now soon the night
Will bring its peace
This wintry light
A shortened lease

Though night be long
December chill
The fire’s song
And downy fill

Warm my soul
‘Til slumber comes
Pay dreamy toll
Returns the sun

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 17, 202210:54 pm

Divine Moment, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Divine ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #298

I discover the divine
In moments
Of connection
With all that is

I begin to wonder
If the divine
Is in the moment observed

Or is divinity
Created by the act

Of observing

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 12, 202212:33 am

Saris, Chandni Chowk Night Market, New Delhi, India

Spectacle ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #297

I marvel
For a moment
At the saris
Hanging in the shops

A spectacle of

Colour
Texture
Pattern

Each sari unique

Tightly packed
In the confines
Of tiny shops

Not at all unlike
The thrumming humanity
In the narrow streets
Of Chandni Chowk

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 3, 202210:45 pm

Blustery, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, Near Lion's Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Bluster ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #296

With some bluster
Does the wind complain
Drives the sea
And the clouds
To fraught disdain

In these throes do I
Count my many blessings
For the calm
Which stills me
Deep inside

Unlike the waves
Upon the water
And the sky
My mind is quiet
Without torment to promote a cry

And while horizon
Soon the sun obscures
The star within
Shines bright
With everlasting light

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 28, 202111:30 am

December Chill, Rainbow Park, Alta Lake, Whistler Mountain, British Columbia, Canada

Chill ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #295

On a crisp December day
Atop an inverted sky
Snowy clouds
Blown across the ice

Thighs itch
From penetrating chill
A wan sun
Does nothing to warm

A few moments here
To record the scene
Then retreat
To the warmth

Of electric fire
A sugary cup
Of cocoa
And family

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 13, 202110:36 pm

Pastel Dawn, Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo Ferry, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Travel ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #294

Dawn breaks in pastels
Scattered city lights
Which had powered night
Fade with encroaching day
Soon enough extinguished

While the trail
Marking my departure
Rises from the darkness
Now a frothy white
Upon grey slate

Receding mountains’ majesty
Diminishes with steady progress
In some few hours to be lost
Behind the moon-swelled sea
Held fast by Earth’s own gravity

So go I
Beyond the realm
Of all I know
To places
I’ve not yet loved

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 6, 202112:37 pm

Island of Life, Rocky Bluffs, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada

Cradle ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #293

Little Island of life
Cradled by the rock
Of a stormy shore

Embattled
Protected

Thriving

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 29, 20219:22 pm

Amphitrite Lightouse, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Rocky ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #292

I arrive at the end
Of a rocky path
Where a beacon indicates
A vast unknown
Beneath a misty guile

But a light of no small promise
Beckons from a distance
My faith tells me
Is surmountable

Perhaps it will be a smooth sail
On a quiet sea
Or a road no less arduous
Than the sharp-stoned path
Which bloodied my feet
Since many miles ago

No matter
The destination seems bright
And beautiful enough
While I have covered greater distances
With less hope
And no small despair