Tag: postaday

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 4, 20168:45 am

Boy Playing in the Waves, South Chesterman Beach, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

When the Waves Come

When the waves come, I can

Ride them
Duck them
Vault them

Or I can stand firm
And let the ocean wash over me
Feel its power
Enjoy the surge of energy
As it flows all around me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 3, 20167:22 am

Broken Shells and Sand, South Chesterman Beach, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

She Danced

She danced
As if everyone was watching
And all they wanted
Was to see her dance

She danced
As if every word she’d ever spoken
Could be translated
To a gesture, a swirl, or a twirl

She danced
And all I knew was
I wanted to be there on the dance floor
With her, now and forever

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 2, 20167:38 pm

Crowsnest Highway, East of Hope, British Columbia, Canada

The Granularity of Existence

There is this granularity
To all existence
To things
To life

The fractal geometry
Of everything

Littler things
Make up little things
Little things
Make up bigger things
Bigger things
Make up big things

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 2, 20167:00 am

Light in the Trees, Seymour Demonstration Forest, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Light in the Forest of Non-Being

Sunlight cracks through the canopy
Spreading through the boughs
Falling to the forest floor
Where I sit
With the birdsong
And the whisper of the wind
Through rustling branches

All there is
Is me
And nature

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 1, 201612:14 pm

Butte, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, United States of America

Pinnacles

Pinnacle rises
From valley floor
Testament to
Reaching for the sky

I remind myself
The valley once
Was plateau
Thrust up high
Then worn away
By time and weather

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 31, 20163:02 pm

Tantalus Mountain Range, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

The Battle of Tantalus

Serrated edge
Cleaves the blue
Where clouds fall free
To either side

Observing from
Peaceful repose
While nature wars
‘Tween earth and sky

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 31, 20167:00 am

Light through the Autumn Colours, Over Lynn Mansion, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Darkness ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #48

Darkness is just a place
A state of mind
In which I have closed my eyes
To the beautiful perfection
Of existence

All I need
Is to open them
To see truly
And the light floods in

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 30, 201611:51 am

Sanded Sailboat Hull, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Line and Texture, Colour and Form

I love the way
Line and texture
Colour and form
Collaborate

I love to follow the arc
Luxuriate in the sensation
Experience the emotion of tone
Map out the journey of my eye
Through the continents of shapes

Beauty

Architecture by Patrick JenningsJul 28, 20167:00 am

Buddhas

Sometimes
I bring up this image
Just so the line of Buddhas
Can remind me of compassion
And the vibrant colours
Embolden my will for passion

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 27, 20169:11 am

U Drop Inn Cafe, Route 66, Shamrock, Texas, United States of America

Along the Mother Road

The stops along the road
They come and go
And sometimes come again

Though when they do
They’re not the same

But when they’re gone
They’re lost forever