Tag: science

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 5, 20189:07 pm

Light and Darkness ~ Shadow, Lattice Wall and Light, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Cinematography

With the house lights up
It’s easy to notice
The styrofoam
Its imperfections
The flecks of white
Where it’s chipped

The night woods
So dark
The sunny day
So bright

We master the light
Know the science, the art
The secrets of magic

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 9, 20175:43 pm

Crescent Moon and Sailboat, Bowen Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Questions for the Crescent Moon

Comfortable in this infinity
Of space and time
Of love and light and meaning

No small finite creature I
Of sight and hands
Of heart and mind and spirit

If it comes down to the question
Is my living owed a purpose
I answer, oh so surely

I live to live
To love and give
My existence is, quite simply, these

Fujifilm X-T2 by Patrick JenningsDec 10, 20166:41 pm

Carved Stone Face in Snow, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Patterns of Existence

Lao Tzu’s words can be pretty difficult to wrap a Western, science-educated mind around (my own struggle is continuous), beginning with understanding the term “the Tao” itself.

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 31, 20167:03 am

Derelict Service Station, Mojave Desert, Route 66, Mojave Desert, California, United States of America

Framing the World

Sometimes the frame
Is more worthy
Of closer inspection
Than the image inside it

The same is true
When exploring
Philosophy, science
And relationships

The subject
Of any investigation
Is not always as interesting
As the context of its conditions

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 28, 201610:34 am

Longtails and spirit scarves

Tied to the prow
Long colourful scarves
Honouring the water spirits
And Mae Yanang
Goddess of journeys
A bid for safe passage
And good fortune

Some see superstition
And irrationality
I see a deeper wisdom:
A belief that the world
Should be made beautiful
To honour the spirit
Of existence

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 30, 20154:54 pm

Visibility

Were there no eyes to see
Would there still be
A universe to see

If the bumblebee
Could do science
What world would its textbooks see

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 14, 20151:47 pm

Places of Tranquility

There are places
Of peace
Of tranquility

Places where we simply
Are

Places where we simply
Be

Fascinating
How often I find
Places of worship there

Landscape by Patrick JenningsMay 9, 20156:50 am

The Jesus Effect

On an otherwise cloudy afternoon the sun suddenly breaks through, casting rays down onto the Andaman Sea and its Karst sentinels. “The Jesus Effect,” I say, loudly enough so Katrin can hear me over the engine’s roar and the ocean sloshing against the Thai longtail’s hull.

“What?”

“The Jesus Effect,” I say more loudly. “When the sun comes through the clouds in shimmering rays like that.”