Tag: Sea to Sky Highway

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 24, 20167:00 am

Frost and Lichen on Granite, Cheakamus River, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Frost on Lichen on Granite

I wish for the solidness of rock
The stolidness of stone
Like the lichen clings to granite
Like the frost adheres to lichen

But the cold wind soon enough warms
While all life passes in time
And even the granite
Breaks down to pebbles
Then sand, then dust
Lifted by the wind

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 23, 20167:00 am

The Subtler Shades of Amber

There is a lustre
To a calm, late afternoon
On a quiet shore
While the tourists
Hurry by
On their way
North to snowy mountains
South to towers and lights
Leaving me here
In peaceful countenance
With the sun about to set
Beyond the gentle sea
While contemplating
The subtler shades of amber
Playing on the shrouded grey sky

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 20, 20167:00 am

Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, Porteau Cove Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Aftermath

In a big country
Even a storm’s aftermath
Writes itself large
On the landscape

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 19, 20165:29 pm

Sea to Sky

In the land of Sea to Sky
When clouds hang low
They obscure the mountains high
While down below
The world seems grey
The sun is there
It picks its way
Highlights on the ocean waves
Amber on horizon waits
While snow still clings
To rocky slopes
I drive on home
To ponder tropes

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 18, 20169:35 am

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

Forbidden ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #68

I sidle up
To places forbidden
Marvel and wonder
So much grander
More formidable
Than I

The places
The people
Who challenge them
Whether they succeed
Or fail

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 17, 20167:00 am

White Caps and Sea Mist, Howe Sound, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Whitecaps & Sea Mist

A vicious wind blows
Down the sound
Stripping the heat
From my hands
From my face
Kicking up whitecaps
Stealing their spray
Making a misty glow
To cradle Islands
And mountains
On a cold winter day

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 15, 20167:00 am

Tantalus Mountain Range, Near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Incomprehensible Perfection

I’ve spent all my life
Learning the craft of creation
But how can mere reason
And artistry compete
With the simple gestures
Great and small
Of nature

I have just the small talent
To capture in image
And evoke in word
An incomprehensible
Perfection

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 10, 20167:00 am

Britannia Mine

In the day
This hulking grey
With windows dark
And broken glass

At night transforms
Bathed in warmth
A dinosaur preserve
In translucent amber

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 9, 20161:06 pm

Crescent Moon, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Winter Crescent

Crisp and calm
I shiver at the camera’s side
Ever so gently, I try
Release the shutter

But there it is
The little jiggle
In the capturing moment
Where the house light doubles

Only I will notice, too
The crescent moved
As did the evening star
And the clouds

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 4, 20167:00 am

Islet in the Sound, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Islands ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #66

I make an Island of myself
Against every prohibition
Bask in the sun
On isolated shores

Until the gloom rolls in
And I see the distant lights
Across the unbridged gap
Understanding at last

The vulnerability
Of this small Islet of Me
Amiss in a vast
And lonely sea