Tag: shadow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMar 29, 20244:06 pm

From Shadow to Shadow, Jama Masjid Mosque, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, India

Shadows in Backlight

I peer into Islam
From shadow to shadow
Backlit by misconception
Misunderstanding
And just plain ignorance

But with open heart
Open mind
And intention
To pursue
The illumination of insight

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 15, 20234:31 am

A Crack in the Sky Let the Light In, State Highway 23, Johnsons Corner, North Dakota, USA

Cracks ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #341

There was a small crack
Which let the light in
Amber and warm
To dispel the gloomy darkness
But left the shadows
So I could see both
Where I was going
And where I’d come from

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 13, 20224:17 pm

Sometimes a Flood

A trickle
Where sometimes a flood
In a land grown thirsty
While from the sun falls
Torrents of heat
And light
In a valley
Deeper than shadow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 11, 202212:51 pm

Shadow Explorers

We in our little windows
Of shared wonders
Bathed in common light

While some seek the shadows
To discover glories unknown

Then bring them into the light for all

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 7, 20227:00 am

Shadows

In the bright sun of day
I am shadow

A mask without a face
A smile without a reason
Laughter without glee

A sign of existence
Without presence

So I breathe
Bury my hand
In the hot sand

Shout out the pain
Of heat and grief
And emptiness

Give voice
To the being
Which once cast
The shadow

Until the voice
Becomes being
A vessel
For the light

The pain and grief
And emptiness
Become the shadow

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 21, 202211:12 am

Becalmed, English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Becalmed ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #303

A grey day
Light flattened
By a thick
Midday haze

Made all the more grim
By my mood
Impenetrable as the atmosphere

From full steam
To dead ahead slow

All stations stop

Close my eyes
Deep breath

Not stopped
Becalmed
Diminished light emerges

Find the blue
In sky and sea
Contrast highlight with shadow
Underway, with tranquil gratitude

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 3, 20218:00 am

Moonrise Over Blackcomb II, Alta Lake, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Diminished

Your light has dimmed
Become a moon
Which once was sun
In brighter skies

And in your eyes
I see you know
Feel the shadow
Across your soul

Confused you are
By your confusion
Where once you knew
Some clarity

As time and mind
Slip from you
So too do you
Slip from me

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 26, 20208:10 pm

Tourists, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

Tourists ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #217

Yea, though I walk
Through this valley of death
I will fear no hardship
Among these many tourists with me
While the road and the cafe comfort me
No shadow falls to Earth
But footfalls

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 9, 20197:00 am

Into the Grey, Britannia Beach, Howe Sound, Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

On Carrying the Days

Time passes
The days accumulate

The good days
The bad days
The days that broke me
The days that healed me
The days I shone
The days I withdrew into shadow

These were the days which made me
These were the days of reckoning
These were the days which guide me

I carry them all
In my burgeoning knapsack
A dull weight
On my shoulders

Then one day
I realize
I carry a burden
Impeding my progress

So I stop at the side of the trail
Open my knapsack
Look inside

All these days!
All these dark days!
Why do I carry them?

I take out the bad days
Leave them beside the trail
Take out the broken days
Leave them beside the trail
Take out the days of shadow
Leave them beside the trail

The knapsack feels lighter
I walk easier
Manage even a skip in my step