Tag: smoke

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 13, 20175:12 pm

Smoke Valley, Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

What the Veil Reveals

I want to know the world
With the clarity and vibrance
Of a postcard
But that is not the world

I remind myself
The fog sometimes reveals
A scale and depth
Often obscured by detail

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 12, 20175:08 pm

Strange Imaginings

Sometimes
I wonder
If I know this planet
At all

Of course
I often manage
To imagine something
Stranger still

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 4, 201710:51 am

Embers in the Sky

Embers in the sky
Fueled by the smoke
Of distant fire
Ignited by a dying sun

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 2, 20177:00 am

Pastel Twilight, Okanagan Lake, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Beauty and the Breath

Vibrant
Violent
Fire

Consumes
Valleys
Distant

Choking
Smoke
Creates

Pastel
Twilight
Artistry

Calm
Lake
Okanagan

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 24, 20171:54 pm

Smoke

The wan red sun
Rises into a dull amber sky

Beautiful
Were it a morning mist
Or a shroud of fog
Pierced by morning sun

But smoke permeates the atmosphere
Even the train compartment
In which I ride

With every breath
Smoke

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 17, 20157:00 am

The smoke of a distant fire

The smoke of a distant forest
Set alight by a careless ember
Saturates the atmosphere
Makes it heavy
Burdensome
Diminishing the scale
Of Nature’s triumph

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 8, 20156:12 pm

Summer Haze

In the summertime
The fires come
The forest is
Renewed

But even if
You’re nowhere near
The sky is filled
With smoke

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 5, 20157:18 pm

Wildfire Haze

Wildfire haze
Obscures one beauty
Creates another

Smokey atmosphere
Acrid in my nose
Stinging my eyes
Clogging my lungs