Tag: sunrise

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 17, 20179:19 pm

Somewhere over the Pacific, China Southern Airlines, On approach to Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada

Being Home

Nanaimo, from China Southern Airlines CZ329, on approach to Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada — Back in the Neighbourhood 16/02/17

On the journey home
I began to understand
How much, in that moment
Home was where I wanted to be

Not for its familiarity
Nor for its comforts
Nor even its dull grey beauty

But for its being
An integral part

Of my being

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 28, 20168:13 pm

The Stone in the Lake

Oh I
Who felt the contractions
Of a world in birth
I carry the experience of aeons
The history of Earth

A solid from liquid
Carved and shattered
Cracks refilled by molten rock
Uplifted and fractured
Sundered and separated
Tumbled and rolled

Now here
Settled gently
On the shore
Of a still lake
On a quiet dawn
To marvel at the fleeting existence
Of the things that live
Even the tree

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 13, 20167:21 pm

Sunrise, 13,000 feet, Mount Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo

Stratospheric Sunrise

Climb up into darkling sky
Long before the sun awakes
Ambush it there
In its rising shout
Neon rainbow
Across the world
Beyond the edge
Of Earth
Beyond the realm
Of life itself

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 13, 20167:00 am

Sunrise, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Near Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

Amber Light

A house of light
In dawn’s new light
Its amber glow
Lights my soul

Which carries me
Throughout the day
Until the amber
Comes again

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 10, 20167:00 am

Golden sunrise

Like a gold bar
Perched on horizon’s edge
The promise of a new day rising
A wealth of potential
Infinite possibility

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 8, 20167:00 am

Sunrise, Sunshine Beach, Noosa, Queensland, Australila

Peace

There is no peace
Like sunrise

Poetry by Patrick JenningsFeb 23, 20167:42 am

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pacific Coast Highway, Near Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

Greetings

As much as I love
A sunset
I love
Even more
The opportunity
To greet its return

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 29, 20156:35 pm

Sunrise, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The sky will burn with fire

When the last light fails
In our cities
When the last of us breathe
Our last breath
The sky will still burn with fire
Every morning

There will be no one to mourn
Our absence
But the emptiness of time

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 14, 20157:00 am

Sunrise, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America

And the sun rose today

And the sun rose today
Just as it has every day
For millions of years
Just as it has the hundreds of times
I’ve watched it rise before

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 15, 201512:46 pm

Every day a victory

Every day a victory
When before the dawn

I rise from sleep
To greet the sun
With song and peace

Then in its light
Join reverie
For life and love
And Harmony