Tag: travel

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 5, 20189:54 pm

Island of the Tides

The tide
High
And I
Am an Island

Isolated
And alone

But tides turn
And so do I

So soon
The sea
Reveals
The sand

And I
Am one
With the
World

Again

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 4, 20186:01 pm

Contemplation, Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Contemplation ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #160

I often stop
And wonder
At what others stop
And wonder

And I wonder
Need I say more?
Or is there more
To say?

I could ask
What might she say?
Caught in the moment
Mind gone astray

That moment is hers
Not mine to know
Nor is it yours
Not part of the show

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 25, 201810:01 am

The Night Comes

As the sky signals
The coming of night
With glorious colours of caution
The night’s beacon
Hunkers down
It’s daylight glimmer
Set to become
A sentry in the darkness

Landscape by Patrick JenningsOct 22, 20189:52 pm

Sunny Delight

On a grey gloomy day
Spattering rain and mist
The sun rose
On the westerly horizon

In the form
Of a bright yellow slicker
With matching wellies

Animated
By a girlish delight

In the roiling sea

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 18, 20184:27 am

Seashore Solitude, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

The Assurances of the Shoreline

I let the tide
Carry my worries away
As the sea whispers
Sweet lullabies
In timeless rhythm

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 15, 20188:14 pm

Narrow Channel

A narrow pass
To my release

Beyond horizons
Uncharted

Possibility
Gleams

Poetry by Patrick JenningsOct 14, 201812:39 pm

Pastels, Food Islets, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Pastel ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #157

The end of a soft day
In this pastel calm
My breath but a ripple
In the gentle breeze

Quiescent mind
Blood rhythms
Salt air rendered
Tide pungent

Ocean whispers
Sibilant
On the shoreline

Shhhh
Shhhhhh
Shhh
Shhhhhhhhh

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 9, 20189:01 pm

Coast Mountains Wildfires, British Columbia, Canada

Fire ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #152

I cannot see the fire
Still, the sky betrays its presence
As yet the flames present no danger
Though the possibility be mentioned

So am I reminded
A threat may seem remote
Or weak in its intention

But a threat it is
Toxic in its notion

I do well to heed an atmosphere in tension

Poetry by Patrick JenningsSep 8, 20184:16 pm

where there is fire, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Where There’s Fire

Sinewy sifting
Suffusing valleys
Smoke expanding
Soft stifling blanket
Seeking prairies
Eastward

Landscape by Patrick JenningsSep 3, 20182:33 pm

Black Kite over Red Fort, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, New Delhi, India III

Naught but the Light

In the darkness
Lay the deepest shadows
Where no light has fallen
For so many years

I visit with them
Let the shadows
Fall under my light
Until they become known to me

Appreciate them for their wisdom
Thank them for their insight
Forgive them for their fears and distractions

Illumined, I see their purpose