Tag: writing

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 2, 20188:48 pm

Authentic

Quiet mind
Breathe

If nothing comes
Find a prompt
(Photographs usually work.)
Start again

Breathe
Quiet mind

Write what comes
Don’t argue with the words

It’s OK to not like what they say
Write them anyway

It’s OK to not have the right words

Write down the wrong words
The right ones can be found later

Wait or pause whenever it feels
Like the words aren’t coming… yet
Or the meaning isn’t right… yet
And the right way isn’t present… yet

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 12, 20187:00 am

Shaping Clouds

It surprises me
Sometimes
Which words reach
Which words do not
Which pix are loved
Which pix are not

Sometimes
I know
Sometimes not
Which will touch
Which will not

Surprised, too
Often
By how they are read
By what is seen
By others

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 31, 20173:37 pm

Clear Skies and Clouds, Canmore, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Moments of Discovery

I’m no hero
Reluctant or foretold
No beacon of goodness

I’m no brave soul
Blazing a path of wisdom
For others to follow

Such youthful fantasy

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 30, 201611:51 am

Sanded Sailboat Hull, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Line and Texture, Colour and Form

I love the way
Line and texture
Colour and form
Collaborate

I love to follow the arc
Luxuriate in the sensation
Experience the emotion of tone
Map out the journey of my eye
Through the continents of shapes

Beauty

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJul 19, 201611:53 am

El Castillo Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Building Castles from the Architect’s Plan

I set down the words
In first person
Or try to

Not because I think I am important
Or I have something important to say

It’s just the way the words come
And I’m just fine with that

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 8, 20167:36 pm

Riverview Hospital, East Lawn Building, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

When the words don’t come

Sometimes, no words come
Greyness descends like a shroud
A cloak
A blind

No, the words are there
They are always there
But I cannot hear them
Cannot see them

And so the world seems grey
Sounds like white noise
The guileless hum
Of a refrigerator

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJun 1, 20162:57 pm

Dusk, Howe sound, Britannia Beach, Sea to sky Highway, British Columbia, Canada

Somnambulant Blues

Somnambulant blues
Settle onto silent sound
Lazy breezes ruffle gentle ripples
Lapping languid shorelines

And I
I have run out of
Unsubtle intertwining alliterations
So I kick back
And enjoy this glorious moment

Poetry by Patrick JenningsMay 10, 20167:00 am

Selfie in Chrome Fountain, UBC Botanical Gardens, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Nearly every conscious moment

Nearly every conscious moment
I am puzzling it out
Whether with glass and photons
Keyboards and electrons
Or synapses and neurons

But the wisest insights always come
When I turn away from all of these
And simply listen to the voice within
Which resonates best with my body

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 24, 20161:59 pm

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, U.S. Highway 89A, Arizona, United States of America

Red, Blue and Green

Vermilion
Cerulean
Verdant

Poet’s words
For simple colours
Writ large
On an epic landscape

Poetry by Patrick JenningsApr 11, 20164:35 pm

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

Life Adapts

Life adapts
To the harshest conditions
Some life even thrives there

Humans evolved
The mind to identify
The harshest conditions