Archive for the ‘My Musings’ Category

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Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2023
We met on Valentine's Day

I met my love 
A long time ago 
And 
Far, far away 
On this day 
This 
Valentine’s Day. 

We’ve travelled 
Thru life 
Together 
Living, loving, laughing 
Maybe 
A little fighting 
Whatever 
Life brought us 
On that particular day. 

Looking back 
I smile and say 
Life has been good 
Since 
Way back 
When I met my love 
On 
Valentine’s Day. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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No Way

February 13, 2023
No Way ~ Photo by Patrice

No way, 
No way can I know
The why.

The reason is hidden deep
In the blue 
Mysterious sky.

There above, there to see
But
Not understand.

What is beyond
The moon, the stars
And
Distant galaxies. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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You Didn’t See Me

February 10, 2023

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Rodeo Rider ~ Photo by Patrice

You didn’t see me I know for a fact
Nor did you want me
Want me back.

I slide into the shadows
Paused in a quiet spot
Before heading away from you
And all, all your self-centred thoughts.

I won’t be back and I think
It’s a well known fact
That you’ll never miss me
You’ll never ever, ask me back.
~ Patrice

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Birds Fly In

February 6, 2023
Birds Fly In ~ Illustration by Patrice

Birds fly in, then fly out
Seeds are there, then gone
They’re out.

I’m sitting here
Watching, watching
All the goings-on
Go about. 

They don’t know
I’m here 
They don’t care
About my life, my goings-on. 

Cause they have
Their own life to live
Like sing, find seeds  
Fly about. 
~ Patrice  

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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Our Best

January 27, 2023

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Amaryllis ~ Photo by Patrice

We look to do our best
To see the best
And live a life of no unrest.

Sometimes it works
Sometimes we fail.

But in the end
we live, we love
We follow our destiny’s trail.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

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Time Bends

January 25, 2023
The Hours Drip Away ~ Photo by Patrice

Time bends

Hours drip away 
Different 
In all places of the world 
The universe 
Galaxies swirling. 

Time bends

Somewhere it’s tomorrow 
Today 
Is gone 
It’s already been. 

Then there’s 
Yesterday 
Can we go back 
See it happen, happen 
All over again? 

Time bends
~ Patrice  

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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My Friend

January 23, 2023
My Friend ~ Photo by Patrice

Do I know you 
Have you been 

My friend? 

Will I know that in times of trouble
I can count on you
Once more, once again? 

Questions, answers
I say, ask  
Over and over again 

Still 
I don’t know for certain
You really are 

My friend. 
~ Patrice  

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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This Day

January 16, 2023

I’ve written 2-3 writings, poems for this day.  
This day I’ve been dreading since last December.

Ceile, our beloved Rottweiler has been very sick
and we knew this day would come.

She would have ‘Good Days’ eat, chase, her ‘Green Ball’ wag, her tail and cuddle on the sofa. Then there would be ‘Bad Days’ She wouldn’t eat, diarrhoea, puke after drinking too much water from the prednisone she was taking.
We knew, knew our time was limited and short.
Too many ‘Bad Days’ and it’s all over.

Yesterday, we accepted that there was no time left. 

None of the writings I wrote for this sad day, say how I feel as much as
this that I wrote many years ago to a friend who had just lost her beloved mastiff.
Please read, think of those who you have lost, hug those still with you
and send your best
to our Ceile for the journey she’s about to begin.

Peace and Love

Ceile and her Pink Lady

The bond of Love
We share
Can never be broken
And
The memory
Of
One so loved
And
Loving
Will never be
Forgotten
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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No One Knows

January 11, 2023
No One Knows ~ Photo by Patrice

No one knows 
Nor
Do they tell
Why the world turns
And
Doesn’t fall
Into hell.

Maybe it has
Maybe
There we are
No one knows
Nor
Do they tell.  
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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Wondering What

January 5, 2023
Wondering What ~ Photo by Patrice

Sitting here wondering 
What has begun
What will take place
What has run to it’s end
What has not.

These are things I think about
I take to my heart
For it must live through every single thing
Every single bit and not skip a beat
No, it must not. 
~ Patrice 

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2023