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My Friend

January 9, 2026

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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  

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Morning Doves

December 16, 2025
Morning Doves ~ Photo by Patrice

Morning doves
are
such gentle folk
they don’t yell or scream
like
Blue Jays
cry 

No, they simply
silently
move across the quiet sky
cooing softly
as
they sit
side-by-side. 

I hope
I can be
like 
a morning dove
kind and gentle
full
of
quiet love. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025 

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So Deep

December 8, 2025
So Deep ~ Photo by Brent

I’ve fallen down
a cavern
so deep 

My heart is swallowed up
by something
that
creeps 

My eyes see only darkness
black
dense
so deep 

My feet stumble
over rocks large
sharp
cutting me
so deep 

Will I find my way out? 

 Will I once again
feel the sun’s rays
enveloping me
warming
me
making me know
I’m loved? 

Yes
oh 
so deep. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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The Course

December 4, 2025
The Cours ~ Photo by Patrice

The course 
is level 

The ground
even 

Some move faster
better
than others 

Can you tell me 

What
is
the reason? 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Tomorrow

December 2, 2025
Tomorrow ~ Photo by Patrice

Take me thru
to
tomorrow
let me hear
words
not filled
with
deep sorrow 

See creatures
all
big or small
living life
beside of us
no anger
harmony that’s
all 

Take me
to
this tomorrow
let me lie
in
kindness, happiness
all day
every hour 
well beyond
that
tomorrow. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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You Haven’t Been

November 25, 2025
You Haven't Been ~ Photo by Patrice

I know
you haven’t been
all
I want you to be 

But 

 Have I been
all
you need
all you seek? 

Likely not I feel
I see
I think. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Makes No Sense

November 19, 2025
Makes No Sense ~ Watercolour by Patrice

I know it
shouldn’t hurt like this
I know it shouldn’t
be 

Still
deep in my soul 
my anger festers, rages
because of all
I see 

Why does one hurt
another? 

Why kill or maim
a living creature
or
another
human being? 

Makes no sense
no sense
to me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Colouring Well

November 13, 2025
Colouring Well ~ Illustration by Patrice

Colouring well
staying within the lines
not deviating 
not
causing anything
that could be considered
a crime 

Maybe tomorrow
or
the day after that
I’ll scratch across the table
colouring
everything black 

Always 
outside the lines
asking
whatever could be
up
with that? 
~Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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I Am Grateful

November 10, 2025
I Am Grateful ~ Creation by Patrice

I am grateful
for the love
I feel
today, tonight

It’ll guide me
through
all heartache 
strife

My heart, my head
my hands 
my feet
all moved together
with that 
an universal beat 

All 
are grateful
for
this love 

Placed 
in
our heart
that
makes it move
with such
a lovely
lovely beat. 
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Misery

November 4, 2025
Misery ~ Photo by Patrice

Let me not begin
to feel 
all the anger
misery 

Let my eyes see
happiness, gratitude
everything
but
misery 

Let my feet trod
on
hallowed ground
let not a stone
make me stumble
fall down 

And 

Let my hands hold
all that’s right
now, forever
even
thru the darkest night. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025