Archive for the ‘My Musings’ Category

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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

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Are You Treading Water

October 22, 2025
Are You Treading Water ~ Photo by Carol Redford
Photo Courtesy of Carol Redford – https://www.instagram.com/carolredford4

Are you treading water
waiting
to die? 

Or
diving in
with
a loud victorious cry? 

Or
swimming
to
a island paradise? 

Your choice
to
make
your choice to live
in
this time
before you die. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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I Am A Survivor

October 3, 2025

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I Am A Survivor ~ Photo by Patrice

I am a survivor 

I survived hatred, anger  
things
that made me a victim

I am a survivor

I came through
growing into someone
who understands how it happened 

I am a survivor 

Only hurt, remorse for those
who inflicted that hatred
that anger 

I am a survivor 

Have moved forward
built a life full of love, generosity
no hatred, some anger 

I am 

I am a survivor. 
~ Patrice

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Pure And True

October 1, 2025
Pure And True ~ Watercolour by Patrice

You hold me close
I feel you do
your heart
beats
pure and true 

Together
we can conquer
the universe 

I know we can
I know
we will 

For our hearts
beat
pure and true. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Maybe Tomorrow

September 26, 2025

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Maybe Tomorrow ~ Pen & Ink Drawing by Patrice

Maybe tomorrow 
Maybe
Another day
Maybe it’ll feel like forever
In the way you feel
Today. 

But 

Your end will come
In a moment
Or
It may have come
Yesterday. 

Your purpose, your mission
Is
To live each moment
Each day 
With joy and happiness. 

So
When you close your eyes
For forever
You’ll smile
And
You’ll say 

That was fun 
That was, a good day!” 
~ Patrice  

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No More

September 17, 2025
No More ~ Photo by Patrice

No more will I be
the one
who saves you
always full of courtesy 

No more will I be
the one
who laughs 
dances to a silly song
no more 

No more will I be
the one
who helps you up
cradles a ailing, sickly little pup
no 
no more 

No more
will I be that one 

For you see
you have come to me
you have made
me see
I don’t need to do
all that 

Cause it’s you
now 
doing all this
for me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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My Heart Bleeds

September 16, 2025
My Heart Bleeds ~ Photos by Patrice

My heart bleeds
my eyes
do cry
everything in between
is
start to live
end with
die. 

No words will hold you up
no words
take you down
only your mind
can
conquer
what keeps you
constrained
what keeps you bound. 

Freedom is yours
freedom
in
life
start to live
is
my advice. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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You

September 2, 2025
You ~ Photo by Patrice

 You have me
you
hold and care for me
I live to be
close
near to you 

You are my everything
you
make me whole
you make me come
alive 

I can’t see a world
a time
without you
by
my side. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Regrets In My Life

August 26, 2025
Regrets In My Life ~ Photo by Patrice

There have been
regrets
in
my life
things
I’d rather
not
dwell on 

Live twice 

To find
joy
in those times
is
hard to accept 
hard
to find 

This is why
I acknowledge
they
happened
maybe cry
then
let them go 

But did they
help me change
help me
grow? 

You know
I just don’t
know. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025