Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category

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Remembering

August 5, 2025
Remembering ~ Photo by Patrice

Crying heart, crying times
remembering
those
whose voices
sang
words of love
devotion
all
those wondrous things 

Gone now
gone from the world
gone
from
everything 

Except
my sad heart 
my wailing voice
my mind
that
remembers 

Remembers
all
remembers everything. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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The Answer

August 1, 2025

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The Answer ~ Photo by Patrice

Already heard
the answer 

Made my decision 
right or wrong 

Will believe 
in
that answer 

Made clear
and
so profound. 
~ Patrice  

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@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Finding Out

July 31, 2025
Finding Out ~ Self-illustration by Patrice

Holding still
and
finding out
the world
doesn’t turn round
me

There
is
no doubt

Full of myself
proud
dictating
what’s to come about
is
not
who I should be

This is true
I have
no doubt. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Let Me

July 30, 2025
Let Me ~ Photo by Patrice

Let me
see
feel
the magic
in
the world
the land

Let me
step
upon
soft ground
but not
deserted sand

Let me
envelop
myself
in
generous
spirituality 

Let me
not
say
anything
that
isn’t real

Let me
be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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I Am Strong

July 29, 2025
I Am Strong ~ Watercolour Art by Patrice

I am strong
my mind is bold
I will become
what my heart beats
what is mine
to
behold. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Can You See Me?

July 28, 2025

Can You See Me? ~ Photo by Patrice

Can you see me? 

Am I
close to you? 

Are my lips moving
singing
songs
of
love? 

Do my steps
follow
the righteous path
or
veer into
what’s called
a
disastrous class? 

Are you there beside of me? 

Can I hear
your voice
singing words
in
a pleasant melody? 

Do I know
if
I fall
you’ll be there
picking me
up 

Supporting me 

Till the trail ends
and
we have made it 

We are there. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Stranger Than Fiction

July 25, 2025

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Stranger Than Fiction ~ Photo by Patrice

Stranger than fiction 
Stronger than life 
Accepting all visions 
Making no fight. 

Believing in heaven 
The devil and hell 
Make no correction 
It’ll turn out so well. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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I Hold You Close

July 24, 2025
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I hold you 
close 
I hold you tight 
we are together 
thru 
the long 
dark night 

In the morning 
when the sun shines bright 
we’ll walk together 
no fear 
no fright. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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You Can Hear Me

July 23, 2025
 You Can Hear Me ~ Photo by Patrice

You can hear me
call
you can see me
cry 

Yet
no where
do I see you come
to
me 

Help me
thru
this that keeps me
trapped 

No, not that I’m aware 

I hope tomorrow
or
the day after that
I will feel
your embrace 

Know that you
indeed
do
care. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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I Have To Seek

July 22, 2025
I Have To Seek ~ Photo by Patrice

I have to seek
I have to find
the answers in this mess
make it 

Divine 

I reach out
I ask
they look back at me 
they don’t answer
blank
is
all I see 

I must seek 
I must find 
all
the answers 
to make my world
a place
of
peace 

So
Divine. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025