Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category

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My Pen

August 11, 2017

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My pen writes what I say
My pen never questions
The words I put down.

Anyone can use
My pen
It doesn’t care but writes
What the fingers share.

My pen
Follows along
Putting down the thoughts
Without it the words would
Be long, long gone.

My pen
Is always there
Then its done
And I get another one
My pen.
~ Patrice

Pen Drawing ~ illustration by Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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Nuclear Happenings

August 10, 2017

Nuclear happenings

Frightening times

Holding our breath

Letting rational minds

Take control

Taking the time

To build a better world

Where happenings

Are not just a crime.
~ Patrice

Awed Rock ~ Photo by Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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You Don’t Know

August 8, 2017
You Don't Know ~ Photo by Patrice

 

Of course you don’t know 
The sadness, the heartache 
I shouldn’t know. 

You see the life 
That seems to glow. 

Sometimes it’s a lie 
Sometimes you see I cry 
But 
Then if course 

You don’t know. 
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Up In The Bustling Sky

August 4, 2017

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Palm Tress in the Sunset ~ photo by Patrice

Up in the bustling sky
A thousand clouds go flying by
Not one
Not one ever asks why.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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Leaves Floating Down

August 2, 2017

Fall Leaves ~ Photo by Patrice

Leaves floating down
Falling, resting
Finally
On the ground.

No crash is heard
No weeping cry
Only silent sounds echoing
Throughout the sky.

My soul too
Does fall down
Reaching up, clasping pieces
To soften, the floating down.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Sounds Of The Earth Turning

August 1, 2017

Wild Horses ~ Scratchboard Illustration by Patrice

Sounds of the earth turning
Turning round
No disconnect, no what the heck
Just moving, slowly moving
Going round.
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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A Hummingbird Sings

July 28, 2017

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A hummingbird hovers making sure its safe
To drink nectar that brings forth
A feeling of heaven’s gate.

A hummingbird’s wings sing as she flies
In between blooms sending scent promising
Just about everything.

A hummingbird’s nest of twigs and things
Babies so small
They are next to nearly nothing.

A hummingbird dodges leaves and flowers
On the hunt of insects nutritious there
Amongst other things.

But you know I don’t think
That I’ve ever heard
A hummingbird sing
Anything.
~ Patrice

Hummingbird ~ photo by Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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Heartbreak Takes The Mind

July 25, 2017
Tree Roots at Eugina Falls ~ Photo by Patrice

 

Heartbreak takes the mind
To places I wish I could decline
But instead I tread an uneven path
Cursing heartbreak all the way
Not understanding
This will change tomorrow
To be a happier place than all today.
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Fingers Move Across The Page

July 21, 2017

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Fingers move across the page
Feeling emotions that do rage
Calming down anxious stress
With each word that is expressed.

Yes, fingers make anguish
Dissipate
As they move across
Caressing a waiting page.
~ Patrice

Study of hands and paint brushes ~ illustration by Patrice for New Chalice Brushes

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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