Butterfly flutters
Breathing in sunlight
Going from left
To right
Landing on a flower
That feeds just right.
Beauty encompasses
Wings in flight
Staying still
Only a second
To take a taste
Of the drink of life.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
We keep secrets
We hold them tight
Never exposed
To see the morning light.
We keep secrets
Silent, secretive
They speak not a word
Sometimes to the grave
They’re carried, never heard.
We keep secrets
Untold secrets
We grasp them tight
Feeling the burden
The weight not light.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Let me see the art
Let me see the way
Let no one bar my path
But help me
On my way.
Bask in bright sunlight
See it shines for you
Never veering, always holding
Making all dreams
Come true.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Can I fix it?
Will I be the one
That’s the hero
In a situation
That should not be?
Crushed and miserable
Full of doubt
Must move forward
Cast it out.
Smile with gratitude
Mean it
See it radiate
All about.
My strength and smile
Will cast misery out.
Can I fix it?
I have no doubt.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2013
When I look in the mirror
I see an old lady
Starring at me.
I agonize over
Whether she
Really likes me.
Does she think
Me silly
I can’t see.
But so want to tell her
I’m happy
She got to be an old lady
Just like me!
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Heaven helps
Helps me see
The things I need to see
Feel the things that will guide me
Hear the beauty in everything
Everything
Everything around me.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Sadness comes and overwhelms me
It sinks into my heart
Envelopes me
No escape can I find.
Sadness reigns, is defined
By coursing thru my veins
To my head, to my heart
Sadness indeed does reign.
Sadness is in control
Is a thought
I can’t help but feel
It steals all love
All sacred thoughts.
This sadness
Great sadness is in my heart.
~ Patrice
Rest in peace dear friend Clive.
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Will my dream
My dream come true
Will it spread wealth, happiness
Throughout for me, for you
Will it stay
Keep me from being blue
Feeling blessed
Near the God
Who makes it all come true.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Celebrate your life
Celebrate yourself
See the world in your heart.
Tread upon the lifeline
Follow it to happiness
Let it reside in your heart.
Take nothing for granted
All of it has helped you
Find what lives in your heart.
Start celebrating your life
Celebrating
All that’s in your heart.
~ Patrice
Patrice Clarkson – 2017
Wondering, wondering
What has happened
What lies ahead
Wondering.
Know nothing
Can be changed
Nor improved upon
Still, still wondering.
Will it happen once again
Or be so different
From the past
I’m wondering, wondering.
No one knows for sure
Yet hopes
Assumes the best
While wondering, wondering.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2017
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