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Struggling

January 4, 2017

Struggling with the absurb
Making no allowances
For the ones that deny.

Moving forward with assurance
Knowing only right
Can prevail.

Nothing is for nothing
Wondering what it is
That keeps me out of hell.
~ Patrice

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Beginning A New Year

January 3, 2017

Beginning a new year
A new day
Leaving all that’s bad
In yesterday.

Bringing with me
Only love and joy
Created there
In my yesterday.
~ Patrice

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I Don’t Know

December 21, 2016

I don’t know
Nor will I be
Entrenched in anything
Filled with misery
I won’t call
Weep or wail
Sad words
They won’t prevail.

Marching on
Marching forward
Taking positive
Shielding my soul
From all
Nothing more
Than
A coward.

See that light
Feel it fill the sky
Warm my heart
Pour radiance
Throughout the world
Bring glad tears
Healing
To my eyes.
~ Patrice

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The Reason

December 20, 2016

When I hear your reason
See your reason why
Then it may answer
All the questions I know
I thought were seasoned lies.

No one can tell me
The answer
Nor
Will they look me
In the eye.

I just have to ponder
The reasoning beneath all
That clutters
Clouds the reason
The reason why.
~ Patrice

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There Was A Time When We Were Old

December 16, 2016

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Old Farm ~ photo by Patrice

There was a time when we were old
We’d laugh and cry as life did unfold
No remorse for things gone by
Only clamour for a sweet
Haunting lullaby.

Ancient wrinkles on a child’s face
Laughing, crying filled with grace
No honour lost, no rushing pace
No deadline met, only loving grace
Masking love on a loving face.

In a time gone by we may have met
Laughed and cried, no heartache wept
What a wondrous thing
When we were young and therefore old
In a time when we spun together
Treasures made of gold.
~ Patrice

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Love Joy And Gratitude

December 14, 2016

As I look around
My heart, my soul
Do abound with love
Joy and gratitude
For things lost then
Brought back in magnitude.

No one hears or feels
The same thing
In the same way
For thoughts are lost
With no beating heart
To bring them back.

Only feel them
Touch the soul
Giving, sharing
Making one whole
With love
Joy and gratitude.
~ Patrice

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Sincerely Loving

December 12, 2016

Sincerely loving every moment
Everyday
Nothing happens by instance
It happens to pave the way.
~ Patrice

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I Didn’t Draw, I Wouldn’t Paint

December 9, 2016

Patrice’s Art & Poetry Blog

Safe and Strong ~ illustration by Patrice

I didn’t draw, I wouldn’t paint
Little love, lots of hate
Time stood still
And seemed to crawl
No one knew
What could or would be all.

Focused on the wrong thing then
Didn’t know what was up
Or around the bend.
Hardship was a constant friend
Little laughter to ease my way
Just disaster each turn I made.

Then they came and held me up
Turned me round to see the light
Not just of love
But a grandeur life
Stroked my soul, made things right
This they did for me one night.

They stood behind, smiled and laughed
No judgement made in this my craft
What took so long?
You might ask
But only those who know
Can answer that.
~ Patrice

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