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The Joy Of Reliving Yesterday

April 10, 2015

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Misty ~ Watercolour Painting by Patrice

The joy of reliving yesterday
Remembering the journey
That was begun.

No regrets to take with us
Only those already spun.

Mystical powers allowing us
To be changing always
Changing none.

We relive the past
And find the peace
That only yesterday
Could give us some.
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2011

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Been Sick

April 9, 2015

Been sick, hear me retch
Vacant vacuum been sick.

Time passes, sickness flows
Nausea sickens, this night is very old.
~ Patrice

Spring Spirea ~ Photo by Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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When I Felt Your Heart

April 2, 2015

Mom and Twiggy ~ Photo by Patrice

When I felt your heart next to mine
When I saw my life and yours intertwined
My soul was full and so sublime
When I was yours and you were mine.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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April Fools’

April 1, 2015

Kitten in Thermos ~ Photo by Patrice

April Fools’ ~ Hah! Hah!
You tricked me
You made me think it was true
I believed you
April Fools’

Was I so innocent?
Was I so full of you?
April Fools’
April Fools’

You believed you were my world
And thought I loved you too
April Fools’
April Fools’ too.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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House Of Cards

March 31, 2015

Old House Window ~ Photo by Patrice

House of cards
Comes crashing down
Never built on solid ground
No ace, jack nor king
Only a queen in mourning.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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Voice Speaking

March 30, 2015

Voice speaking, crying out
Saying things needed
Feeling all alone
Desperate to know the answer
Seeking to be free
Of ties changing, dragging thee.

Voice may be loud
Sounding almost like a horn
Blowing breath, scattering every way
Or soft and mellow
Holding dreams inside
Being safe, secure today.

Voice crying of things lost and found
Then some stored away
Voice may be laughing, bringing joy
To the day
Holding, hugging souls captured
In the voice’s lilting, loving way.
~ Patrice

Willow ~ Watercolour Painting by Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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Someone Great To Me

March 27, 2015

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My Mom photo by Patrice
Today I remember
Someone
Great to me.

Someone
Who gave me life
And is forever
Part of me.

Someone
Who took the time
And began the task
Of making me, me.

Someone
Wise and talented
Knowing when
To be still
And when to be.

Someone
Whose life
Was not often easy
But she accepted
The task
And made it be
What it must be.

That someone
Was my mother
Someone
Always great to me.

I miss you and remember
You’ll always be
Someone
Great to me.
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2011

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Tenderness, Loving And Caring

March 26, 2015

Costa Rican Tales

Tenderness, loving and caring
Caressing my heart, my life
Tender touch holding me
In warmth
This very night.

Smiling, laughing
Bringing cheer and delight
May you feel love like this
May it hold you safe and secure
All thru your life
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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Yeah, Yeah

March 25, 2015

Yeah, yeah
Is what I say
To everything today.

Sordid, angry, no patience, no way
Yeah, yeah I’ll be better tomorrow
Or maybe the next day.

See no joy, no harm in any way
Just down
It’s a yeah, yeah kind of day.

Blessed I guess, cause I can have
A Yeah, yeah day and no trouble
Consequences come my way.

Must find goodness, find a way
To see happiness
In a yeah, yeah type of day.
~ Patrice

Tiger ~ Illustration by Patrice

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Days Move Forward

March 24, 2015

Vancouver Game Farm Giraffe ~ Illustration by Patrice

Days move forward
Gone one by one
Packed with something
But neither overrun
With sadness, happiness
Or blissful dreams
Days move forward
Inspite of all these things.

What you see
May be what you dreamed
Or what you saw
In an unhealthy scene
Don’t deny that it has been
For you can only move pass
When you know it’s been
As days move forward
In the scheme of things.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015