My mind does wander
My mind does see
Glories
In all their splendour
From here to eternity
Revel in their existence
Marvel that they be.
Yes, my mind does wander
My mind does see
Beauty all around
Beauty for all to see
Beauty in my heart
Beauty
Caressing me.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Fold the cards
Shuffle the deck
Hope for an outcome
That will be best
For what you need.
No one is whole
Everyone is strong
Just one amongst the throng
Of worldly beings trying
Here on earth
Not to be wrong.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
What makes it whole?
What makes it right?
Don’t know the answer on this night.
Striving to
Striving to be
The answer for all that need to see
Healthy, wholesome power and strength
Demure gentle carrying those in need.
We will rejoice
We will succeed
In making whole this life that’s right
For you and right for me.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
On April 13/12 I wrote of Kado’s struggle with supposedly two bad teeth.
But it wasn’t a tooth problem, it was cancer in his jaw.
Kado
This writing is dedicated to you, your human dad and to gramma.
All love you dearly and miss you greatly.
Loving tender gone today
Live forever always stay
Miss you tender
Miss you ever loving tender
My love today.
You came always here by me
Loving tender
Oh so dear
No harsh bellow
No strict response
Just loving tender
Filled my heart.
You’re my journey
You’re my life
Loving tender
Is your life.
What has happened?
How can it be?
Loving tender
Part of my destiny
Gentle passage
Love abounds
When loving tender
Is all around.
Thanks for loving
Sharing
My loving heart
My loving tender
My gentle
Loving tender
Now gone forever
Forever gone apart.
~ Patrice
Bow your head
In deepest sadness
Celebrate a life so lived
Go about the world
Without
A giant life that lived.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
My simple, sad refrain
Stills the aching heart
Inflamed with injustice
Done to those that steal
Souls of sadness
Make them real
In songs of gladness
Marked in time of destiny
Out of rhyme.
No thought is given
No time demands
We come to heaven
When out of time.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
The sun shone bright
Cancelling out the dark of night
All sadden thoughts washed away
Down the drain of yesterday.
New focus being
On those things right
Guide us through
With sunlight
To safe harbour
Tucked in for tonight.
Born on this day
All better to celebrate
A life brought in time
When the sun shone bright
Cancelling out the dark of night.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Let me be inspired
Let me see my way
Down the road
Across the pasture
Far into life
Way on my way.
You have always
Helped me through
You have been there
When my way fell apart
And I didn’t know
What to do.
I can stand now
On my own
On my own because of you
Let me be inspired
Let me follow through.
Let me see my way
Down the road
Becoming great
Great just like you.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
The green is flourishing
Spreading across the land
Taking with it flowers
All so grand.
Deep down the valley
High above the hills
Into mountains once
Covered white with snow.
Beauty is breathtaking
Making me aware
Take nothing for granted
Nothing comes prepared.
All this happens
In spite of mortal cares
Beauty
This beautiful green
We share.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
I saw death today
And it wasn’t far away
Shattered lives, writhing pain
Ashen grey trying to focus
Make sense of mistakes made
Tragic, senseless crash
I saw, I saw death today.
Pieces strewn all over
Stricken faces numb in horror
Helpless, terror I saw
Souls broken beyond repair
Flashing sirens, horrid
Screaming lights rushing there.
Death hovered, waiting
Waiting stalking there.
I saw death today.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Well, what will it be today?
A poem?
A thought?
Or something filled
With disarray?
I think not.
Something positive.
Something bright
Something that fills
The night
With stars glistening
Ah so bright.
Yes, that’s what is going
To be today
Something happy
No disarray.
Won’t you stay
And play?
What a great day
A great day to play.
That’s what is going to be
Today.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
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