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When To Stop, When To Go

April 17, 2026

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When To Stop, When To Go

Knowing
When to stop
When to go
Is
A feat that will
Save
Your life
Make all things
Prosper  
Everything , all things
Grow. 
~ Patrice 

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You Don’t Know

April 16, 2026
You Don't Know ~ Photo by Patrice

You don’t know 
and
I can’t tell you
what will happen
in
your life
or
mine. 

We must be
optimistic
we must trust
the heavenly
has us in their hands
guiding us
through
the darkest night. 

I’ll say a prayer
for you
please say one
for me
and
may we come together
joined
in
our destinies. 
~ Patrice  

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The Merry-Go-Round

April 15, 2026
The Merry-Go-Round ~ Photo by Patrice

Round, round
the merry-go-round
we go. 

Not a thought
in
the world
just round 
round
the merry 
the merry-go-round. 
~ Patrice  

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You Are Not Alone

April 14, 2026
You Are Not Alone ~ Photo by Patrice

You are not alone
never think
you are 

Hear the bells toll
they ring
no matter where
you are 

So sing
their song of glory
and
future bright 

Cause all of us
together
will survive 

We’ll love
we’ll pull together
knowing we can
rid the world
of
this terrible blight. 
~ Patrice  

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Falling Asleep, Staying Awake

April 13, 2026
Falling Asleep, Staying Awake ~ Photo by Patrice

Falling asleep
staying awake
the same
but
a difference
I can’t contemplate. 

Each night
when
I go to bed
I wonder which one
will be swirling round
in
my head. 

My body must follow
my feet align
for
whatever happens
it’ll start right there
in
my head. 

Falling asleep
or
staring straight ahead. 
~ Patrice  

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Do You Know Me

April 10, 2026

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Do You Know Me ~ Illustration by Patrice

Do I know you? 

Do you know me? 

Do you wake in the night
Wondering how I could be? 

Is your first thought in the morning about me? 

Your last question as your eyes fall asleep
Is it, is it all about me? 

I didn’t think so
I knew it wouldn’t be 

Cause I never think of you
And
You don’t know me.  
~ Patrice 

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The Hope

April 9, 2026
The Hope ~ Photo by Patrice

The hope I had
the hope
I say
will take me thru
this day, all days. 

I don’t
have to say
a word out loud
or
think the feeling
but
send it
up to the clouds
where rain will bring it
down
upon all creatures
big and small
giving hope
to today
and
forever to us all. 
~ Patrice  

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Keep Me Whole, Keep me Sane

April 8, 2026
Keep Me Whole, Keep me Sane  ~ Photo by Patrice

Keep me whole 
keep me
sane
all the rest I’ll handle
as
I pass down the road
to
the lane. 

I may
not
know everything
I may
be
just a little spoke
in
all the world’s happenings. 

This I know
but
if
you keep me whole
keep
me sane
I’m positive
I can do almost anything. 
~ Patrice  

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I Hold You Close

April 7, 2026
I Hold You Close ~ Watercolour Painting by Patrice

I hold you close
I hold
you near
nothing will harm you
I am here. 

The world may turn
spin around
but
here we’ll be
on
solid ground. 
~ Patrice  

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Around The Moon

April 6, 2026
Around The Moon ~ Artemis Boarding Pass

I went around the moon on Artemis!!!!

Well, my name did – What a TRIP!!!