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Experience Collingwood’s Poets & Pics

April 18, 2022
Experience Collingwood's Poems & Pics - Me and My Shadow

So honoured and excited 
to be part of 
Experience Collingwood’s Poets & Pics!

 
My Poem and Photo titled ‘Me and My Shadow‘ are in the exhibit ‘Collingwood’s Poets & Pics’, that’s displayed along Collingwood’s Train Trail for the month of April. This is in celebration of National Poetry Month. 
There’s a total of 17 signs along this section of the trail. It starts at the Collingwood Museum (45 St. Paul Street) and ends at Collins Street.

If you are nearby, or going to be in the area, go, walk the trail and enjoy the series of poems and photographs exhibited!
(Mine is south of the water tower :D)

 
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The Necessity

April 14, 2022
The Necessity ~ Photo by Patrice

The necessity has come 
Has gone 
All that’s left is
Beyond my grasp, my hold 
It’s gone
It’s gone. 

Make no mistake 
I needed all 
But holding on
Wasn’t me 
Wasn’t
What I could become 
No, no 
Not at all. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Telling When

April 13, 2022
Telling When ~ Photo by Patrice

Telling when
telling what and who 
I need to love, cherish 
to
make it thru. 

That’s what
the universe gives 
has given me 
to do. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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My Best

April 12, 2022
My Best ~ Illustration by Patrice

Working forward
Working is a process 
To pass thru life 
Feeling accomplished 
Feeling
I’m doing my best 

Will there be rewards? 

Will there be stress? 

I’m sure lots of both 
Lots to look back on 
Knowing I did all I could 
Knowing 
I did my best. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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You

April 11, 2022

Hold to the land 
that lets you be the person 
you want to become. 

Allows you 
never questioning, nor doubting 
just being, becoming the best you. 

That’s all the land asks 
I’m telling you. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

You ~  Photo by Patrice
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My Deepest Sympathies

April 8, 2022

This may have been written after a terrible tragedy in 2018 but my thoughts and prayers are the same now for the Ukrainian people who have suffered so terribly much.

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My Deepest Sympathies to the families, friends
All who know victims in yesterday’s horrific tragedy
My prayers go out to you
To the ones whose lives were brutally cut short
Those injured

For no reason.

No sane reason.

You are in my thoughts, my words, my prayers and my heart. ❤
~ Patrice

Lilac Blossoms _ Photo by Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018

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Spring

April 7, 2022
Last used April 7/22

I feel
The flesh of my skin 
Warming
To the now coming
Spring 

I see
My legs run
Across a path 
Laden with flowers 
Beauties of
Spring 

I hear
A call echoing thru
my chest 
Of geese making their flight 
To reaches north
In the now here
Spring 

No more
To wonder 
No more to wish 
My body knows winter is lost 
Chased away 
By beautiful, glorious
Spring. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Stolen From My Mind

April 6, 2022
Last used April 6/22

Stolen
from my mind.

Lost
in the wilderness
of
confusion, despair.

Solely injured 
from
brutal stabs 
of
casual indifference. 
~ Patrice  

 

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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I Know I’ve Been Lost

April 5, 2022
I Know I've Been Lost ~ Watercolour Painting by Patrice

I know
I’ve been lost 
in the wilderness
of
low self esteem 

Climbing out 
has been hard 
rocks, crevasses 
unholy shards
pierce my skin, my life
my thoughts 

Still I climb 
I push, pull and shove 
to
a glorious world 
full of
grace, courage 
and
self-love. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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The Truth

April 4, 2022
The Truth ~ Watercolour by Patrice

Sometimes the truth
hurts 
and
not the best thing 
to hear. 

Sometimes its good 
to accept the truth 
as it is 
as it seems. 

Sometimes you can
make the truth
the truth you need 
to embrace 
and
to believe. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022