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Time Gone Bye

June 16, 2021

I sit here and write 
Of a time gone bye 
Of a time when laughter 
Reached
Hit the sky. 

When smiles
Were all you needed 
To be 
To be happy and carefree. 

But that time has passed 
That time has gone 
The world is dark 
Sorrow 
Misery all around. 

Maybe tomorrow 
A time will come 
Full of laughter 
Happiness 
All good things to come. 

I will live there 
I will survive 
I will taste good times 
They’ll be mine once again 
Soon and in
The sweet bye and bye. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Sweet Sorrow in your passing Shirley
❤️ Rest in Peace dear Sister of Life ❤️

 

Time Gone Bye ~ Photo by Patrice
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My Heart Aches

June 14, 2021
My Heart Aches ~ Watercolour Art by Patrice

My heart aches 
My soul longs 
for times of joy 
all long gone. 

No more to be 
no more to say 
loving words
I heard, heard
yesterday. 

Now has come 
a time of pain 
sorrow 
my heart aches 
my soul knows there’ll be
no tomorrow. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

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Sleepy Tired

June 11, 2021

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Old House ~ Photo by Patrice

Sleepy tired
Worry wakes me in the night
Toss turn
Feeling no sleep
As anguish plays on my sleepless stage
In a darkness with no saving light.

Maybe in the morning
All will be clear
A path opening up, a way from here to there
But tonight greeted with only so many questions
Keeping me sleepy tired
In a dim, dark hopeless night.
~ Patrice

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All Of Me

June 10, 2021
All of Me ~ Photo by Patrice

Let no man see the turmoil
Boiling inside of me 
Let it be something to handle 
Not take control
Of all of me 

Joy and gratitude
Are the ones I want to see 
For they will take me 
On a journey full of happiness  
Just for me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

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Holding On

June 9, 2021
Holding On ~ Photo by Patrice

Holding down and very still 
As the world moves round 
Round 
Revolving forever 
Never still. 

Will I fall off
Or
Hold on 
Grasping threads
Of what’s to come?

Hardly know
Just holding on 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

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Together

June 7, 2021
Together ~ Photo by Patrice

Together we’ll be 
Together we’ll stay
For the earth is wondrous 
Creating love 
Each
And everyday. 

Let no man pull us apart 
Let no one fear nor cry 
For together we’ll be 
Forever
Far past the day we die.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

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Write

June 4, 2021

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Write
What you need to.

Write
What you feel too
Doesn’t matter if it
Never sees daylight
Only known on pages
Of a book closed tight.

Write
Let it out
Let it be recorded on
The slate that makes you be
What you’ve become
You see.
~ Patrice

Pen Drawing ~ Illustration by Patrice

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The Best I’ve Ever Been

June 3, 2021
The Best I’ve Ever Been ~ Watercolour Art by Patrice

 

I know I haven’t been 
The best you’ve ever seen 
I’ve tried, I tried 
But after all the manoeuvring 
It hasn’t happened 
It hasn’t come to be. 

I haven’t seen my way 
And settled with 
The acknowledgement that
I’ll be the best of me 
The best I can 
The best I’ve ever been
Today. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

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Feel The Anger

June 2, 2021

Feel the anger 
The pressure baring down 
Grasp the lighter, redeeming saviour 
Hold him close
Move to higher ground. 

Let no one’s hatred, anger find you 
For you have a buffer, 
A wall of love all around 
You are safe
No more pressure baring down. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Feel The Anger ~ Photo by Brent
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Nothing To Say

June 1, 2021
Trout Drawing ~ Illustration by Patrice

Nothing to say not in any way 
All has been said
Then left to be 
Easy to live with or diving down 
Into pure agony. 

Nothing can stop all these
Bad thoughts 
But you can replace them
With something pleasant 
Making your face into a huge smiley.

No, nothing to say
Not this morning, this evening
Not today.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021