Sometimes
Sometimes you want
someone
to notice, to see
to
celebrate you.
Sometimes
Sometimes you don’t care
But
Sometimes
Sometimes you do.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
Sometimes
October 21, 2024
Dead Leaves Fall
October 18, 2024
Dead leaves fall
Blowing
In the breeze
Falling to the grass
Floating
In the stream.
Dead leaves fall
Gathering
On the deck
And
Beneath barren trees.
Dead leaves fall
While children
Laugh
As they frolic in those
Now dead leaves.
That fell
That
Fall.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
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Slowly I Head For The Open Gate
October 17, 2024
Slowly
I head for the open gate
the door is
open
I must not wait.
Time will come
I’ll be gone
then
someone else
will guide you thru
that
open gate.
Safe, secure
you will follow me
into
what becomes
our true destiny.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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My Mind Has Seen
October 16, 2024
My heart is ready
my mind has seen
all the glory
that’s
in the world
That
some have yet
to experience, to be part of
for them
unseen
Come join me
come see when you’re ready
the earth, the world
in
it’s magnificence
That’s
around you
all around you
to be
seen.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson .com
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Needed
October 15, 2024
No more can I be
someone needing you
or
all those things
I’ve been
you thought I was
I needed
I wanted to be.
Now
I’ll change
I’ll stand on my own
I’ll be
I’ll say those things
that must be said
so
needed to be true.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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I Must
October 11, 2024
I must
reach for the best
I must
know that tenderness
will bring joy and happiness
I must
make my world turn
with kindness, not hate
I must
I must seek
search, participate.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
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Arts On Main
October 9, 2024
Last week, I shared that I entered the Arts On Main Contest
and. . .
I WON
– BEST IN SHOW! –
Arts on Main is a visual arts contest hosted by the South Simcoe Arts Council since 2004. Partnering with local businesses to bring art to the main streets of Tecumseh.
We, the local artists are judged by professionals for a chance to win cash prizes.
The theme this year was
CONNECTION
and
I wrote this about my painting. . .
Lazy Summer Days
“When I think of connection, it’s about finding our place within the world around us. In this painting, I wanted to capture a moment of stillness—a busy chipmunk, who, despite the demands of gathering for winter or caring for young, takes a moment to pause. It’s a reminder that even in the hustle, there’s a need to reconnect with the natural world, to rejuvenate. For me, observing nature in its raw, unfiltered state brings immense peace and fulfillment—a profound connection to the origins we all share.”
Thank You So Much
to the South Simcoe Arts Council, the judges and all the participants
It’s been such an honour!
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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What I Am
October 8, 2024
Nobody can be
what I am
nor
can I be
what they are.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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Away
October 7, 2024
I cannot
understand
where the sadness
came from
and
where it hides away.
To
creep out, to consume
when happiness
fades
goes away.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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Strength
October 4, 2024
Strength isn’t in power
it lives and breathes
in the heart
the head
moving the rest with ease.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
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