I met my love
A long time ago
And
Far, far away
On this day
This
Valentine’s Day.
We’ve travelled
Thru life
Together
Living, loving, laughing
Maybe
A little fighting
Whatever
Life brought us
On that particular day.
Looking back
I smile and say
Life has been good
Since
Way back
When I met my love
On
Valentine’s Day.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
No way,
No way can I know
The why.
The reason is hidden deep
In the blue
Mysterious sky.
There above, there to see
But
Not understand.
What is beyond
The moon, the stars
And
Distant galaxies.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Changes come
They do flow
From the beginning
Forward
Forward do they go.
Making a difference
Changing attitudes
And
Seeing opinions change
From what we knew
To what we didn’t know.
Let me be part of the change
Let me know
I’ll be different then I was
Better than I was
When the changes help me
Change and grow.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Birds fly in, then fly out
Seeds are there, then gone
They’re out.
I’m sitting here
Watching, watching
All the goings-on
Go about.
They don’t know
I’m here
They don’t care
About my life, my goings-on.
Cause they have
Their own life to live
Like sing, find seeds
Fly about.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Do I do it
Or
Leave it alone?
The question is asked
And
I know
The decision to be made
The answer given
Is
My choice
My choice alone.
Which way
Will I go
Which one will I leave
Leave
All alone?
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Tender is the life
I live.
Tender is the heart
That beats
Kindness to the world.
Tender is the soul
Who knows compassion
Gives.
Yes
Tender is.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
No more
To
Tell
No more
To
See
Moving on
Not
Looking back
Nothing there
Nothing
Of
Quality.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
I haven’t been
As close as I should have been
It seems life has dealt me
a heavy load
A load I think I need to carry.
Please, if you could
Let me see where
I can lay down
All that isn’t necessary.
Giving me
The time, the space
To be the one
You need, I need to be
For an blessed eternity.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Secretly
I say the words needed to see
The goodness in bad
The needs needed
To be
Loved and lovingly.
Secretly
I say these words
With
Clarity.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Do I know you
Have you been
My friend?
Will I know that in times of trouble
I can count on you
Once more, once again?
Questions, answers
I say, ask
Over and over again
Still
I don’t know for certain
You really are
My friend.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
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