I go to write
Listening for the words to form
Pictured in my mind they come
They take their form
On the page they rest
Now said, now wrote.
I thank the presence
That brought them to my mind
Formed the thoughts to convey
And then
Without another word
Quietly slipped away.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2019
You cannot see
I cannot say
What
Will happen, happened
Yesterday.
The time is unknown
Can only wonder
About tomorrow
And
What took place
Yesterday.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
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
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
When I see
The sadness in your life
The unkindness
The things that shouldn’t be
My heart goes out
Wants to hold you
Oh, so closely.
I hope in tomorrow’s
Morning light
You’ll be in a better place
Far away from any strife
But near enough
So
We can embrace.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
When I hear your call
My heart skips a beat
My mind thinks of all the things
I love about you
Oh, so sweet.
When you had to go away
My days were grim
My heart was sad
How
My eyes did cry.
Now again
I can hear your voice
Taste your lips and behold you
With my eyes.
My world is right
I’m loved
I’ll go thru the day
Without a sad or lonely cry.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Hearing words in my head
They tell of times past
Then
Sometimes things ahead
‘Listen
Listen well’
Is what they said
‘For in telling, we give you
A chance to know
Know how to deal with
What has happened
And what is still ahead’.
~ Patrice
Patrice Clarkson – 2019
Honours come
Then they go
Fleeting at the best
Don’t make them
All you know
They are in your mind
They don’t exist
As
I hope you know
In the air you breathe
Growing grass
Or
Rivers that flow
No, they don’t know.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
A heart touched
By a loving paw and a wet nose
Is a heart
Forever
Forever full.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
I heard your heart beat
I saw your breath breathe
My fingers touched your lips
My hands caressed your feet.
As my soul touched yours
I knew, knew there was
No where else in this world
I need be or rather go.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2019
I must write something
I must share
See
The best in the world
See it, make it
Let it be.
Then I can rest
Be at peace
For I’ve shared
Seen
What the world is
In
All its majesty.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2023
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