I hold in my hands
The very essence
Of
This my life.
I cherish in my heart
All the things
That make it so blessed
In
All my life.
I seek to find
Meaning, strength in the path
I take, the people I meet
Making it the best I can
This
My only life.
This is my prayer
This is my life
I will take it take it to the top
Surpass all the rest
Going to
The highest heights.
Yes I will
This
This is my life.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2023
There seems
not to be
a lot of sense, logic
nor
harmony
basking itself
in
sunny beauty.
All that seems
to exist
is
anger
hatred and strife
screaming obscenities
throughout
the long cold, horrid night.
Let me
feel
the gift of love
enveloped
in
beauty, happiness
near
people who care.
Not those who
only seek
to
destroy.
Oh please, please
let me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Tender hearts do not break
They stand their ground
So very strong
Dear
To everyone They know.
They change lives
They show kindness, love
Will grow
In places so vacant
So cold.
Tender hearts
Only
Need a chance
A chance to embrace
The lost, the hurt.
Hold them
Till they too bestow
Tender heart’s kindness
To all
All they know.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
No one else
sees
what I see.
No one else
is
exactly
as I seem to be.
No one else
will make it thru
my life
always there
with me.
No one else
No one
else
except me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Slowly I see
what you do
what
you make
with no regard
for what
others think.
No you don’t
no
you do not.
You do your own thing
and
I’ll follow your example.
I’ll do everything
that
takes me on my own trail
my own path.
Maybe we’ll meet again
maybe not.
But
you showed me
my way.
By doing
what
you needed to
doing what you ought.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Taking care
not
to be
the nasty one
the one
that shouldn’t be.
Yes, I hope
that’s
not
not me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Peace and quiet
is
what I get
with
sounds of silence
I won’t forget.
Moving softly
beneath the sky
looking
trying my best
not to cry.
For above
and
all around me
beauty reigns
not speaking
anything.
Yet
clearly
I hear a sweet refrain
echoing, echoing
all through
this magnificent terrain.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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
Tired of angry
sick
of
hate.
Maybe tomorrow
I’ll go down
to
the shore
sit and wait
for
the waves
to wash in goodness
so
pure
so great.
Never again
to
be lost
in
the wilderness
of
someone
else’s demented hate.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Give me strength
give me
health
the rest I’ll recover
along
with
everyone else.
There’ll be
no shortcuts
no crossing the line
I’ll do it
on
my own sweet time.
So come along
join me
travelling your own path
to
happiness
and
security.
Making sure
it
lasts, lasts
and
lasts.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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