Posts Tagged ‘inspirational poetry’

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You Don’t Know

April 16, 2026
You Don't Know ~ Photo by Patrice

You don’t know 
and
I can’t tell you
what will happen
in
your life
or
mine. 

We must be
optimistic
we must trust
the heavenly
has us in their hands
guiding us
through
the darkest night. 

I’ll say a prayer
for you
please say one
for me
and
may we come together
joined
in
our destinies. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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The Merry-Go-Round

April 15, 2026
The Merry-Go-Round ~ Photo by Patrice

Round, round
the merry-go-round
we go. 

Not a thought
in
the world
just round 
round
the merry 
the merry-go-round. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson- 2026

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You Are Not Alone

April 14, 2026
You Are Not Alone ~ Photo by Patrice

You are not alone
never think
you are 

Hear the bells toll
they ring
no matter where
you are 

So sing
their song of glory
and
future bright 

Cause all of us
together
will survive 

We’ll love
we’ll pull together
knowing we can
rid the world
of
this terrible blight. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Do You Know Me

April 10, 2026

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Do You Know Me ~ Illustration by Patrice

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 

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The Hope

April 9, 2026
The Hope ~ Photo by Patrice

The hope I had
the hope
I say
will take me thru
this day, all days. 

I don’t
have to say
a word out loud
or
think the feeling
but
send it
up to the clouds
where rain will bring it
down
upon all creatures
big and small
giving hope
to today
and
forever to us all. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Keep Me Whole, Keep me Sane

April 8, 2026
Keep Me Whole, Keep me Sane  ~ Photo by Patrice

Keep me whole 
keep me
sane
all the rest I’ll handle
as
I pass down the road
to
the lane. 

I may
not
know everything
I may
be
just a little spoke
in
all the world’s happenings. 

This I know
but
if
you keep me whole
keep
me sane
I’m positive
I can do almost anything. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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I Hold You Close

April 7, 2026
I Hold You Close ~ Watercolour Painting by Patrice

I hold you close
I hold
you near
nothing will harm you
I am here. 

The world may turn
spin around
but
here we’ll be
on
solid ground. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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To See

April 2, 2026
To See ~ Video by Patrice

As I sit here
and
think
my mind comes
to see
all the treasures
I’ve found
those yet to be 

I will not cry
I won’t
plead
cause all I have, need
is
right here
in front of me 

So savour
it
indulge in it
for
you see
sitting here I now see
all I need
to see. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Criminal It Is

March 31, 2026
Search and rescue operation in the rubble of a collapsed building © UNRWA photo
Search and rescue operation in the rubble of a collapsed building
© UNRWA photo

Criminal it is
no doubt that it is
and
why does no one
say
the words
to stop it
today? 

Today
is when
no more
no more is what
it should be 

There’s no doubt
it’s
criminal
criminal it be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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When I Look Back

March 30, 2026
When I Look Back ~ Photo by Patrice

When
I look back
I see a life so different
so not
the present me 

My heart
beats 
my eyes see
but
not the way
the way it use to be 

Maybe
I’ve grown
maybe I’ve lived
different lives
from an enfant
to
that young girl
oh so lost, asking why 

Then
I seen my life
my existence
in a frame
of nature’s beauty
full of kindness
and
singing so sweet 

It  became the basis
of
how I live
how
I enjoy and love 

Letting go
of
anger
sadness so bleak
those things lived
back there
in
yesterday 

Those things I now do not seek. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026