Turn my heart
back
to the start
back when love
was true
you loved me
I loved you
Turn my heart
to the time
when
words were not needed
no
not then
Turn my heart
to
all the beauty
all
the love we knew
way back
way back then.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Shaped
in
such a way
Depicting the life
it wishes
to display
No subtle changes
no
great curves
Just a shape of a life
a life
lived
celebrated
in
such a wondrous way.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
You gave me life
you showed me how
to
live life
exist in a world
that
sometimes wears a scowl
You didn’t accept the mundane, the trivial
you shot for the heights
you tried, you did it
then
you showed me how.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
May the trees survive winter
Blossom in the spring
Sending forth life
Giving all, nourishing.
May the sun rise in the morning
Rest asleep at night
To come up the next morning
Bringing warmth, love
And fields of waving buttercup delight.
May the seeds dropped in fall
Spring, rise, growing tall
Spreading roots out for nourishment
Leaves reaching up, growing
Til the fall.
May the wind blow breezes
Both strong or gentle
And then not at all.
May they bring on currents
Moisture, rain to quench
The thirst of everyone
Everyone, everything and all.
May, may we live
May we live us all.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2019
Can I help you see?
Can
you help me be?
Together
we’ll march
right into history
no casualties
no one left
behind
I’ll grasp your hand
you’ll grasp mine
That’s all we need
you’ll lead
we’ll be just fine.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
I am Grateful
for
a thousand things.
The people I know
the places I’ve been
the dogs, the cats
horses
I’ve loved
and
who carried me thru
the hard times.
Some of which
I didn’t win.
I love you all.
I’m Grateful
for
those times
when the sun shone
burst forth
giving warmth, love
not only then
but
now
as we need it.
I am Grateful.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Knowing
When to stop
When to go
Is
A feat that will
Save
Your life
Make all things
Prosper
Everything , all things
Grow.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
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
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
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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