I watch the squirrels fight
edging out one another
for a place at the feeder
for
just another bite.
Sometimes
there’s a truce
Sometimes
a bitter fight
Sometimes
a lone squirrel
eats
til he feels suffice.
Birds keep their distance
stay out of the fight
they wait their turn
a time when
all others have had their fill
All’s quiet
No more anger
No more strife.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
You won’t be
all that matters
to me
You won’t be
I’ll make sure of that
I won’t be
living my life as if
all that matters
is
you’re happy
No, no I won’t be
doing that
I will be doing
what
matters
only matters
to me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
No more
will you be
my source of happiness
my ecstasy.
No more
can I say sweet words
no, not today
like
yesterday.
No more
will I be the one
who helps you
makes sure
you’re not wanting for anything
nothing.
No
no more, no more
not
today.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Life
is
Death
Death
is
Life
You
cannot die
if
You
never lived.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Let the world turn
resolve the problems
that really are not our concern.
Let the sky be blue not with sadness
but remembering memories not gone
not lost from me, from you.
See the earth tremble
cry in anticipation of wondrous joy to come
never seeing anything but a good outcome.
That’s what we should see when looking out
looking at the world and all the things
that will become.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021
Slowly, cautiously
I proceed
thru life
seeking to find
a place
divine
Where I can live
be myself
not destroying another
or
being blind
to the hurts of others
Slowly, cautiously
I proceed
I’m on my way
following this path
throughout
the minute, the hour
the day.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
You haven’t seen
haven’t felt
what
I have
What has been
Hopefully tomorrow
we’ll be in sync
then
you’ll see
Everything.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Hidden deep within
is a secret
of
how to begin
a life so wonderful
so full
of lovely things
that
I can’t wait
oh no
can’t wait
wait to begin.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
A hawk came
to my feeder
today
in hopes, I believe
to take away
a small bird
prey
you might say.
But
he flew away
elsewhere
to better hunting
I think, I’m guessing
you might say.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
You can have
all you want
everything you need
to be
that one
you were meant
to be.
But
only, only
if
you believe
in
kindness
love and sanctity.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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