Tortured souls come
then
they go
their breath is putrid
their eyes aglow
screaming voices pierce the air
no quiet
nothing, nothing
I want to share.
I stand here
thinking. . .
Does someone care?
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024


Oh give me
the kind of strength
you show
I should be
Let me give the love
you do
forgiving
all that transgressed
against thee
I know I haven’t
shame on me
Then
I see you giving all
with no thought
of what may come
to be
I’m in awe
of you
I care, I hold
I love you
Desperately.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
Lil ~ May I be more like you ~ ♥♥


Does anyone
tell of
does anyone see
the beauty
the complexity
of
the world around us?
A world full
of
natural things
like birds, flowers
and
bees.
Never let me
be blind
to what could happen
to all this
all this
natural, age old
beauty.
Let me help protect it
keep it as it
has always been
as it
should always be.
And
Let me not forget
that
I too am part of this
all this
Heaven on earth
This
natural
age old beauty.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024




When I hear
The sound of your voice
Life becomes so dear
Clouds part, rains stop
And wrens fly near.
No one speaks a word
No one need say
The feelings felt
To convey how
The world is ours
And
We have all the love
We need today.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020



A million miles away
The sun shines
No matter
The time of day.
My heart must bring
That sun from far
To my day, my walk
My way.
Holding close all
That’s good
All I need to make
It thru today.
From a million miles away
The sun shines
Shines on me
As I’m on my way.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020