No way, no where
to be
so travel on
to
somewhere
kind and decent
Make sure you care
that
your heart
is
filled with love
that
there’s no way
no where
else
you’d rather be.
~ 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


I don’t know where you’ve been
My heart it cries
My soul is lost upon a sea of sadness
As
Winds blow despair
Through a place so sorrowful
So extreme.
Then you come
You are here once again
Joy rises
My lips are filled with loving kisses
Ecstasy
Thunders in my heart
Yes, you are everything
You’re all I need.
Come lie beside of me
Let us be together
Never again
For me to wonder where
You could have gone
Where you’ve been.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

Heaven help me understand
All the thoughts
Going through my mind
My hands.
Are they real
Are they
Something I’ve done
Should do?
Which ones are right
which ones should I leave
What ones do I need
I understand?
All these thoughts in my head
Are they in
Within
My command?
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

I’ll hold you
Til my heart burns out
My lips not speak
And
My eyes won’t cry.
Then and only then
Will I let you go
Free
To be in eternity.
I’ll still be there
And
Together we’ll share
A love so strong
Not a word or a universe
Can keep us apart.
For you, you see
Will always be
A burning
A burning in my heart
For me.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2019


Let me see all the beauty, majesty
Spread out across the land
So simple
But
Oh so grand.
Let me not take for granted
All that she has to offer
All that is so simple
Yet
Oh so grand.
Let me hear
The singing of birds, a lonely wolf
They too have a voice
Be it so simple
But
Oh so grand.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

Peace has come
Peace lets me see
That the world is full of kindness
Gentleness
Most of all majesty.
Let me be in this peaceful place
Let me be
Full of gentle grace
Not judging anyone
Not even me.
Tomorrow will be
Another day
Tomorrow will let me see
That
We can all live together
In peace, love and harmony.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023