Tenderness and wonder
A childlike holiday.
Smiles, kind gestures lead
Guide the way.
Laughter and hearty jokes
Make the hard an easy time
Almost like play.
No one falters
All are in
On their merry, lighthearted way.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
I’ll take a stand
And hold still
No breath will breathe
No heart beat
Only sounds are my feet
Standing still, holding fast
Protecting all
That must now last.
Then the gull cries
Mustering forces
That heed that shrieking call
Not forlorn, not alone
I stand, holding still
Upright, strong and tall
We’re together
And together we will conquer all.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
The heart knows
The eyes see
The hands hold
As
The mind finds beauty.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
The heart is mended, the life is fine
No thought is taken
Of what happened back in time.
Moving forward, risking not
Becoming ice
In a land that’s hot.
Then in the midst of emptiness
She dares, she dreams
she dreams a lot.
~ Patrice
® Patrice Clarkson – 2014
Holding heart in hand
Living, doing the best
That I can
No looking back
Nor focused
On what’s ahead
Staying in the moment
Knowing it’s where
I should be
Instead.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
You didn’t see the things
I saw
Nor did you feel the feelings
That I felt.
Still in my mind
I know
You know what I saw
What I felt.
And you alone will bring me
To the place
A place
I’ve always sought.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
My Deepest Sympathies to the families, friends
All who know victims in yesterday’s horrific tragedy
My prayers go out to you
To the ones whose lives were brutally cut short
Those injured
For no reason.
No sane reason.
You are in my thoughts, my words, my prayers and my heart. ❤
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
Pathetic and sad
He goes forth
The essence of bad.
No one curtails
No one dare tell
The evil one
He is going to wither
In hell.
He doesn’t know
It doesn’t have to be so
He could be happy
And glad.
All that’s required
Is to be open, generous
Considerate and mostly
Not angry, bitter
Or sad.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
Cherish the one who gives you joy
Cuddle the one who sinks beneath a burdened load
Find the one whose lost the road
Be yourself where’re you go.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2014
Trying to make
All my work complete
Make things tidy
Tidy and neat
Exhaustive work
Mental trying times
When and where
Did I get so much
So much to do
In so little time?
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
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