Posts Tagged ‘Patrice Clarkson’

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I Hear My Heart

April 5, 2017

Dave's Horse  ~ illustration by Patrice

Holding still and listening quietly
I hear my heart say everything.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Ten Thousand Things

April 3, 2017

Flying Stingray ~ Photo by Patrice

 

 

When I sleep and rest my eyes
My mind she thinks
Ten thousand things
Sometimes waking dragons
And awful, horrible, terrible things
Or she rests in peace
Delving into more magic things
Flying high with no restraints
Unencumbered by earthful ties
She soars, she dares
She climbs the stairs
Into a world
Where there are no cares
There tonight
Maybe I will dwell
No one knows nor can tell
I only hope the night will pass
Giving me in sleep a chance
To dream
Another wondrous
Ten thousand things.
~ Patrice

 

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Monsters Don’t Dwell

March 31, 2017

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Sleeping Cougar ~ photo by PatriceMonsters don’t dwell in an open heart.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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Another Day Not The Same

March 29, 2017

Zee Painting ~ Watercolour by Patrice

Another day not the same
A cloud, a veil
Lifted
Now I see my terrain.

All is clear
My purpose, my direction
My refrain.

I sing and live
What gives me satisfaction
Gives me
A life to live.
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Actually

March 27, 2017

Deck Chairs ~ Photo by Patrice

 

Actually
Can’t hear
The wind call.

Actually
Can’t tell if
I’ve woke or fell.

Actually
Hiding inside of myself
Waiting for something
Something.
~ Patrice

 

 

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Another Mouse

March 24, 2017

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Convict Cartoon ~ illustration by Patrice

Another mouse
Inside the house
Caught by just his tail
Tried to run
That son of a gun
But the clatter left a trail.

Caught like a rat
In a trap
How could I let him go?
That I did
Outside in the cold blue snow
I did, I really did let him go.

If he lives is up to him
For it’s not
For me to know
I just let a mouse
That was in the house
I just let him go.

So if you see a mouse
With tape upon his tail
He is the one I did let go!
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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Wouldn’t It Be Nice

March 22, 2017

Nurse Shark ~ Photo by Patrice

Wouldn’t it be nice
If the world laughed
No one cried and in the sea
No fish, no lives
No one
No one died.

Wouldn’t it be nice
If the world turned
Looking at itself
Making no excuses, no lies
Just told the truth
With open-hearted sighs.

Wouldn’t it be nice
If the world alone
Gave all the happiness
Needed to survive
Holding everyone in a grasp
So tender, so alive.

Wouldn’t it be nice, Wouldn’t it be nice
~ Patrice

*Please help STOP Shark Finning

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Haven’t Heard

March 21, 2017

Yehudi Menuhin ~ Illustration by Patrice

Haven’t heard
The end
Haven’t heard
The start
Waiting in between

Waiting

To hear my heart.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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Spring Is Here

March 20, 2017

Rising Fiddle Head ~ Photo by Patrice

Spring is here
Is a part
Nestled
In a beginning
Full
Waiting to start.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017

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May My Soul Find The Secrets

March 17, 2017

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Crossing at Nanticoke Creek ~ photo by Patrice

May my soul find the secrets
Hidden deep in my heart
May the pleasure never
Ever, ever depart.

May I find justice
For the things unfairly done
And may the sun shine
On all those I love
Each and everyone.

May I find the strength
To stand up straight
And not waiver
In the thoughts
That can make me see
Greatness
Greatness in all of thee.

Yes
May my soul believe
And see
All that is wondrous
In this secret place
Called me.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

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