Flowing down the countryside
Blessings caress the morning side
As I see beauty here and beyond
The gently flowing bush and trees.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2013



My journey here may
Soon be done
But all the joy and happiness
Filled with love will live
Will live forever on.
I won’t forget you
Have no regrets
For I have loved
And you were the one.
Honesty, devotion
Are just a few
Of the emotions
I have towards you.
No harshness did I feel
Only love in this life
This life I shared
And lived with you.
So on your journey
You must go
And let it be known
By your side
I’ll be forever, ever more.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

Tenderness, sweetness, butternut squash
Mystery in giving not taking back
Flowing freely
Never ever looking back.
Dogma facilitates masking slack
Not telling the truth
Only giving back.
We are one
With what we are
Shovelling shit, taking pills
For now we are feeling
Feeling bizarre.
Will this help us
Find the tenderness we crave?
Or feel sweetness, butternut squash
So far, far far away.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2013





Everyone should be aware
Of what’s around
And
What’s out there.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013



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