Posts Tagged ‘Poetry’

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I’ll Be There

September 14, 2024
Last used Sept. 13/24

I’ll be there on the wind
Whispering
You’ll hear my voice
As you walk down the quiet hall
Laughing. 

I’ll be there 

When you graduate
Applauding 
And
Do not hesitate, do not wait
For 

I’ll be there 

With you
In all your accomplishments 
When you’re sad 
Alone and just a little mad 
To comfort you, see you thru 

I’ll be there 

When things get hard
When you don’t know
Where to end, where to start 
To give you all my strength 
Help you see your path 
Your lane 

I’ll be there 

And
When you too
Pass thru Heaven’s Gate
When your time has come
I’ll greet you 

I’ll be there. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

For John and my friend Maria Rest in peace 🥰

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A Hummingbird Came

September 13, 2024

Patrice Clarkson’s Blog

A Hummingbird Came ~ Photo by Patrice

A hummingbird came 
he sat 
on  the stair 
his words were luscious 
I knew he was there. 

The beat of his wings 
the flow of his heart 
moved me to tears 
I bowed down 
I cried 
I cried a lot. 

For no more til spring 
will I hear those sounds 
as snow falls 
baring down 
on a land bleak 
where 
no hummingbird sounds. 

Then 
the snow will melt 
the heavens wake 
and 
on his journey back 
the hummingbird makes. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

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In A Spot

September 12, 2024
In A Spot ~ Watercolour by Patrice

You place me
in a spot
I don’t want to be. 

I struggle to be
somewhere else
somewhere sunny, happy
somewhere
where I want to be. 

You don’t control me
you can’t make me
something that I’m not
I don’t want to be. 

So I’ll let you go
I’ll move beyond your control
and not be
in a spot
I don’t want to be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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No More Can I

September 11, 2024
No More Can I ~ Photo by Patrice

No more can I
be
the one that stands
in front of
thee 

Protects you from the evil
festering
beneath the filthy sea 
the cursed land
that your heart stands upon
longing
to be free 

No more can I do this and be 

I’m pleading
free yourself from all this trouble
harming you
please, please
break your own self
free. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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To Be

September 10, 2024
To Be - self-illustration by Patrice

I couldn’t be 
all that I was suppose 
to be. 

I couldn’t seem 
to succeed 
at being 
what you wanted me 
to be. 

No, all I’ve ever been 
all I need to be 
is 
that person  

I am 

That person 
God wants me 
to be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Guiding, Directing Me

September 9, 2024
Guiding, Directing Me ~ Watercolour by Patrice

Holy can I be
If you’re here
Guiding, directing me. 

You know my heart
Breaks, falls apart
When I think of all 
Whose lives
Had to depart. 

May they be
With you
From now to forever
No more needing
Like me. 

Cause they too
Have you
Guiding, directing them
To thee. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Holding On

September 6, 2024

Patrice Clarkson’s Blog

Holding On ~ Me and Aggy

Holding on to memories 
I shared with you 

Some good, some bad 
We danced in sync 

In a dance of life 
We had 
Just we two.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

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Can You See

September 5, 2024
Can You See ~ Photo by Patrice

Can you see
The sun shine
The bees be?

Can you see
See me?
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Holding My Love

September 4, 2024
Holding My Love ~ Photo by Patrice

Hiding still
holding my love
in
my arms, my hands.

Facing the strange, challenging
world
hearts intertwined
hands clasped
in
a loving grip
only
we can understand. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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No More

September 3, 2024
No More ~ Photo by Patrice

No more can I be
the one you trust
me to be. 

No more can I say
those words you need
to hear today. 

No more will I be
someone you can rely on
me to be. 

No more, no more
will I be.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024