Where have you been?
What have you done?
Will you still be part of my life
or
is that all done?
These questions
I ask
The answers
I need
For I too
must go forward
and
I do hope
that
you’ll be there
With me.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
You cannot see
I cannot say
What
Will happen, happened
Yesterday.
The time is unknown
Can only wonder
About tomorrow
And
What took place
Yesterday.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Stand tall
Answering the questions
Roaming
Through your mind.
Don’t let them grow
Becoming nothing
But
All you see.
Don’t let them be the essence
Of what makes up
The you
Or
The sweet, gentle
Me.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
I saw you leaving, going away
Your back was turned
You didn’t say
A word of gratitude
Goodbye or even ‘Hey’
You just left
I saw you leave, go away.
My heart was broken
My life in disarray
I had nothing left that day
I saw you you leave
You were gone
You went away.
~ 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
Do I know you?
Do you know me?
Do you wake in the night
Wondering how I could be?
Is your first thought in the morning about me?
Your last question as your eyes fall asleep
Is it, is it all about me?
I didn’t think so
I knew it wouldn’t be
Cause I never think of you
And
You don’t know me.
~ 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
When I see
The sadness in your life
The unkindness
The things that shouldn’t be
My heart goes out
Wants to hold you
Oh, so closely.
I hope in tomorrow’s
Morning light
You’ll be in a better place
Far away from any strife
But near enough
So
We can embrace.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Let me think, understand
The message
I want to send out
To all the land.
Will it be joy and happiness
Or
Anger, sorrow
A world without bliss?
My choice to make
My choice to live
Makes no difference if
I’m old or just a young kid.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
The remnants of winter lie
Melting away
Littering the roads, rivers
Even the optimistic sky.
Up from the last days of winter
Springing
To the cloudy skies
Buds emerge
Promising renewed life.
Living
Because of melting remnants
Winter’s last gasp
Her dying cries.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
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