There Isn’t Any Time

There isn’t any time
To
Make it right
No time to turn around
An ongoing blight. 

Let the world know
Let it be said
You stood your ground
You did what had to be done
Had to be said.  
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

Tender Is The Heart

Tender is the heart
That beats
Coursing love thru all that speak
Never once demanding back
Only loving, loving
And
That is that. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

Words

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I go to write
Listening for the words to form
Pictured in my mind they come
They take their form
On the page they rest
Now said, now wrote.

I thank the presence
That brought them to my mind
Formed the thoughts to convey
And then
Without another word
Quietly slipped away.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

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Happen, Happened

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

Do You Know Me

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

The Sadness In Your Life

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

When I Hear Your Call

When I hear your call
My heart skips a beat
My mind thinks of all the things
I love about you
Oh, so sweet. 

When you had to go away
My days were grim
My heart was sad
How
My eyes did cry. 

Now again 
I can hear your voice
Taste your lips and behold you
With my eyes. 

My world is right
I’m loved
I’ll go thru the day
Without a sad or lonely cry. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

Hearing Words

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Hearing words in my head
They tell of times past
Then
Sometimes things ahead

‘Listen
Listen well’

Is what they said

‘For in telling, we give you
A chance to know
Know how to deal with
What has happened
And what is still ahead’.
~ Patrice

Patrice Clarkson – 2019

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Honours

Honours come
Then they go
Fleeting at the best
Don’t make them
All you know 

They are in your mind
They don’t exist
As
I hope you know 

In the air you breathe
Growing grass 
Or
Rivers that flow 

No, they don’t know. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

A Heart Touched

A heart touched
By a loving paw and a wet nose
Is a heart
Forever
Forever full. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023