Enough

More
is
never enough 

All
is the trouble with 
not enough 

Figuring
it out, making sure
I know 
what I need, what I have 
and
that it’s always
just enough. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I Feel

I feel your presence
I feel your love holding on
To the beauty that was ours

When you were the only one
I really loved.

Times have changed
Times are not what they were

Still, I feel your embrace
Your breath kissing me
Surpassing
All that time, that space

Till the day
We’ll be together once again 
Once again.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I Saw

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I saw a chipmunk sleeping lazily
Enjoying the day
Quietly.

I saw a dog splashing
Playing in the water
All alone.

I saw a deer eat seeds
From my deck
Secretly.

I saw a tree fall
Smashing all.

I saw ants marching across sand
With a leaf in their mouth
They ran.

I saw a dog cry
Mourning the loss of one
Who’d died.

I saw a tree upside down
How could this be?

I saw a bumblebee sip nectar
Quietly.

I saw a fawn cry
Plaintively.

I saw a stingray fly
Majestically.

I saw a crocodile up close
So scary.

I saw life abound
But none, not a soul, no one
Saw me around.
~ Patrice   

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Figure It Out

Figuring 
trying to figure it out 
can’t understand
the way, the procedure
to get it done 
figured out. 

Will work on it 
I’ll think about
what may be the way
to do this, get it done 
to
figure it out. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

A Sadness Deep Inside

A sadness deep inside 
festering, crying 
pleading
to be let out 
let outside. 

To be free 
to wander, find solace 
be happy 
come alive 

This is all 
that
sadness asks 
all’s needed 
for that sadness deep 
deep inside. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I’m Not Sure

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I’m not sure what I’ll write
Something about yesterday
Maybe something
That will occur tonight.

No rules in place
No sayings to follow
Just hear that soft voice speak
And my writing, my words
They follow.
~ Patrice

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Ever Wonder Why?

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Ever wonder why?
Ever think things happen
On a line
You can’t deny?

Ever wonder why
Answers come
But don’t seem to be
The ones asked
Or seen technically?

Ever wonder, wonder why?
~ Patrice

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The World Spins

The world spins 
it turns round 

Bringing beauty 
to those that
surround 

Their hearts with kindness 
all things 
that in this world 
do abound. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Happy Valentines Day!

May your Love
be
Generous
and
let’s play
in
Happiness all day! 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I Hear Your Cry

I hear your cry 
I hear that mournful sound 
echoing
amongst the hills 
valleys
all around. 

Will I too cry, will I be sad
inconsolable 
in my quest for love 
amongst
all this sadness
and
sorrow? 

No answer comes 
no words uttered 
all
I hear is 
that awful 
awful
mournful sound. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022