I’ve Heard The Sound

I’ve heard the sound of the earth
Rocking too and fro 
Even thou she doesn’t make a sound 
I know the earth is there 
I know her heart spins
Round and round 
But still
She quietly stands
Stands still for me 
I am
On solid ground. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

I Know You’re There

I know you’re there 
I’ve felt your sweet breath 
upon my face, my hair 
your soft voice sweetly calls 
from somewhere, somewhere
but I don’t know where 
your steps direct my feet 
they lead me in a way so discreet 
I can’t falter nor wander 
you guide me, guide me there 
I feel no despair 
you are with me where’er I go 
I know, I know you’re there. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

You Know

You know

Some days
I know 
and
some days you do. 

No one
is intrigued 
with not knowing 
what to do. 

You do your best 
you do
you do 
what else is there? 

I know 
and
so 
do you too. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Ideas Come

Ideas come 
sometimes they flow 
then
then sometimes
they stop. 

The page is blank 
not a thought, not anything
just a slate, a page
that’s clear. 

Then
then all of a sudden 
they flow 
in a rushing, gushing river 
that overflows. 

What a time, a place to be 
for it’s then I know 
I have ideas that will grow
and grow and grow. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

You Haven’t Seen

You haven’t seen
nor do you know
the treachery
I can, I will
bestow.

For what reason
frankly
I don’t know.

Bitter
black heart
this
is what I know.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

The Best Person

I know you haven’t been
The best person
ever being
But
I must say
You’re the best
I’ve ever seen.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Feeling, Reaching Out, Holding Close

Feeling, reaching out, holding close
Not sure what this is all about.

Taste the anger, spit it out
Drink deep love, give it to all
All about.

See the sun rise, breathing life
Into a blue, sweet sky.

Experience the night
Enveloping all in a blanket warm and pure
Kept safe til darkness disappears.

I feel this, I reach out, hold close
For I now know what it’s all about.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

I Have Heard Your Voice

I have heard your voice
Felt your gentle soul
Know your touch is
What I feel
When soft breezes blow.

I don’t need to see you
For I know you’re near
Holding me close forever
Forever, my sweet love
My sweet dear.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

My Heart Is Heavy, My Soul Cold

My heart is heavy, my soul cold

Wherever I wander
I know
The sky will be there
The earth a treasure trove
Of experiences

I will live, I will know

Together
They will pull me out
Out of this deep hole

My heart will lighten
My soul no longer be
A deathly cold.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Beauty Is What I Behold

Beauty is what I behold
When looking out
Onto the board expanse
Nothing but beauty to behold.

My eyes see fields, meadows
Hills and lovely valleys
Where creatures big and small
Live, loving all.

As I lay my head down tonight
I’ll once again
Behold these images of beauty
In vivid dreams throughout
This, my sleeping night.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2020