Holding On, Holding Close

Holding on, holding close
All that I love
All that means the most
To me
Throughout.

All that is dear
No more will I let go
To lose, to discard
Oh no!

Hold on, hold close
Today, tonight
Throughout all this
My life.
~ Patrice

patrice Clarkson – 2021

I Forgot To Remember

I forgot to remember
All the things you did to me
I left them in the trash
Garbage
Now to me.

No more will I cry
Remorsefully
No more will I be held
Captive
By those things
You did to me.

My life is better now
The sun shines on a spirit
Free of anger
Love is the feeling
I feel here
Inside of me.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Cursed Snow

Cursed snow falls
Blanketing life with a dirty white
Melting in spring revealing
No more than everything
Cursed snow.

Cursed snow blows
Filling all nooks and crannies
Whistling round corners
Blowing white, blowing blind
Cursed snow.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Those Who Lost The Fight

I hold up my hand
In gratitude to all those
Who lost the fight
The battle which had
No score.

Win or lose was the choice
Nothing else, no more
I too, will travel down that road
And at the end
To be no more.

There I may find that
Win or lose is not the choice
It’s to live
Forever more.
~ Patrice

Patrice Clarkson – 2019

Feeling The Waves Of Magnitude

Feeling waves of magnitude
Washing thru me
Smacking in the face as it
Crashes over me.

Washing down to the ground
Ebbing back, coming forward
With sounds of thunder
Hitting high above and below me.

Stand, stand my ground
Wait til it dies down
Wth no more crashing
All around, round me.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018

Sadness Comes And Goes

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Sadness comes
and goes
Strive to feel
The pain
Then let it go.

No use to dwell
And ponder
Just see it
And let it go.

It makes you
No less
It makes you
No more.

It just makes you
The one to love
For evermore.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2012

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Strive For Life

Strive for life
Seek health
And feel love.

No more can one ask
No more can a heart embrace
A soul know.

No more.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

Say No More

Say no more

Stand still and tall
You will weather the beating storm

Say no more
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2014

Gentle Eyes That Cry

– Written for Joe and Dena in hope of helping them with their loss –

Gentle eyes that cry
No more
A powerful heart beats
No more
Caressing a muzzle soft
No more
A courageous soul lost
To soar up to heaven
Not here with me
No more
How I did adore
No more
A life lived in greatness
Now
No more, no more.
~ Patrice

– Rest in peace and loving love dear Djack  –

© Patrice Clarkson – 2014

No More

No more to hear
That groan of frustration
And indignation at my stupidity
No more.

No more racing, running
Chasing those damn cats
Or playing just for fun
No More.

No more glare
Of stubbornness
With the “I’ll do it if I want to”
And
“You can’t make me” look
No More.

No more timid look of
“Do you love me too?”
No more cuddles on the sofa
No more smile of pleasure
With the “They Love me too!” look
No more.

No more
silent understanding or sharing
With her
‘Best Friend Ever’
No more.

No more silly pranks
Or giving of the paw
No more.

No more looking
Into those bright brown eyes
No more stroking
That rakish soft coat
No more.

No more the belief that
Love alone can save a soul
No more.

All that is left is
No more. No more.
~ Patrice

Rest in peace and love Aggy ~ June 14/01 – March 12/13

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013