“Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.”

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

A New Day

I recall the hour— 
it ever so apparent.
Eluding my mind—
until this day in the present.
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The Love I Knew

The soft drops of rain fell-
Each drop a reflection of her
A flood they could have been-
While still my memories more
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Patrick Patrick

Winter Missing

Not a snowflake fell
Leaves rustle about
Gentle, cool rains
It was all that came
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Patrick Patrick

The Witness

The cold rain on my shoulders
A bizarre evening in store
As I peer in through the curtains
I’m stunned to my core
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This Place

A striking spectacle of nature
It all flows quietly through my soul
Starlings whistle is the distance
Lucky I am to call this place my home
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Lessons

As it rains down, I’m taught
For surely it has to happen
There is no other reason
When it all needs to stop
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A Day, One More

Waking up, rainy day, only cloudy skies and soggy ground make it different than others…
Wiping sleep from my eyes, across the room I stumble, as if walking for the first time
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