Shades Of Clarke-Gray

  Suddenly I missed...  Missed the dark nights  Where we sat on the porch  By candlelight, due to the blackout,  When my father told stories of his youth,  Sometimes we laughed at his jokes.  Suddenly I missed.  Missed those friends,  The group that was in front of the house,  Teenager time,  Flirting, youth, discoveries...  Suddenly memory makes us travel  To a nice past  Where nicknaming an acquaintance   Wasn't bullying.  Where we stayed until late at night  With the freedom to leave the windows open  No railings, letting coolness of the night  Enter until dawn...  Suddenly I missed  The a past that is nothing more  The past!   ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray De repente bateu saudade… Saudade das noites escuras  Onde sentávamos na varanda Á luz de velas, devido o apagão, Quando o pai contava histórias de sua juventude  Ás vezes, riamos com suas piadas. De repente ba...

Are we speaking the same language?   Are we trying to hide the real word to be said?  Why not believe, it may have happened  So fast? Because let's say ,we have a connection  And we know that is actually a strong feeling  That came so fast that we are afraid  To say aloud because if we say it  We know that words thrown in the wind  Multiply and materialize ...  Loose words can be powerful, Blessings or curse.  Will the words "connection", "comfortable"  Would not be used for "camouflage"  Something deeper, pure?  Would be misinterpreted words  Or just camouflaged?  Because in reality, there is only  A single word that covers everything we feel ...  Love! ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray  Será que estamos falando a mesma língua? Será que estamos tentando esconder  A real palavra a ser dita? Por não acreditar que possa ter Acontecido tão rápido? Porque digamos que temos uma  Conexão e sabemos que , na...

  Friendly people Where I felt belonged  All the neighbors Became family  It’s a bay with a different smell  Boats, dinghies, water, people  Neighborhood, brotherhood  Everybody knows everybody If you don’t know Taffy’s  Nimrod, Whisper Cove Oh boy, you really are a foreigner  I just feel I am one of the locals  I am Grenadian by heart  Woburn Bay  It’s where the happy hour  Became your social life  ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray  Pessoas amigáveis  Onde eu me senti pertencente  Todos os vizinhos  Tornou-se família  É uma baía com um cheiro diferente  Barcos, botes, água, pessoas  Bairro, fraternidade  Todo mundo conhece todo mundo  Se você não conhece o Taffy  Nimrod, Whisper Cove  Oh garoto, você realmente é um estrangeiro  Eu apenas sinto que sou um dos locais  Eu sou Granada de coração  Baía de Woburn  É onde o happy hour  Tornou-se sua vida social ...

We attach to detach Sometimes for a good reason If it meant to be, will be If doesn’t, we will make it An experience and decided  For ourselves if it was a Memorable moment Or moment to reflect and learn from it We attach  We detach  We want to be a part of our lives We want to let it go Attach, detach Attachment  Detachment  It’s a way to go ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray   Nós apegamos para desapegarmos  Às vezes por um bom motivo  Se é pra ser, será  Se não, nós vamos fazer disso   Uma experiência e decidir  Por nós mesmos se foi um  Momento memorável  Ou momento para refletir e aprender com isso  Nós apegamos  Nós desapegamos  Queremos que faça parte de nossas vidas  Nós queremos deixá-lo ir  Apegar, desapegar  Apegamos  Desapegamos  É um caminho a seguir ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray 

Would be it   The age of the wolf? Where everything started  To change and make senses. Where we only now have a break And realized about ourselves,  About our real existence  From daughter, to sister, auntie  Wife, mother and where were you You as a woman. Woman that gave yourself  To be a wife, a mother, housekeeper  To remember everybody’s things. What to do and you woman, Who going to remind you  Of yourself? What to do, your things,  Where are you, where are your dreams? Do still have them? Ah, the forty something. It’s too later now to catch up. Nobody will care now. Looking in the mirror, Do you see your real reflections on it? Look how much weight have you lost! You look too skinny! Look at your skin, It all sagging! Stopped!!! Stopped with all of it! Ah , the forty something  Is messing with your mind. But hey, you look beautiful! Very nice indeed. Stop criticize yourself! Lots of people already doing this. Be proud of yourself!...

Their love for each other was so pure They kept back and forth  But the more they were doing this The more they got hurt  They decided to let it go Go the situation  Go with the flow Just the way they started... Because instead of insisting  With it and become bitter people  They agreed to keep  The purity of it The beauty of it The memories  The love... ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray  O amor um pelo outro era tão puro  Eles continuaram no indo e vindo  Mas quanto mais eles faziam isso  Mais eles se machucavam  Eles decidiram terminar  Terminar com a situação  E deixar ir com o vento  Do jeito que eles começaram ...  Porque ao invés de insistir  Com isso e se tornarem pessoas amargas   Eles concordaram em manter  A pureza do sentimento   A beleza do sentimento   As memórias  O amor... ©️ Renata Clarke-Gray

    What difference does     You be indifferent to me     Trying to affect me     But actually you     Just show your insecurity.     Your indifference doesn't affect me     Your height doesn't frighten me     The way you look at me      Doesn't hurt me     What can i say about it all     I see you’re not happy     Not with her, not with yourself     What I feel?     I can't say     Sadness, pity, anger     Certainly not     I will never have those feelings     And you know this     I have peace, love and compassion     Today and always     For you and anyone     Everything I lived with you     Was a learning lessons      Even though was painful     We weren't to blame for anything     You for being what you are   ...