I live with pain that never ends
At length, we have become old friends
I’ve learned to thrive in spite of it
At times it takes a bit of grit !
I’ve dreamt a dream wherein I win
But that’s if God will count me in
I need His help and love and care
Without that, I will get nowhere !
I’ve spent the morning in the park
And watched the shadows growing dark
Quite soon the rains will shower down
And all the clouds will sport a frown.
The birds above will share a bath
While toads and frogs hop in the path
The rain will seep into the ground
To soak the seeds that it has found.
A simple truth we can’t deny
That we are only passing by
We need the rain to help us see
Our world bathed in complexity !
I miss my rooftop garden high
Where God’s winged creatures used to fly
They’d come to visit every day
To sup and drink, flash and display
With chirps and coos and subtle flit
I miss them all, I must admit !
Sometimes our dreams just go astray
Or fickle fate gets in the way
Sometimes we’re stopped cold in our track
Seems like there is no turning back.
Sometimes it feels as though we’re trapped
And all our hope is lost or strapped
Sometimes the love we live each day
Does fade and die, perhaps decay.
There is no promise we may keep
Once we have slipt into last sleep
The best that’s left for us to do,
A grateful smile and bid adieu !
I can’t imagine what we’d find
In the crevices of the mind
With all those nooks and crannies there
So much info for us to share.
Tip-top full of variety
Oh what a sight t’would be to see
I’d pray tis not injurious
Not sure if I’m that curious !
Claire V. Bogdanos 