With all I’ve seen and all I know
Please help me Lord so I may choose
The path ahead, the way to go
The proper tools that I may use !
There is no fear since You are there
You’ve kept me strong a lifetime long
Each day I’m pleased to pray and share
And thanks to you now I belong !
The mind has trod a narrow path
With subtle warnings nature hath
Endowed the shadows of the past
In tyrannies that failed to last.
We find ourselves in madness caught
Another lesson to be taught
Insanities surround us all
How shall we answer to the call ?
Our lives so very full of pain
When shall we feel alright again ?
I feel great need to reach out and touch
This trembling world which suffers so much
A diadem in God’s crown of gold
With footprints left by giants of old
And a history that no one knows
Began with a bang, the story goes !
Be grateful dinosaurs died away
Insuring all that we’re here to stay
I’d like to think in this world at large
Our God above is the one in charge
His plans for us to reclaim the earth
Deserve our efforts for all they’re worth !
I here the ticking of the clock
It speaks to me, “tick-tock, tick-tock”
The time is slow, for time is vast
As lives slip by, all image passed.
I see the pictures on each wall
The times we lost I’ve seen them all
How sad that we too soon grow old
And leave the safety of the fold !
While in the land of make believe
Where fallen dreams perhaps collide,
When all the plans that you conceive
In shadows dim do there abide
Just stand erect and truth receive
Or from your future choose to hide !
The world’s no longer black and white
Its color code is sheer delight
Ranging from dark to brightest light
With every tint from day to night !
There may be some eight billion souls
Whose values differ from their goals
While many playing other roles
Find life demanding greater tolls !
I feel a breeze, it chills the air
I hear a sound, is someone there ?
I see a light, it’s coming soon
Somewhere between the dawn and noon
I sense a feeling of despair
I ask again, does no one care ?
We’re left alone to make our way
Does anyone know how to pray ?
We’d better learn ere it’s too late
For who can know each past due date ?
The poppy blooms o’er many a grave
Of all the souls that we could not save
Colored red like blood that heroes gave
That our emblem might forever wave !
My heart does flutter with every thought
My throat goes dry and my voice gets caught
And for all the sadness war has brought
You’d think we’d accept that lesson taught.
For the time we’ve left, we must demand
That the world we know need take a stand
And plant red poppies across the land
Reminding all that peace is at hand !
Why are children so quiet now
There is no movement from the bough
No vital sounds that emanate
Amongst the guys that made us great ?
I see their faces all around
They do not smile or make much sound
There was a day we treasured all
And cringed whenever one did fall.
The times are changed as we can see
With values lost from infancy
Is there a way for some return
To speak and listen, read and learn ?
In the world each tomorrow brings
I hear the songs the siren sings
It calls my name both loud and clear
What is it that I have to fear ?
Perhaps twill be that I won’t know
The path to take or way to go
Or rather that I may not feel
That all of this is true or real ?
The world I sight with my own eyes
Is full of doubt and much surprise
It’s power is consuming me
Somehow I’m sure I am not free !
The seasons end is drawing near
Before you notice winter’s here
And once again the snow will call
When autumn leaves no longer fall.
Now life is really much the same
For spring and summer start the game
Enjoy the view as colors fade
From bright sunlight to winter’s shade.
Sometimes it seems in life we lose
The power we had to pick or choose
Among those choices that exist
Believe our faith in God persists !
My heart does beat a happy song
It laughs and sings the whole day long
And keeps a smile upon my face
While I bask in His holy grace
I’m now convinced our lives will be
Bathed in the Lord’s divinity !
Seems I have wept ten thousand tears
And dealt unflinching with my fears
I’ve traveled long and traveled hard
And made a pact with man and God.
I’ve bowed my head to bid farewell
There are no stories left to tell
I’m praying He is on my side
For this our long and final ride !
There is this whisper that I hear
Sometimes it rumbles in my ear
And slowly as I rise from sleep
Into my mind the words do creep
I’ve learned to listen to that voice
And o’er the years I’ve made my choice.
Each morn becomes another day
A fresh beginning in its way
How wonderful our God has been
To gift us with this chance to win !
I now have dreamt a thousand dreams
Not one of them came true
For they were naught but crazy schemes
And foolishness we knew.
Our dreams are meant to give us hope
Perhaps a brand new chance
No matter what the age or scope
Reprise is our last dance !
There is a place that I hold dear
A time I feel my God is near
In early morn when I arise
And daylight slowly fills the skies
Tis then my senses start to feel
And waken to a world that ‘s real.
Oh what a joy each day does bring
As blessings soon start happening
I close my eyes and say a prayer
And have no fear for God is there
While those around are full of doubt
I beg You Lord, don’t count me out !
When I was very young,you know
My special game was tell and show
There hidden ‘mongst so many things
Questions curiosity brings.
And thus I learned to query all
‘Bout wide or lean and small or tall
And always found the answer was
Like this or that or just because !
As I progressed along life’s way
I put my childish games away
Twas then that I did understand
All childhood dies in adult-land !
I left my heart on foreign shore
So long ago, forevermore
Through all these years I’ve not forgot
All of those dreams that lingered not.
I turned my face to other deeds
And sacrificed to fill life’s needs
To all my values I’ve been true
My faith is strong and patient too.
While I believe my course is just
I’ve found that God’s the one I trust !
The world is wide, the oceans blue
The mountains high are fresh with dew
The forests tall grow thick with green
There’s rivers flowing in between
Across the meadows o’er the hill
The air is quiet, ever still
The beasts, the fowl, the nesting bird
Are all the sound that can be heard
Oh what I’d give to join the crew
And tarry there till life is through !
Now who am I to ask for more
As though I have not done before
A child of God with absent thought
That in life’s web I find I’m caught.
Please teach me how to humble be
And live with self humility
To find a place where I belong
That swells with peace and love and song !
The wind sings a song through the trees
With compliments from every breeze
The melody is ever sweet
Or loud and bold or indiscreet !
The echoes heard from faraway
Produce a sound both night and day
And carry on the drifting air
Such visions that we all may share.
And so it is as breezes blow
With wind or rain or sometimes snow
Grandeur’s gift that we’ve been given
From that office there in heaven !
I’ve sailed upon the seas of life
Both when it’s calm or full of strife
And I can say without a doubt
That safety nests in faith devout.
There is no time to make amends
Nor look about in search of friends
For God demands the total count
Of all we’ve done in what amount,
The good, the bad, the inbetween
Of what we’ve said and what we mean
He understands and will forgive
He is the reason we all live !
The leaves of life our stories tell
As all our days with living swell
Though events happen slow or fast
Some may be short while others last.
Each committment we guarantee
Does change our path or set us free
Times are troubled and full of woe
And with the seasons seem to grow,
There is no answer clear or sweet
That shouts aloud win or defeat !
Now I have trod a long, long road
Upon my mind this heavy load
My burden is too great to bear
I can’t be sure if I’ll get there
It is Your help I’m searching for
A beggar here outside Your door.
I only hope that You will hear
My urgent plea upon Your ear
And comfort me so that I know
I shall have peace before I go
As You assume the burden of
A mother’s last unfettered love !
I hear the leaves quiver in the breeze
As a sudden gust bursts through the trees
A ray of sunlight has filtered through
And day awakes to a life renewed !
See all the pieces on the ground
What is this image we have found
The damaged parts of each lost soul
All crumpled bare without a goal.
Now where did all of this begin
From far away or quite close in
For this is what a war will do
Tear all apart that once were two
A war is such a vengeful thing
And wears no peace upon its wing !
Blessed is He
Lord of the land
King of the sea
Desert and sand,
Both field and sky
All fish that swim
Creatures that fly
Are made by Him
Those at His call
Four-legged or two
Wide, short or tall
Purposed for you !
There are those days I can’t explain
Why sunshine makes me feel like rain
Or why a rainbow in the sky
Compels one to begin to cry
There’s so much good I’d like to share
If only there were some to care.
But I’m afraid those folks I knew
Have disappeared, all but a few
And fate has stolen every friend
Too long before their life should end
It seems there’s great conspiracy
To hasten world propriety.
We’re relics of another time
Another place, another clime
There’s no space left for us to fit
We’ll have to make the best of it
While stating this we must resign
It’s over now we’ve no more time !
Claire V. Bogdanos 