As dawn awakes across the land
The sun prepares for her grandstand
Her magic glory wiil be seen
As vision fit for king or queen.
The splendor of day’s beauty bright
Engenders an unending light
For who will know the value of
God’s benefits and selfless love ?
The sky is grey, the weather’s drear
Last days of summertime are here
The air is heavy, full of scent
I wonder where the sunshine went ?
Let’s sing a song of sweet goodbye
Take a deep breath and heave a sigh
The day’s arrived to pack away
Those remnants of our yesterday
I cannot promise I’ll be here
To celebrate, same time next year !
Our world is really in a mess
Growing much worse I must confess
Seems someone, though we don’t know who,
Has played his dirty trick or two
And left us all in one great bind
For some solution we must find.
We’re upside down and downside out
We’ve lost our strength and have no clout
So buckle up and gather strength
We need to go to any length
If we’re to win this bloody war
Tis just the fight we’re ready for !
Now in the distance you can hear
The chapel bells ring loud and clear
The sound it stretches cross the land
Bringing a joy most understand.
With voices raised the choirs sing
Those words of love from God our King
We hear you Lord and will obey
Please keep us safe from day to day !
What is it that we all should learn
When each of us must face our turn,
This world rotates with all about
We’re none excused nor few left out
For who’ll arrive at that sad space
Where in the end all take their place
To meet their Maker, brash or mild
As we’re nought but our Father’s child ?
I love you Mom, you’ll always be
My whole life through, a part of me.
All that I know and learned from you
Those lessons taught honest and true,
A kindly heart and pleasant way
The smile that starts and ends each day
A will to speak with joy and ease
The need to help, an aim to please.
These are the rules you set in place
I promise you, I will embrace !
My heart still bides upon a hill
I’ve never seen nor ever will
My life depends upon each word
Twas spoken that I’ve never heard.
All of my days shall ever be
Based on a man whom I shan’t see
I trust that every single word
Plus all of those I haven’t heard
Twill live with me until I die
Bidding to all blessed goodbye !
Oh silly goose where have you been
What puddles are you waddling in
Can you reduce that honking noise
Perhaps you could acquire more poise ?
Just love your feathers, oh so soft
That make it to my sleeping loft
Your tiny goslings are so sweet
Tis sad to think, one day they’re meat !
Besides your noisy geese chorus
There is much good you’ve brought to us
With tales from famous Mother Goose
Midst spins of twists and turns unloosed !
I’d like to believe that I am strong
That I can handle what comes along
Because my courage is loathe to fail
As I’m not a ship without a sail !
Some lessons in life have taught me well
I’ve tales of my own that I may tell
Please help me dear Lord to stand up tall
Or extend Your arms ere I should fall !
Circuitous is not my style
And never found to be worthwhile
Straight forward is my only choice
That’s where I opt to use my voice
I’ve learned with time that truth still pays
Thank God, it lightens all my days !
Oh how I wish that I might find
A path that’s safe and does not wind
The straightest road without a curve
Is more a choice than I deserve
For narrow as the options be
It is the route that pleases me !
Oh dearest Lord, please hear my plea
Create a stronger need in me
Help me to learn a kinder way
To face the challenge of each day !
So many children do not play
So many dreams have gone astray
While many values have been trashed
Too many idols now are bashed.
We live in times too tough to bear
There seems no kindness left to share
Our world is dying bit by bit
And everyone is part of it.
Dark clouds are gathering above
Obscuring all our acts of love
Hold on, hold on, the die is cast
Let’s welcome the iconoclast !
Her mountains rose up from the sea
While sunshine showed her true glory
Her rivers flowed upon this earth
The nation prospered for its worth.
Her people stood there by her side
They lived and fought and too soon died
The grandest place this world has seen
The saddest words “what might have been ” !
I hear the sound of marching feet
Parading down lengths of main street
I heard the voice of those who died
With their last breath, they gave us pride.
The earth ran red with their lost blood
The tears they cried were like a flood
One cannot know what they would feel
Or understand there’s nothing real !
The steeple bells ring loud and clear
Another Sunday morning’s here
Let’s raise our voices in a song
To show our Lord we do belong.
The choir sings its chosen hymn
With words of glory lauding Him
Please, God on high, rejoice with us
That we may share the Glorious !
My heart is in the heavens, knocking at His door
I pray that God will hear me as He did before
And when my life is done and I have been set free
I pray that He will find a corner just for me!
I love you Lord, where ere I go
Your fingerprint is bound to show
The fields, the hills, the clouds above
See how the earth displays Your love.
The creatures that fill all the seas
Like those that form our fantasies
Both in the air and on the ground
Enjoy our earth and its surround,
You are the Maker and the King
Creator of our everything !
The air is fresh, it smells so sweet
I feel like dancing on my feet
But that’s a little premature
Since I’m unsteady, insecure.
I smile a lot, what should I do
Be grateful when each day is through
Hold on to dreams, we’re not yet done
Let’s pray there is lots more to come !
I’d like to think that life is kind
And prejudice is always blind
That government put to the test
Will always do what is the best
And children all will realise
That strength does not depend on size
Simple beliefs that most can trust
Should happen now because it must !
Oh blessed Lord, help me to be
Loving, kind and grateful to Thee
Praying that I shall do my best
To follow You and ace the test !
A little love, a little care
A smile or two for all to share
A kindly word, a firm handshake
A promise that we’ll not forsake
An open heart with willing hands
To aid our friends in foreign lands,
Respect for freedom’s rule of law
With truth for all forever more !
I know that God is everywhere
He hears my thoughts and every prayer
I am so glad He’s on my side
From start to finish, He’s my ride
How sweet it is for me to be
A part of His great family !
I hear a foghorn in the mist
Its throaty call, sandpaper kissed
Swaying branches shiver and shake
You’d think the sky was gonna’ break.
I love the sound of stormy skies
When lightning strikes and crackle flies
The weather comes, it goes astray
It spins about then skulks away !
Help us oh Lord, teach us to pray
Lend us the words we need to say
How much we shall appreciate
God’s loving care and power great !
When I was young and not too wise
I saw the world through clouded eyes
And often made an error in
My judgement to my great chagrin.
It took a lifetime of regret
To change some choices and reset
The values that I knew were right,
Accepted in God’s proper sight.
I’m sorry that I did not see
The terrors that affected me
Oh what a waste of time it was,
The vanity of youth because
Our God knows best He is the boss
And judges all, win, pass or loss !
Look up, look up into the sky
See how the days are passing by
Remember us dear Lord above
And gift us with unending love !
I hear a sound, I think it’s rain
It pings against my window pane
Each droplet falling one by one
Like staccato echoes everyone
The drip, drip, dripping that I hear
Sounds like a trumpet on my ear
Crescendo rising to its peak
With no one there who dares to speak
The silence of the night is lost
There’s no one left to count the cost !
Claire V. Bogdanos 