Oh how I wish that I could be
A twinkling star that all can see
Far up above the world so high
Like God’s own beacon in the sky.
So like a dream as it appears
Full of our hopes and often fears
For God will not our futures make
Tis left for each to mold or break.
And only when the journey’s done
May we acclaim we’ve had our run
The problem is we oft forget
There’s no place left to sound regret !
There is great joy that words may bring
Words that can cause one’s heart to sing
Sweet words that need remembering
Like peace and calm and happening.
Those gifts conceived that cannot wait
Like ice cream cake on lacy plate
Or breakfasts that begin at eight
With maple pancakes tasting great.
Christmas stockings filled to the brim
When all our blessings are from Him
A helpful thought, a kindly deed
An effort sought for those in need !
The year is ending, tis soon o’er
We’ve left the cold and closed the door
Begin again with brand new start
To lift the caution from each heart
As all those moments we recall
Ere all the shades of night may fall
Among the times we shan’t regret
And those that haven’t happened yet !
An icy sleet covers the ground
There’s no safe footing to be found
The winter’s menu slowly grows
Extending to some heavy snows
Alas this season seems to be
Arriving inconveniently !
The sun hides now behind the clouds
The winds drift by in friendly crowds
The air is chill with not a thought
To all our issues as it ought.
Our innocence has gotten lost
Because of its ungodly cost
The world prefers to fall behind
Than work to some solution find !
An owl and a pussy cat fell in love
Whatever was it they were thinking of
Now how could it be that this mixed up pair
Decided they desired one life to share
In this crazy world how can all this be
The fulfillment of their true destiny ?
PLEASE GOOGLE/ EDWARD LEAR’S THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL IN THIS SEASON OF JOY !
Seems like old age is sneaking up on me
Urging to make way for reality
And join the varied seasons passing by
As all the fragments of each year do fly.
With all my heart I wish that I could see
The times I loved that were our used to be
Too soon old memories we’ve kept must die
While most need learn how does one bid goodbye !
I wish I were a birthday cake on this special day
So I could say how glad I am You have passed my way
It seems awhile since You and I have been such good friends
I’m praying this continues and perhaps never ends !
There is a joy that springs anew
Each day the holidays are due
And now that Christmastime is here
It is the best of all this year.
I love remembering the sound
Of blessed music all around
With songs and voices ringing out
And children singing hymns devout.
The love of God and all our kin
Are blessings we can revel in
May all the years that lay ahead
Have sugar plums dance in our head !
My heartfelt thoughts are sped your way
To each of you alone today
I send you kindness with much love
And prayers for you to God above
Keep safe and grateful, don’t forget
The best of all is coming yet !
I’m walking alone on this long, long road
My soul is laden with a heavy load
The pace is labored but my aim intent
There are no excuses left to invent.
I have had a dream of these ups and downs
Some full of smiles and a few with deep frowns
It’s wisdom we need when courage abates
To give life a chance before it’s too late !
I love you Lord and know you hear
My every dream, my every fear
Tis sad that life is far too short
For all the wishes we have sought.
But as for me and all my kin
The doors are open please come in
We’ll pray with joy and beg You stay
Within our hearts day after day !
Get out your mufflers, gloves and boots
I feel today may be a hoot
Our world is white and freezing too
There is much we have left to do.
I wish that we might build a fort
With slabs of snow the way we ought
The way we did so long ago
When winter brought us all that snow
But times have changed and so have we
Let us move on to victory !
Lives are like the canvas all white and clear
That too soon begins to cloud up with fear
Add a hint of ochre as we all grow
With colors God paints into each rainbow
If circles or squares lapse into the breach
May they be beyond lost destinies reach.
As each canvas becomes part of the dream
Of what we’ve reached for or where we have been
Or the brushes get tired or weather worn
Take care we don’t all get tattered or torn !
The stars o’erhead that twinkle bright
Create the beauty of each night
They wink and blink so ever strong
Up there in space where they belong.
Around the planets large and small
They hurry, scurry, one and all
With millions more that we can’t see
One hundred billionth galaxy !
DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR SUN IS A STAR ?
To all my friends and those I love
I don’t know what we’re thinking of
But I am guessing holidays
With thanks to God whom we all praise
For all the joys the season brings
And all the songs the angels sing !
It takes a lot to be prepared
For tragedies our lives may share
As life at best is difficult
Depending on each small result.
Sometimes the luck is on our side
And we complete each task with pride
Though there are days of no avail
When good intents are bound to fail
Let’s hope the latter are less few
We’ve greater goals left to pursue !
Well here we are, believing what
With all this detail we have got ?
There are too many who will say
There is no God, not here today.
I can’t recall who said it first
But I am sure their bubble’s burst.
Just look around what do you see
A world that needs God’s charity !
The earth it rumbles, the mountain quakes
The land around it shivers and shakes
The air is silent and seems intense
With no place left for one’s own defense.
The bells ring out, hear the warnings toll
The world now plays a dangerous role
While the lives of those who mill about
Are filled with fear and tremble with doubt
Pray nature’s fury spares all our lives
With God’s help His compassion survives !
There was a place that I loved best
Besides the sea, at water’s edge
So many hours that I spent there
All types of weather, foul or fair
I learned back then to patient be
Accept God’s will and wait to see.
Well that was then and this is now
I have survived life’s storms somehow
There’s this advice I offer you
To thine ownself be kind and true !
The wind, it whips around the bend
How long before the winter’s end
The snow, the sleet, the icy road
That soon becomes a heavy load
But when the elements do flee
The spring arrives to comfort me.
I’d like to greet another day
With fragrant blossoms on the way
There is a line I can’t ignore
I’ve heard so many times before
If winter comes, it’s true you’ll find
That spring is never far behind !
The snow is clinging to the bough
The weather’s turning cold and how
The winter chill cuts to the bone
I think I’d rather stay at home.
I’d like to be inside for now
So I may keep warmed up somehow
And pick a spot close to the fire
Therein imagine sweet desire
Where in the end life does attest
Our souls do seek elusive rest !
The simplest pleasures that I will miss
Are an unexpected sticky kiss,
Tiny fingers pulling at my hair
And peek-a-boos meant for two to share.
There is so much joy small children bring
Into each day of just plain living
Their hopes and fears or their smiles and tears
Gifting our lives with surprise and cheers !
Seems that our lives are changing day by day
While fleeting years keep getting in the way
They appear to have a mission or two
Since we are pressed for time, what shall we do ?
As the days get shorter and time speeds by
Too much to remember, harder to try
All of our efforts will keep us awake
Along with those chances we often take.
There’s a point in time when we’ll have to halt
Please understand this, it won’t be our fault !
There is a song lives in my heart
I don’t know how it got its start
But I adore its every word
The sweetest sounds I’ve ever heard.
It fills my mind and brings me peace
And from life’s sadness grants release
It raises hopes where none survived
And helps laughter to be revived.
How wonderful the Lord loves all
Who stand in line to wait His call
He is the Master and the King
Son of the God of everything !
My dearest child where are you gone
What masquerade have you put on
Among the memories we’ve kept
Or midst the tears that we have wept ?
I’d like to know if God’s been good
And kept you safely as He could
For in your life you did no wrong
There seems no place you can’t belong.
My heart desires that you should know
Though you’re not here I miss you so !
We are the home of heroes, every color, every size
But who are those now making this effort to minimize ?
It’s been our own courageous patriots who’ve built this land
A place where citizens can work together hand in hand
This homeland where the people have the freedom and the choice
To fly the flag, sing the song, say the pledge or raise their voice !
There’s been so many friends along the way
That have gotten lost or have gone astray
While their faces blur and the names escape
Memories get caught in the charged landscape !
As the past rolls by and the time moves on
I will wait here like an old mastodon
In a silence that I would like to keep
Until I close my eyes in life’s last sleep !
Claire V. Bogdanos 