Have you observed how eagles fly
Into the reaches of the sky,
This symbol of our history
Proud emblem of our dignity ?
They move across celestial space
Embued with God’s unflinching grace
We’re told that eagles mate for life
I still can’t tell which is the wife !
Their eyesight is invincible
Two miles away and they can tell
How wonderful that eagles thrive
Please God, let’s keep them all alive !
The time is now, the end appears
We can’t escape, the climax nears
Tis karma for the empty years
We are prepared to face our fears !
Like the ashes from the ember
We have promised to remember
Will it last this way forever
I can hear the answer, never !
There are these fields here in my dream
Where flowers in abundance gleam
Their warm and vibrant colors seem
To mirror sunshine and its beam !
I sailed down mem’ry lane today
Reviewing things that we might say
And thought about it long and hard
I wonder, have you embraced God ?
Since you and I did not agree
On ways each handled destiny
I’d like to think we shared a view
Of all that would be right to do.
Now you’ve been gone for quite awhile
You earned your honor hero style
This is one lesson you’ve taught me
There’s no coward in victory !
Let’s pull the bell and ring the chimes
It’s time to welcome latter times
We’ll sing a hymn and raise each voice
To praise the Lord and make our choice.
The day is come, remember this
Christ was betrayed by but one kiss
Oh Judas, if you could have known
Would you have chosen to stay home ?
Accursed your name forever is
Throughout the world, both ours and His
I am so sad you’ve earned this fame
God save us all in Jesus’ name !
Oh Santa Claus, dear Santa Claus
This is the wrong time of the year
However, I need ask because
Too soon the holidays are here.
We get so very bothered now
Just trying to keep up with life
It’s slipt away, I don’t know how
Between our courage and our strife.
I’d like to think that you and I
Perhaps could share the central theme
While knowing one day all shall die
Each needs accept both scheme and dream !
The signs of life are all around
My heart does quicken with their sound
I feel the pulsing of the beat
It seems to echo down the street.
See there the movement in and out
Each quiver likened to one shout
Oh gentle dove, I hear your “coo”
What is it I may do for you ?
We operate in finite ways
This is the vision of our days
Life’s aspects all are in accord
Each day shall bear its own reward !
A tender thought, a gentle kiss
Remembrance of the moment’s bliss
A kindly word, instant treasure
Memories of constant pleasure
These are results of many dreams
That culminate in joyous scenes.
Our world writhes in much angst and pain
It begs such effort to contain
We need more care to educate
And simple souls to formulate
A pattern of life’s give and take
As we weave through its make or break !
An early light knifes through the dark
The air is still and calmly stark
A silence rises from the ground
One can’t discern a single sound.
Before the morning does begin
There is a chill that settles in
Starting at toes, it makes the trip
To limbs and then to fingertips !
How much longer must all await
To learn the judgement of our fate
In truth we know what we have got
God is the Judge, this is His shot !
When I look up into the sky
So full of creatures that do fly
Where images that catch my eye
May mix with clouds here passing by.
Imagination can’t restore
What it is we are searching for
That special something most adore
A secret gift behind each door.
The world is full of guile and guise
Beneath the sea, above the skies
We live in times of great disguise
Truth is hidden amongst the lies !
I often think this plan we’ve made
Needs lots of help, a large band-aid
Like an old game we used to play
To whisk our idle hours away.
Remember this now if you please
When you’re on “Broadway” take your ease
You do not have to go to “jail”
Just whiz on by, do not post bail.
However when you pause on GO
Make ready for the final blow
For life is one great big surprise
It’s meant to open all our eyes !
Unhappiness we cannot bear
Because of sadness we all share,
Please help us Lord to lift our wings
While searching for life’s sweeter things !
The dark we’ve seen is bleak and bold
Its purpose is too bare and cold
This world we live in lacks the care
Who opts to choose to reside there ?
Where does one go to seek a life
When all about face nought but strife
It’s not too late there’s still some time
To save us from such godless crime ?
There is one place that we may hide
To keep us free from fears outside,
Tis only God who knows the way
To guide our lives both night and day !
Before You grew to be quite tall
Sweet Jesus, when You were still small
What kind of life was it You led
When first arising from Your bed ?
We know at twelve You went to Shul
There questioned and reviewed God’s rule
To keep Your faith You did atone
Though in Your trial You stood alone.
Oh Son of God, You did not fail
Your life we shall forever hail
You are our Hero and our Friend
It shall be so until the end !
At times I’m sure I hear the sound
Of children laughing all around
I hear the patter of their feet
In clitter-clatters from the street.
Oh how I wish that I were there
As joy was rising in the air
Remember how it used to be
When hearts were young and love was free ?
Those days are gone, they won’t come back
Our lives today under attack
Why must we suffer such distress
I do not know, what is your guess ?
This morning we opened the windows wide
To let fresh air swish around inside
The breezes blew all of one accord
In every space where the dust had stored.
While a little voice whispered to me
Aren’t you glad to be young and free
Well, that’s half true, I have to admit
But young’s not how I’d describe the fit !
We need a hero, one worth waiting for
To warm up our hearts and open each door
We need memories to keep love alive
Supplying reason for us to survive.
We need a leader to tell us what’s true
To rally our faith for red, white and blue
We need a hero to stand with us now
To give us access to heaven somehow !
If I peeked outside my window blind
What do you suppose that I might find
Maybe some bird there upon a limb
Who silent waits for day to begin ?
Perhaps just a hint of morning rain
Splashing on my dusty window pane
Or an errant harbinger of spring
Anxious to join in God’s offering ?
Whatever else we find awaits there
Could be a wonder that all might share !
Our hearts are full with eyes cried dry
Why must our youth so sadly die ?
How many dreams have withered there
Upon the vine of unkempt care ?
There is a tale through ages told
Of Midas and his touch of gold
But none compares with what we know
Happened to Jesus long ago.
There in a garden on a hill
On one dark night so sad and still
A troop of soldiers with their knives
Approached God’s twelve to seal their lives.
The battle raged among the few
The fighting fierce and overdue
Some ran away while others hid
It was the task Sanhedrin bid.
Two thousand years we’ve known the Word
Though truth is not all we have heard
The story thrives, it grows and grows
With fleeting time God’s blessing glows !
Our men who died on foreign shore
Ne’er to be seen forever more
They sacrificed to keep us free
Gave us the gift of liberty
And we shall try to bring them home
From foreign shores ne’er more to roam !
Oh little bird, just you and me
We dream upon our balcony
With you and all your feathers fine
And me and all my words devine
We are a pair, a sight to see
Each night there on that balcony !
God’s wisdom, love and understanding
With hopes beyond our comprehending
Soon the dawn awakes and hears our call
And brings the message that’s meant for all !
HE IS TRULY RISEN !
Good morning Lord, this is another day
With all new miracles spreading our way
Among the olden dreams we still expect
Like fantasies perchance that we reject
Who knows what favor God will deign to show
Let’s give it time to spread and shed and grow !
I feel so empty deep inside
Like I’ve been on a rocket ride
Perhaps to Venus or to Mars
Out there in space among the stars.
Quite like the stranger I’ve become
To find myself grown cold and numb
Will someone help explain to me
Where shall I seek my destiny ?
Life’s had its ups and had its downs
It’s had its smiles amidst the frowns
Each moment comes, each moment goes
Some days it’s calm, some days it blows.
There is no way that I can tell
If this is heaven or it’s hell
I wish I knew how to define
When I, at last, run out of time !
We are a generation praying peace will come
Meant for God’s entire world not only but for some
We are here dreaming miracles will light our way
With the arrival of each bright and newer day !
I’d like to believe that words live on
Long after both you and I have gone
I pray some of those words we have said
May linger longer within our head
And beg God’s blessing will favor you
With joy and hope and great passion true !
Claire V. Bogdanos 