If I could tell you of the tales
That in my life have been regaled
Of witches, clones and flying things
Like bats and other strange beings
Or zombies who take walks at night,
Like voodoo magic by firelight.
I know this all sounds rather queer
Especially this time of year
But Halloween is on its way
In fact, my dears, it is today !
If there were something I could give
That helped you heal and made you live
I’m sure you know I would have tried
With all my power from deep inside.
For I am far too old you see
And have half filled my destiny
Your turn was next, without a doubt
Why did I fail and had no clout ?
I am sorry, you had to lose
No other exit one could choose
I’m trying hard, I can’t forget
Now left in tears with deep regret !
This morning as I took a peek
Outside my window pane to seek
A better view of God and sky
Wild wonderment was passing by !
He could not know the peace I found,
I watched him forage all around
As in and out he made his way
So quiet, not a leaf did sway.
It was a message shown to me
By Mourning Dove in neighbor’s tree
E’en though life’s storm comes pelting down
Just trust your wings, you will not drown !
I hear the chapel bells they ring
While songs of praise to God they sing
With sounds of joy aloud they shout
Their Hallelujahs reaching out !
Today is one more Holy Day
O’er which belief defends their way
And helps them on this steady path
With all the faith their passion hath.
These blessings keep them channeled in
To constancy and lack of sin
They do the job the best they can
To share God’s love with every man !
Oh Solomon, where is thy wisdom now
What confidence your heart and you allow
What kindness does it take for you to live
With all that wisdom that is yours to give ?
Oh foolishness beyond your every dream
Are you as true or only that you seem ?
Tis true, tis true, all heaven knows
There is a feeling, grows and grows
We need You Lord, the night blows bold
Tis sad to think, but youth gets old.
They too must trod this selfsame road
Perhaps bearing a greater load
Remember that each breath we take
Has many varied paths at stake.
Make sure each step is firmly gripped
Without a chance, footings have slipped
Take care secure one true regard
Think safety and keep up your guard !
How can we live our lives complete
Without the taste of some defeat ?
I hear the whisp’ring of the shadows now
Assuring me twill come aright somehow
I could not bear to see that handsome face
Placed in a box in some secluded place
Of all the things he truly could not be
Confined to earth’s morose eternity,
So God above, who hears a mother’s plea,
Be kind to him and keep him close to Thee !
AMEN.
Stand back, stand back, you’re here no more
You’ll ne’er come knocking at the door !
Whatever’s left is God’s to take
No time for error, no mistake
The battle’s done, tis ended now
None can survive the exit bow !
Tis soon the dawn, the day begins
As time is short, nobody wins
The loser fades away discreet
Then who’s left standing on his feet ?
All life is not peaches and cream
Fair or honest, a piper’s dream
While truth gets lost along the way
Is no one there who’ll have a say ?
Remember, only God is just
And worthy of our total trust
He is the Hero and the Friend
Who bides with each far past the end !
This child I held close to my breast
Has left me now to be at rest
His life of pain at last set free
Upon God’s unrelenting sea.
This was his battle for too long
He tried so hard, he was so strong
But here we are, this is the end
I’ll miss you son, my life, my friend.
I doubt if we shall meet again
Another time, but where or when,
There’s none to know or even learn
Truth is, no one has e’er returned !
Lone vigil kept throughout the night
Doth end in early morning’s light
The stars all seem to bid goodbye
The wind reduced to but a sigh
Seems quiet has become God’s will
The battle’s o’er, the heart now still !
Oh my dearest child, what shall I do
When your time on earth with us is through
As your voice is silenced fore’er more
You will knock no more upon my door.
We shan’t have those chats of heart to heart
Like we did before we had to part
I’ll miss you for my remaining days
Remembering your familiar ways.
This will not change and can never be
Since God has chosen to set you free !
T O D E N O , L O V E M O M
When the time comes at last and I open the door
When the magic is gone and my heart hits the floor
May the Lord up above and His minions below
Comprehend how I’ve grown and joys that I know
As I go to a place that is far better still
With a mind that is clear and a far simpler will !
As I awaken each morning what do I see
But a room full of emptiness staring at me
And a page in a book that has not been writ yet
Like a chapter in life that I’ll never forget
As the dawn turns to dusk and the curtains are drawn
God give me the courage to just keep moving on !
We are walking our way back to God
O’er a path that’s rocky and oft hard
In a manner that would uphill wind
What e’er this discovery may find.
On a foreign road unknown and strange
We’ve tackled a job due for a change
Picking up the pieces of broken hearts
While trying to find all the lost parts.
It’s a worthwhile service that we’ve found
Attempting to get our lives unbound
Praying to reach a much finer place
Therein receive God’s comfort and grace !
Perhaps it will be best if we don’t see
The shadow of a life that used to be
For all concerned it might be better still
Bid welcome to God, accepting His will.
The time is short as all lives do run out
Some with a whisper and others a shout
Now whom of we, when the curtain is down
Will greet the Lord with our face in a frown ?
The stars that shine across the sky
All glow so bright when passing by
I wonder if God’s angels see
His patterns and diversity ?
Do angels go to sleep at night
And waken to the morning’s light
Or do they fall asleep at all
While awaiting God’s beck and call ?
This universe is God’s command
He rules it all with heart in hand !
This morning as I staid abed
Loud outside noises filled my head
Seems there’s to be no peaceful end
To all this sound and frantic blend
As clanging, banging seems to greet
That drilling action in the street
Oh would to be in some sweet glen
To find my world at peace again !
What is this sound falls on my ears
It is the echo of our fears
There’s no recourse, we cannot wait
Barbarians are at the gate !
I hear the rasp of failing breath
The raling sound before one’s death
It fills the silence of each room
Predicting life’s eternal gloom.
Be not afraid, time soon will tell
That God has other plans as well
So simple and with much more ease
In passing over if you’ll please.
He will not fail, He always cares
He comprehends each one’s affairs
Remember Him, He loves us all
He’ll pick us up as each one falls !
We’ll miss you love, when you have gone
And seek God’s strength to carry on
Twill be so strange as in this case
We’ll ne’er again meet face to face.
Nor shall we ever ” tete a tete ”
As soon we may tend to forget
How much we pray for one last kiss
Too late we all have been remiss !
I wish there were another way
To chase this useless ache away
It matters not our needs today
What e’er occurs is come what may !
I feel the fury of the wind
That keeps on squealing, ” let me in ”
I hear the angry sounds that shout
I do not know what it’s about,
But I am not some trembling vine
Who operates without a spine
I’ve been around the block too long
You’ll note that I’m not weak but strong !
My heart is torn, my values scorned
I’ve courage strong with hope reborn
Unsteady though it be, I teach
Of this new world I hope to reach
What honors there that one may see
Without a false humility ?
Point me the way to valor earn
Help me to find my great concern
Do as You will on heav’n and earth
Show me Lord how to use my worth !
My passion lies askew and lost
To honesty, there is great cost
I am not sure I have that strength
Since my time is not of great length.
For presently, my age it shows
Although not yet in deep repose
However soon the shadows fall
When I receive that final call.
Upon whose shoulders it will be
I’ll place my cloak of destiny
Who has the will to carry on
This war I chose to fully don ?
There is a door that opens wide
To reveal secrets deep inside
Within life’s labyrinth of fears
Close to a hydrant full of tears.
This battle which abides within
Determines if we lose or win
As God alone does aid our choice
So each may choose silence or voice !
Help me, oh Lord teach me to pray
Grant me the strength to brave each day
Help me to be true to my word
Grant me the favor to be heard !
Claire V. Bogdanos 