The summer’s gone, it’s blown away
Beg as I would, it could not stay
And now I feel the traitor’s spell
I cannot bar old Autumn’s tell.
So stoke the fire and heat up all
The fruits and plants from frosty fall
Shall all be captive to the cold
Like pioneers in times of old !
Wild animals that roam the fields
Are kinder than great power yields
For men may so much conflict feel
In conscience, kindness can’t be real.
The cruelties of their insane need
Of which the world pays little heed
Convinces all who’ve dared to see
Of what they deed to history !
I cannot wait for dawn to show
From whence the sounds of life doth flow
The darkness of the night will fade
As sunbeams from daylight invade.
The shadows that are left behind
As all the early hours unwind
Do leave with us this lucent sight
Escaping emptiness each night !
The sun came out to play today
While sunbeams danced their hearts away
The air was warm and smelled so sweet
And all were light upon their feet.
I wish somehow we could replay
The happenings of every day
That bring God’s laughter and His joy
For all His creatures to employ !
Oh blessed Lord, see how my heart grieves
When another of Your children leaves
This generation has missed so much
No love or kisses, no tender touch
A prayer or two for what used to be
And a hint of things we’ll never see.
I beg You Lord to find him a place
Help him to rest in a special space
Show him the love that he’s never known
Treat him as if the sky were his home
Answer his queries best as You can
Help him remember he died a man !
TO MICHAEL WITH LOVE.
I’d like to think that God is here
And those I’ve loved are ever near
That all I need is close at hand
And everything will turn out grand.
I’ve waited my whole lifetime through
To know what is it I must do
Be thankful and remember this
God’s gift to all, eternal bliss !
The pages of my calendar
All now seem to be flashing by
They are racing one another
I find I’m helpless as they fly.
I never thought that I would see
A time that would evaporate
This world with such rapidity
Without a chance to concentrate.
And so it is the days have passed
Without one moment to be lost
Like pictures in a looking glass
With no one there to count the cost !
I’m so sad that the summer’s done
It’s leaves are falling one by one
The wind moves slowly in the breeze
While sailing quiet through the trees.
There is a crispness in the air
Relief from heat we’ve had to bear
Too soon the winter will appear
To fill the balance of the year.
Then when the dawn does shine its light
That emanates from brilliant white
Reflected there in swirling snow
You’ll see the season’s icy show !
The air is thin and smells lke snow
When winter comes where does one go
And where will all God’s creatures hide
If there’s no warmth to find outside ?
Oh Lord, have mercy on those souls
Whose lives are lost and without goals !
Now I have trod ten thousand miles
Up hills and dales passed country stiles
I’ve climbed the steps to reach the sky
Both night and day as clouds rolled by.
I’ve dreamt the way that scholars do
Mindful of all that can be true
My heart and soul are caught in it
Somehow it all just seems to fit.
Let’s thank the Lord for His great gifts
As through our lives His beauty sifts !
This is my life with all its faults
The love of God my heart exhaults,
When I feel down and sort of rough
It’s faith in God that keeps me tough.
I’ve seen a lot and been through war
I’ve lived the pain right to the core
And wonder if the Lord does know
How very much I love Him so ?
The world we know is crass and cold
Its conversation brassed and bold
And leaves no kindness in its wake
Just policies that crash and break
With no thought for tomorrow’s child
Inheriting this place gone wild.
God help us all to find our peace
Before He grants each soul’s release !
My heart is heavy, laden down
As my whole world is turned around
My face is veiled and hidden by
Shadows of tears I cannot cry.
The silence of the night is there
To masque the cloak of fear I wear
Oh blessed Lord make my way light
Please help me get through one more night !
Today’s a day for reveries
Of love and tears and memories
Of sadness and reproach, it seems
Of fear and of aborted dreams.
I’ve lived a life so full of pain
And will not pass this way again
I wait here in the silence of
My lonliness and derth of love.
Dear Lord, protect me from myself
And place me on the “keepsafe” shelf
I know Your heart’s with every child
In manner kind, loving and mild !
Oh how I’ve dreamt that you and I
Would be together by and by
Somewhere upon an island near
Or in some place that’s free of fear.
We’d chat about our fav’rite things
Like love and care and angel wings
I miss your laugh and your bright smile
Though you’ve been gone a long, long while.
It’s been a road with ups and downs
Filled with wise men, some fools and clowns
I truly don’t know what to do
How shall I manage without you !
These are the days have been foretold
By sages in those times of old
When men were there to oversee
The rules of our society.
Then manners were a part of all
We thought or knew or did befall
Our faith in God was not denied
He is our Light, the Man Inside !
My wishes for a pleasant day
To you are wending fast their way
I hear the church bells as they sound
With joy and worship heaven bound.
For all who listen to my voice
Your time’s arrived to make a choice
Choose God and learn how to obey
To love your neighbor and to pray.
Be kind remembering the need
Of all God’s children and their seed
For all are meant to heed His Word
And cherish all that they have heard !
I’m looking through the window glass
Observing as my life rolls past
Still wondering where I have been
Or if I’ll pass this way again ?
How strange is life when one is young
And from the heart, love’s song is sung
The words still echo on my ear
They bring me calm and soothe my fear.
Be kind dear Lord, now that tis o’er
Too soon I’ll knock on Your front door !
As one reflects on former days
When life seemed grand with love ablaze
To ponder all the many schemes
That filled our lives and were our dreams.
How sad that most did fade away,
Forgotten plans of yesterday,
Yet left some here still dreaming on
That long lost isle of Avalon.
While tales were told to bring us hope
And teach us how to learn to cope
Since most of life’s inequities
Are issues that we must appease !
When you look around what do you see
Millions involved in dishonesty
A nation in chains by subterfuge
Victim of a scam that is so huge.
How sad that this is where we’ve wound up
Sipping tragedy from one cracked cup
We’ll do our best to escape the goons
Please God help save us all from buffoons !
I hear the whistle on the track
It seems to shout, come back, come back
But I have been this way before
Not once, but twice or maybe more
And cannot bear the lonesome sound
Of emptiness which I have found.
My bags are packed all set to go
I’m ready for another show
I do not have a backup plan
And may become an ” also ran ”
God with Your help, I’ll take a chance
Tis time to try to learn to dance !
One’s heart grows old and tired too
With oh, so many things to do
Before I reach the end of time
When life will be no longer mine.
I close the book and ask my God
Why life has been so very hard
What can I do to make amends
To family and to my friends ?
I’ve often thought the world we knew
Had little time to guide us through
We each are of small consequence
And leave to God our self defense !
The northern winds are blowing now
They’ve lobbied hard across the bow
And times are changing every day
As life is waning fast away.
When is it we’ll get straight again,
Begin once more to act like men
Preserve our values and defend
Our Constitution to the end ?
There is one thing I’m searching for
To be some place I’ve been before
And feel the warmth of your embrace
The peace of love upon your face.
It’s too late now there’s no time left
As I am here, alone, bereft
I’m sorry that it could not be
Life found an altered destiny !
This heart of mine cannot erase
The image of that gentle face
I’d noticed oft how kind you were
To passerby or some stranger.
The paths we trod as each grew old
Echo our values wise and bold
The Lord above shall judge us all
And we must answer to His call !
Slim fingers of the breaking dawn
Are shining through the window pane
While shadows signal early morn
And capture fractured light again.
How sad this world that has no chance
To teach their children how to fly
Or find some path to seek romance
Enticing all free hearts to try !
The days grow short, the night grows cold
The wind becomes increasing bold
There is a chill pervades the land
Before the grasp of winter’s hand.
Tis soon ere Mister Frost is here
Let’s reccommend a cup of cheer
To keep us all in spirits gay
And help us chase the cold away !
To live one’s life in humble ease
No anger or excitement, please
Accepting what life dishes out
O’ermounting any signs of doubt
Keep faith in all that you believe
And do your best to help achieve
That single goal you’re striving for,
To knock upon the Saviour’s door !
Claire V. Bogdanos 