At times I find I’m in a bind
That life has been unfair, unkind
I’m hopeful as new days unwind
There is some justice left to find !
STRONG OPINION ( 2017 ) 2017/07/21
What is this hell that men call war
What is it they are fighting for
They’ve wasted so much blood and gore
We’ve known it all and want no more !
I HAVE NO FEAR ( 2017 ) 2017/07/20
There is a door, where does it go
The truth is that I do not know
There is a place beyond the stair
I do not care how it got there.
What is it looms behind that door
The one that all are searching for
How will I know what we will share
I have no fear, God will be there !
SMALL VICTORY ( 2017 ) 2017/07/19
Oh Lord sometimes I find I cannot bear
This useless pain I suffer everywhere
I’ve searched so hard to find another way
To force this endless ache to fade away.
My strength is gone and my courage got lost
As I feel myself in a tempest tossed
Dear Lord, what shall I do to set me free
Help me to score this last small victory !
DATELINE : HOBOKEN, NJ, USA ( 2017 ) “ANGELS OF MERCY” 2017/07/18
EXCUSE ME but I have just returned home from another one of my medical adventures which are becoming more frequent as time passes. I am impelled to applaud many of the professionals who take their ER duty to the Nth degree ! There’s Danielle who daily travels from south Jersey to Hoboken regardless of traffic or weather. Or Joy, who moves around helping the patients attached to varied drips or machines reach the facilities or get a food tray or liquids, or Ado as he endlessly smiles and tends the infirm. And Frank who constantly manoeuvers the beds from one area to another during his shift, never making a sound ! When you have at last secured your bed space in the proper department, with the helping angels, nurses, aides like Marichelle, Maria, Michele, Kathy, Paolo and many others with their stream of endless care. We even experienced a real fire emergency on the 2nd day ! There are myriads of other workers, laundry, cleaning, maintenance like Carmen or Billy on their toes and alert. And the doctors, Simon, Orbelyan, Lim or Krish on the floor moving from room to room. There are nurse managers like IJ overseeing procedures and needs. But my favorite is the Chaplain Marjorie who has words to bring peace to all, group prayer, sing-a-long hymns. She is the soft spoken disciple of God who utters kind words of comfort and reason ! God bless all and thank you for being there ! Sincerely, Claire B.
FRUITION ( 2017 ) 2017/07/17
I miss the days of glory old
Where history and myth unfold
With repeat tales now long gone by
Of memories that did not die
When we were young and energized
And all our dreams seemed realised !
UNWIND ( 2017 ) 2017/07/16
I often dream of many things
Like butterflies and fairy wings
Or cotton candy, oh so pink
The sunrise when it’s on the brink,
A baby’s laughter chiming in
My father’s face wrapped in a grin
Those yesterdays that we forget
New people that we haven’t met,
The brand new joys we mayhaps find
As all our destinies unwind !
TROUBLE FREE ( 2017 ) 2017/07/15
The fog creeps in so silently
It slowly rises from the sea
The air is still with ne’er a breeze
There is no rustle in the trees.
I feel a chill upon my skin
What kind of chaos are we in
I cannot see in front of me
When will our world be trouble free ?
HOORAY, HOORAY ( 2017 ) 2017/07/14
Hooray, hooray, I’m home today
This time let’s pray I’m here to stay
The road is long, the hill is steep
And I’ve a rendez-vous to keep.
I’m old and worn on my last leg,
Far too tired to try to beg
I’ve kept my eye upon the ball
Waiting to hear His final call.
The day is here, it’s on its way
But time and place no one can say
I thank you Lord for being there
Reminding me how much You care !
ANGELS ESCAPED ( 2017 ) 2017/07/13
I’ve walked among the shadows that cloud our troubled days
And wondered how the angels escaped our human ways !
SPREAD HIS WORDS ( 2017 ) 2017/07/10
I’ve lately come to understand
That memories are ever grand
But only last a lifetime long
And to our history belong.
While words we place upon a page
Remain forever throughout age
With many lasting years and years
To heal our wounds, allay our fears.
We would not know about God’s word
If all those crowds had only heard
And scribes had then not set it down
For men to spread His words around !
“PLAY BALL” ( 2017 ) HOMAGE TO LOU GEHRIG 2017/07/09
There was a man who did “play ball”
Aft all the years most still recall
An icon who did make this game
The key to his unending fame.
A humble man of wit and length
So lank and lean and full of strength
A simple man and faithful too
The game seemed to be what he knew.
He gave his all it cost his life
Thank God he chose the proper wife
Tis sad that heroes oft die young
Long fore their praises will be sung !
GOD’S TRUE LOVE ( 2017 ) 2017/07/08
I wish I were a child again
Returning to remember when
Those days gone by that I recall
When I was young and oh so small.
I never questioned for one time
That I was in some unsafe clime
I wish that I could do the same
For all those children I can’t name
Who need to seek the safety of
A world chock full of God’s true love !
VALUE FAITH AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/07/07
The days are fleeting this I know
As dreams and heartaches come and go
The time is now to loose the chain
And learn to value faith again !
YOU WILL BE THERE ( 2017 ) 2017/07/06
Of late the days all seem to fly
As leaves of time keep flashing by
There is so little I can grasp
I need a halt to take a gasp.
Sometimes I’m deaf and sometimes blind
I’m never sure what I shall find
How can my life just melt away
Without my having any say ?
I trust You Lord and know You care
That in my pain You will be there !
SAVE OUR LAND ( 2017 ) 2017/07/05
The drums of war beat hard and loud
All occasioned by an ugly crowd
No patriots to save the day
All in the hands of men who pay
Oh precious Lord, please hear our plea
And save our land from infamy !
TRUE ( 1963 ) ( LINES LOST LONG AGO ) 2017/07/04
Without faith there is nothing left but loneliness
Without God there is nothing more than emptiness !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ( 2017 )
It seems to me we need employ
The safest way to display joy
On our great nation’s holiday
From all of us Happy Birthday !
SURRENDER ( 2017 ) 2017/07/03
I know that I must move beyond
Those dreams of which I am so fond
To take my place among the rest
Of those who meant to give their best !
CHOOSE TO FOREGO ( 2017 ) 2017/07/02
My heart flies high on silvered wings
As I embrace rememberings
For all on earth I have not seen
And places that I haven’t been.
Like memories forever lost
It matters not whate’er the cost
Some visions I will never know
Are those that I choose to forego !
GOD BLESS AMERICA ( 2017 ) 2017/07/01
We’ve heard the tales, we know them well
The stories that the legends tell
Of heroes great both old and new
Who did the best that they could do.
They built this nation bright and strong
Accepting all who would belong
And turned our land into a place
Where freedom thrives in love and grace !
GO BACK AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/06/30
We found our faith, both strong and mild
When most believed in the Christ Child
We sang His hymns and spread His prayer
Because we knew that He was there
Life seemed to be quite simple then
I wish we could go back again !
GOD’S COMMAND ( 2017 ) 2017/06/29
The sound rings out on Sunday morn
A peal of bells faint and forlorn
See how it echoes on the air
A calling card for all to share.
Oh how I wish the time were near
Believers everywhere could hear
Sweet freedom ring across the land
A new world under God’s command !
BENEDICTION ( 2017 ) 2017/06/28
Give me the words, dear Lord to say
To help me make it through each day
Show me the path, the way to go
Guide me oh Lord to goodness grow !
COUNT ON ME ( 2017 ) 2017/06/27
Oh my dearest love what shall I do
To make sure that I am there for you
I’d like to think that you would rely
On my best efforts to get you by
In spite of my fallibility
I promise you, you can count on me !
UNLOCK THE GATE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/26
The hum of life is all around
Hear now its rapid growing sound
Why even bees get in their share
You’ll find they’re busy everywhere.
The leaves are rustling overhead
I wish I knew what’s being said
The world today’s a mystery
With much to learn and more to see
Oh blessed Lord why must we wait
For angels to unlock the gate ?
TO STILL MY VOICE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/25
There is this battle that I fight
From early morn straight through the night
It is a war I cannot win
Sometimes I think I should give in
But that is not left up to me
And leaves no option I can see.
As much as I may choose to stay
Such choices do not pass my way
My God supreme does have control
O’er conscience, body, heart and soul
And He alone does make the choice
To stop my heart or still my voice !
PERIPHERY ( 2017 ) 2017/06/24
I find the world is occupied
With selfishness and foolish pride
Such nonsense to cast sense aside
While from the truth forever hide !
Claire V. Bogdanos 