I hear the noise of traffic from below
The buses, cars, trucks halt and stop and go
Local sirens screaming while flying past
Sounds of early rush that could shatter glass
Seems to me that if I could have my way
I’d make the morn a later time of day !
There is a garden in the sky
I’m sure of that, I’ll tell you why
For heaven is His special place
That mystifies the human race.
Just picture all the pleasures there
God stores His treasures with great care
He tends to all His flocks with love
And grants us peace here and above.
I know that one day you and I
Will rendez-vous somewhere up high
For all I’ll ever want to do
Is hear you laugh and be with you !
I’m trying hard to help explain
About the weather and the rain
It seems that moisture from the sea
Is gathered up to shower me.
Most of the fluffy clouds that float
Above my head, land, sea or moat
Are full of water to the brim
That sometimes splashes o’er the rim.
So when those clouds grow ever dark
And cannot find a thirsty park
They open up where e’er they’re at
And flush their cache lick-et-y-splat !
Oh how I wish I could return to when
I was that innocent young thing again
A time of dreaming and a time of trust
When truth was important and faith a must.
Each path we took had a positive end
We knew the value of a longtime friend
Our nature bade us to follow the rules
Not to venture along the path of fools
That time’s now long gone and all that is left
Are shattered dreams and regrettable theft !
Now as for me when I am dead
My ashes will wind up instead
Upon the surface of the sea
Tis such a briny place to be
There float away to foreign lands
And rest at last on distant sands !
Here from my window what do I spy
The clouds o’erhead as they float on by
Can it be the wind that makes them fly
Or our Engineer high in the sky ?
So many questions I’d like to ask
It truly is a cumbersome task
There’s too many things I need to know
Like trees and plants and flowers that grow
Or fruits and berries, all types of beans,
About life and death and what it means
There’s one more question I’ll put to you
Can you tell me why the sky is blue ?
Sometimes I believe that I can’t take
Another bit of this heart to break
I’ve now gotten used to every crack
Soon it’s time to get my courage back.
I refuse to find myself abused
It’s unhealthy and I’m unamused
Perhaps with patience there is a way
For me to chase all my fears away
I know that the Lord is always there
I’m assured that He is just and fair !
I wish, I wish that I could be
The angel topper on the tree
All white and glittering with gold
So shiny-faced and rather old
Kept in a box almost a year
Until each Christmas time draws near.
For soon shall be unpacking time
A need to cleanup last year’s grime
And freshen up our Christmas best
To help showoff all of the rest !
My dearest boys you’ll never know
How I do love you, ever so
I’ve watched you all as each matured
And prayed your future be secured.
I’ve been your cheering squad and fan
Those times you won or also ran
I’m there for you no matter what
I hope you’ll give it all you’ve got.
There’s nought I ask for in return
No medals sought or kudoes earned
Just be a man and do your best
Trust in your God, He’ll do the rest !
I wish that I could gift to you
A dreamcatcher to get you through
The darkest night or scary day
And carry all your fears away.
To bring you quiet through each night
So your nightmares would all take flight
As angels hovered o’er your bed
To leave you peace and love instead !
. ( SEE – LAKOTA SIOUX )
Oh Humpty-Dumpty what have we here
A world of treachery full of fear
Where are the king’s horses and his men
You know we could use their help again !
To all of us it’s become quite clear
We’ve unsafe streets, the future looks drear
We need your advice if you don’t mind
There’s a solution we must now find
Make sure we promise to not crack eggs
And pray we stand on our own two legs !
There’s a wall rises by the sea
That resonates past treachery
With fountains, trees and marble cold
And names to last through eons old.
Remembering this is our choice
Our dead shall never lose their voice
But cry aloud so all should hear
There’ll be no tyrant here to fear
This is our home twill ever be
Land of the brave forever free !
. ( TO HONOR THIS DAY )
I find now that I little care
About my future, what I wear
I’m more concerned bout who I am
Not if my eggs are served with ham.
I’ve tried my best to stand up tall
To give my God the best of all
And spread His word across the land
By word of mouth and clasp of hand.
I will not fail, I know my task
That’s not so very much to ask !
Why can’t I remember or recall
All those precious times when I was small
When I sat upon my daddy’s knee
As he held me tight and talked to me ?
These memories are melting away
Just like my life, drip by drip each day
Oh what I’d give to capture it all
Sweet memories from when I was small !
Do I gamble, be assured I do
As the dark o’erhead turns to sky blue
And my life like yours becomes the stake
With every moment that we’re awake
I do know how lucky we may get
And am grateful now to hedge that bet.
I speak with God, He is always there
I beg Him please, keep us safe in prayer
As we shall gamble our lives away
He leads us all to salvation day !
The air is still, no breeze at all
There is no sound, no lone bird call
The streets are silent, quiet, hushed
No barking dogs or frantic rush.
The silence permeates each room
Defining life’s tenacious gloom
Our God is there to keep the score
Controlling all win, lose or draw !
We can’t go back, there is no way
To what was once our yesterday
When all we wished or hoped to be
Became forgotten memory.
Tis sad to see our former joys
Discarded there like broken toys
That line the cluttered roads we take
O’ershadowed by dreams we forsake.
Worse to believe that this is all
That’s left for us to chance recall
Those glory days which made us great
They’re gone and now it’s just too late !
The winds of change bring no relief
At times they’re cruel, not often brief
What is it that we’re meant to learn
Or how address our next concern ?
Our nation flounders all alone
For what great sin must we atone,
The sadness of our lives may be
That we remain no longer free !
My heart is full it heaves a sigh
Too soon my love, we bid goodbye
I will to you one fact revealed
Your love should never be concealed
For words that you have left unsaid
Shall not be heard once you are dead !
Sometimes I wonder all about the angels in the sky
Although I’ve never met a one, do you think they can fly ?
How do they fall asleep at night and do they ever snore
There is so much I’d like to know, oh, ever so much more !
Well, angels are God’s messengers and He has made each one
Although one third are fallen, all the rest have battles won
Perhaps some day I shall learn if God’s angels do have wings
Until then I keep busy with a zillion other things !
We are asea, so far afloat
Without the aid of oar and boat
Awash upon the stormy sea
Lost victims of life’s mutiny.
Reach out, reach out to touch God’s hand
To take us to the promised land
Our arms outstretched to touch the shore
Find peace restored forevermore !
Let’s say goodbye to summer’s days
With all her happy carefree ways
It’s sunny nature, flimsy clothes
A boater’s call of “thar she blows”,
A picnic lunch upon the beach
And no place left the sand can’t reach !
Well times do show and pass away
As we wake to another day
And realise that summer’s gone
While fall’s been left to carry on
But wait, there must be more to see
For time does reach eternity !
The air is sweet with salted breath
It rises from the ocean’s depth
The summer storms have blown away
And left us this vacation day
The wind has slipt among the trees
Suggesting life is well at ease.
Some days are perfect, some are not
Some days remembered, some forgot
I hope one day to chance recall
That moment summer morphed to fall !
With all I’ve seen and all I know
Please help me Lord so I may choose
The path ahead, the way to go
The proper tools that I may use !
There is no fear since You are there
You’ve kept me strong a lifetime long
Each day I’m pleased to pray and share
And thanks to you now I belong !
The mind has trod a narrow path
With subtle warnings nature hath
Endowed the shadows of the past
In tyrannies that failed to last.
We find ourselves in madness caught
Another lesson to be taught
Insanities surround us all
How shall we answer to the call ?
Our lives so very full of pain
When shall we feel alright again ?
I feel great need to reach out and touch
This trembling world which suffers so much
A diadem in God’s crown of gold
With footprints left by giants of old
And a history that no one knows
Began with a bang, the story goes !
Be grateful dinosaurs died away
Insuring all that we’re here to stay
I’d like to think in this world at large
Our God above is the one in charge
His plans for us to reclaim the earth
Deserve our efforts for all they’re worth !
I here the ticking of the clock
It speaks to me, “tick-tock, tick-tock”
The time is slow, for time is vast
As lives slip by, all image passed.
I see the pictures on each wall
The times we lost I’ve seen them all
How sad that we too soon grow old
And leave the safety of the fold !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 