In a garden long, long ago
In a special place I don’t know
Lived someone related to me
Long, long ago in history.
Perhaps one day we’ll get to meet
On a corner of heaven’s street
And if we can’t I will not mind
There will be others I shall find
For we are one huge family
And a part of that selfsame tree !
I hear the noise and feel your pain
It’s like we are at war again
We need your help, please if you can
From every woman and each man.
Reach out, reach out to help us start
To teach our children to impart
True common sense and caring ways
Into the sharing of their days.
Let all begin to try their best
To breach the wall, to pass the test
Give God the chance to teach us all
For without Him, we’re doomed to fall !
It doesn’t make much sense to me
To claim some bogus victory
Or just pretend that who you are
Is so important by much far
Who cares if one’s the simpler sort
If complications count for nought.
I’d rather be a bird on wing
Who joins his species in birdsing
Than stand upon a mighty stage
With those who are the latest rage.
They curry favor all life long
By singing out song after song,
Instead of praising God the King
Who has created everything !
We search and search most everywhere
To seek some peace we all may share
There is no safety chaos brings
More joy is found in circus rings.
The labyrinth of life goes on
According to the airs we don
For when we’re done each must confess
One won’t be judged by style or dress !
Oh daddy dear what can you say
To get me through this scary day
And help me face my wildest fears
With the vast wisdom of your years ?
What shall I do now I am grown
To find my way back to my home
With you not there to shelter me
From  stress that life shares frequently ?
Oh daddy dear I miss you so
Too great a loss, why did you go
I pray we’ll meet again one day
In God’s sweet land of far away !
What does one seek after the midnight hour
Neath the veil of darkness and loss of power
When the stilled air deserts its resting place
And we bid farewell to eternal grace
May the love of God now protect us all
From the final cut of the curtain call !
I thank you Lord, day after day
Your word does guide me on my way
I’m sure that You refill my cup
And when I fall You pick me up.
You’ve been my Friend a long, long time
Since I could stand or walk or climb
I never would have made it through
Without the help I’ve had from You.
I promise You, dear Lord, today
Small matter what the world may say
There are no doubts about who’s Boss
In any game You win the toss !
I’ve often wondered why it’s so
That sadness follows where we go
And life is never thought complete
Without these stories of defeat
Or why we rally to the cause
Of infidels and unjust wars
And so the cycle carries on
When will all wars cease and be gone ?
We know super heroes are not real
Still they do possess this great appeal
To boys and girls either young or old
Loving  the action both brash and bold.
Make-believe can be a lot of fun
Perhaps not a dish for everyone
Let’s make room for reality here
To help us keep pace through every year.
Pretend is not a part of the truth
With which one hopes to imbue our youth
Learning early who you really are
Is the surest way to light your star !
Oh Christopher, brave Christopher how did you spend your life
Across the seas and oceans wide amidst chaos and strife
You stumbled into a new world upon your wooden ship
What a surprise it was to learn this was no Asia trip !
And thus it was so long ago this land of ours was found
When the Spanish came to conquer and rule all on the ground
Now that is how it did begin in fourteen-ninety-two
Today we owe Columbus all our love and huge thank you !
I hear the echoes through the trees
Life’s shadows move with each new breeze
Old voices carry loud and clear
And fall upon the listening ear.
The book has closed the story ends
And bids farewell to all our friends
To leave one nothing more to say
Ere we are forced to look away.
But let us go in peace and calm
Believing one must do no harm
Remembering those days of yore
And all of paradise before !
Seems every morning sadness shows
Around the world the bad news flows
The madness strikes it grows and grows
From tippy-top to tiny-toes !
Each day I wake, I thank the Lord
Because I find I’m still onboard
I’m not too sure if that’s a gift,
Until life’s haze begins to lift
I check to see if I’m all there
My fingers, toes, my face and hair
Both arms and legs are working fine
On a ten scale, I’d guess I’m nine !
I’m not a fan of winter chill
A runny nose or feeling ill
Fact is I’d like to outlaw snow
In any place I choose to go.
But I don’t wish to be extreme
Or shatter others and their dream
Though I don’t ski, I know it’s fun
I have seen hundreds on a run.
Perhaps I’ll winter in the house
Snuggled up like a hearthside mouse
I pray that I’ll keep warm till spring
When sunshine smiles on everything !
The morning sun is on its way
To bring us all another day
A chance that God gives each of us
To join a cause more generous !
There’s no time left, we’ve lost our way
We cannot fail, not one more day
As angels in the clouds above
Extend to all unending love
Our Lord on high is waiting there
He feels our pain and hears our prayer
For there is nothing He won’t know
The world forgets, this is His show !
From the plains of Jericho to el Alamein
Men have been fighting wars, their freedom to sustain
These battles never end, each climax moves more near
But with God’s help we learn there’s little left to  fear !
The world we knew, Â today becomes the “used to be”
To  leave us with sensations of futility
Times change and fade into this generation lost
Where one can never learn what is the total cost
Farewell to dreamers, writers, artists and their kind
They have a need of safe environments to find !
Love doesn’t die much like life, Â it just fades away
And withers in the darkness with each passing day
Many dreams lie wasted remembering the past
There within shadows that were never meant to last
And the world continues as if there were no end
Many will survive without lover or dear friend
God is always listening, try to understand
He is there waiting with a steady outstretched hand !
In truth, we learn that life does fly
And  soon we all must wave goodbye
We turn a corner, close a door
What is it all are waiting for ?
We cannot say, we do not know
Life’s  mysteries  won’t tell or show !
Blossoms in the garden, how shall we bear their loss
Soon the winds of autumn will all their petals toss
How often in past summers and the springtimes too
That flowers smiled and waved most of each daytime through.
All the fragile magic and all the fragrant smells
Folded in those tiny buds resting in their shells
What would this world look like without the shades of green
Plus God’s rainbow colors and everything between ?
The night outside is dark and cold
I am so tired and far too old
Oh how I wish that I could sleep
But we have promises to keep
For in this world of let’s pretend
A few may care but more must mend.
Take a deep breath for a short while
Lift up your spirit, try a smile
Remember that the Lord is there
Depend on Him, He’s just and fair !
I’d like to believe all of my prayers
Will be reviewed by His crew upstairs
I keep on talking an awful lot
Cause talk and truth are all that I’ve got.
Perhaps I’ll write a letter or two
Where shall I send it, Â I have no clue
Can I be sure that my every word
Will reach God’s ear or even be heard ?
I must continue trying each day
To speak my heart, Â remember to pray !
I am so glad the world’s not flat
We sure have had enough of that
And super heroes do not fly
We’ve put an end to that big lie.
Our noses will no longer spread
Spite of the fibs that we have said
We have been told so many things
Of spells and charms and magic rings.
The time has come to play it straight
And say a prayer we’re not too late
The truest hero we all know
Our Lord above, He loves us so !
I’m glad to say with no regret
That I’ve not met my Saviour yet
There still is time left to erase
Those hidden failures that I face.
Oh Lord, I try so hard each day
To follow closely in Your way
But I have faults as most folks do
And other quirks I need work through.
Well I’ll keep trying best I can
And with Your help may understand
That You will keep an eye on me
Helping to seek my destiny !
My thoughts return to years ago
To someone that I used to know
A someone who looks just like me
The person that I used to be.
I have survived the time between
Can you imagine all I’ve seen ?
Seems God and me, we have a pact
I’m training for the final act
He greets each as their turn is done
This Lord of our true Kingdom come!
The Lord can see right to the core
He knows what each is searching for
He follows as we wend our way
Through every moment of the day
I’d like to think He gave us choice
To opt for faith and raise our voice
In praise of those powers that be
Who’ll guide us to eternity !
I often wonder as I peer into the sky
Where do all the clouds go after they’re passing by
Do they have a mission or a schedule to keep
What happens up above when I am fast asleep ?
I try to stay alert and do not want to miss
A single moment’s joy of heaven full of bliss !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 