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 !
COPING ( 2016 ) 2016/11/23
Not long ago I ventured out
To learn what life was all about
I took a turn and soon got lost
My error bore too great a cost !
Since then I’ve kept myself aware
Word of the day to all, beware
Your silence is much keener heard
With kindness shown and gentle word
So be alert remember this
All love is captive to a kiss !
CLOSE AND DEEP ( 2016 ) 2016/03/07
When I awoke this early morn
I thought about when I was born
It was the Great Depression clime
To most it was like world’s end time.
Who could have thought that we’d survive
Or that this world would soon revive
While clouds spread over seas and lands
Deserted towns and dust bowl sands.
Too few are left who yet recall
The poverty which did befall
With angst and agonies we knew
Like pain and failures we’ve come through.
We pray that era won’t return
There are great lessons we did learn
You must not hide your eyes in sleep
The danger grows both close and deep !
Claire V. Bogdanos 