The sun is fading in the west
My world unravels as a test
I bear the weight of my belief
Too soon there’s nothing left but grief.
Awake my heart and try to say
Great words before you melt away
Like Dorothy ere she is caught
In winds life’s misery has brought.
Command the soul, be steady now
And to its pain refuse to bow
Then keep your place in heart and mind
Until God’s rest that you’ll soon find !
WALK WITH ME.
I have never found myself depressed
Tis like facing the world half-dressed
I have never understood the term
But I suppose I will have to learn.
A foolish thought that I cannot shake
Oh days to come, please give me a break
I can’t imagine time that is lost
As an exception, what is the cost ?
I pledge today I shall do my best
To laugh and smile and pass every test
To keep my spirits pleasant and charmed
Present no reason to be alarmed!
I thank You Lord, for all my dreams
And all my silly hare-brained schemes,
For all the joy that I have known
In spite of all life’s sadness shown.
Like those whose paths have crossed with mine
Adding to that, past valentines,
A birthday message gone astray
Or those I’ve loved who went away,
Remember Lord that I’m still here
My day of reckoning grows near !
AMEN.
There was a place that I loved best
Besides the sea, at water’s edge
So many hours that I spent there
All types of weather, foul or fair
I learned back then to patient be
Accept God’s will and wait to see.
Well that was then and this is now
I have survived life’s storms somehow
There’s this advice I offer you
To thine ownself be kind and true !
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 ?
Can you hear the tumult of the wind
It whines aloud that it be let in
The shutters tremble, the shingles roar
Can you feel the rattlng of the door ?
The mighty wind blows so fierce and loud
Where it gets caught bullying each cloud
Why won’t it move in a calmer way
And save its power for another day ?
With each new day a bright sunrise
From dawn to dusk this huge surprise
The world about so full and lush
O’ershadowed by the nighttimes hush
Let’s all embrace the calm we find
God help us now from stress unwind !
The steeple bells ring loud and clear
They seem to sing “So glad you’re here”
That joyous song now fills the air
Advising spring will soon be there.
See how my heart does skip a beat
I sense a spriteness in my feet
The sky is clear, the air is clean
The peace of God’s upon the scene !
The wind is in the willow
the dew is on the ground
God is in His heaven and
His peace is all around.
I’ve loved the water all my life
The sounds of water soothe my strife
A river, stream or peaceful lake
Will always be my piece of cake.
The waterfalls take special place
They paste a smile upon my face
Seawater laps in quiet ways
And brings great peace into my days.
But best of all those waves that shout
And call my name invite me out
Oh what I’d give for just once more
To laze upon the ocean’s shore !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 