How often is it that we think
This world of ours is on the brink
That maybe we’ll fall off the ledge
Or slip as we sit on the edge
I’m truly stuck in reverse gear
What happens next can hold no fear !
END TIME GOALS ( 2020 ) 2020/01/23
We do not know through all these years
A time so full of angst and fears
Is this the war from days of old
That ages have this story told
The one the prophets have declared
For which we now must be prepared.
Whomever dreamt that we would be
Faced by this great calamity,
May God have mercy on our souls
Help us secure our end time goals !
ALL YOU DO ( 2019 ) 2019/09/26
Oh precious Lamb, You are so sweet
This world is kneeling at Your feet
You are the world’s bright shining Star
All that we hope and dream You are.
The times we knew are fading fast
Have we the stamina to last,
What must we do to prove to You,
Praise God and honor all You do !
JOYOUS AND FREE ( 2019 ) 2019/09/19
A little bird there on the wing
His pretty song did choose to sing
The notes did travel on the air
To lend the hour a special flair,
Oh how I wish that I could be
So like that bird, joyous and free !
NO GUARANTEES ( 2019 ) 2019/09/06
There are no guarantees in life
For mother, child, husband or wife,
We all have travelled on life’s road
Unburdened or with heavy load
There is no crowd to cheer us on
No magic words to lean upon
No tragic curse that we’re aware
Or law that says what must be fair.
We understand that on each path
There can be times of doubt or wrath
Yet often seems so very sweet
When hope and joy with love compete
I do not know the why of it
And pray most times that we shall fit !
EVERY TURN ( 2019 ) 2019/09/02
Shimmering stars are seen at night
Displaying all their brilliant light
Creating highways in the sky
On which explorers do rely.
I wish that we on earth could know
The magic that God’s sky does show
Of life as is and how we learn
To choose our path at every turn !
COME WHAT MAY ( 2019 ) 2019/08/10
Whatever war that has been fought
Tis one more lesson to be taught
For no one wins as each has lost
And every war does have great cost.
Sometimes it takes a lifetime long
To hear the ring of freedom’s song
There is a price that all must pay
To win the battle of the day.
Therefore when lives do meet their end
And each has chosen foe and friend
The choice one makes on that last day
Will stand forever, come what may !
PROXIMITY ( 2019 ) 2019/05/23
I often think the Lord is there
In every garden that we share
With odors that o’ercome the air
And seize upon our senses rare.
A garden is this magic place
In which God lends to us the grace
That brings a smile to each one’s face
Engulfing us in His embrace.
I wish that I could always be
Involved with such an entity
Like plant or flower, vine and tree
Within our Lord’s proximity !
HIS WORLD DECOR ( 2019 ) 2019/04/26
Red, fuscia, purple, lime and green
These are the colors to be seen
With yellow, orange, pink, white, blue
To celebrate the springlike view,
Around the corners, every shade
And tint of green the Lord has made.
A myriad of colors bright
To lighten up each local sight
How did the Lord know long before
The beauty of His world decor ?
We thank You, Lord, for this Your gift
You sure know how to spirits lift !
DISPLAY ( 2019 ) 2019/04/08
Life is not strange nor is it cruel
It violates no golden rule
For in most seasons, young or old
The fields are plowed or bought or sold.
Some lie fallow while some are green
Others produce to the obscene
No two alike that is God’s way
As each creates his own display !
SILENCE OR VOICE ( 2018 ) 2018/10/05
There is a door that opens wide
To reveal secrets deep inside
Within life’s labyrinth of fears
Close to a hydrant full of tears.
This battle which abides within
Determines if we lose or win
As God alone does aid our choice
So each may choose silence or voice !
MAKE A CHOICE ( 2018 ) 2018/07/09
There is a choice that one must make
About the path that each shall take
And of the road that lies ahead
With twists and gaps and bumps instead.
Our trail through life is seldom smoothed
It’s crammed with ruts and slightly grooved
Where we who struggle on alone
Will stumble o’er both rock and stone.
Tis best remembering to swerve
When we approach curve uopn curve
This course we’ve taken is intense
But God’s our Help and our Defense !
NO MATTER WHAT ( 2018 ) 2018/03/16
My dearest child what can I say
To get you through your darkest day,
Which words of peace may I impart
To help you ease your aching heart ?
With all the love time mayhaps bring
Like joyous songs we learn to sing,
The word of God is what we’ve got
To keep us safe, no matter what !
TO SUCCEED ( 2018 ) 2018/01/14
There is one joy each day may bring
Your choice to laugh or dance and sing
To smile, enjoy or to correct
Some error made or to expect
Perhaps a chance to walk with God
And tread the path our forebears trod.
To share a bit of helping hand
Pick up the pieces or expand
Then comprehend the value of
Undaunted courage laced with love
A time to aid when there is need
Or teach another to succeed !
IT’S POSSIBLE ( 2017 ) 2017/11/26
What is it that life offers all
The chance to shape what may befall
A hope to curb our every whim
Control those steps outside the rim
To spend our days pursueing peace
And from all powers find our release
For somehow time gets in the way
When love does steal the heart away !
USE YOUR VOICE ( 2017 ) 2017/09/03
Let us not make waste of all our days
By holding on to life’s former ways
Let us lift our heads and hearts besides
To stem the crush and the flood of tides.
Let’s make an effort to strive once more
To welcome the Lord through our front door
Time has come for us to make a choice
Stand up for faith, start using your voice !
SET US FREE ( 2017 ) 2017/05/24
The shifting sands of life do blow
Across our vision wide and slow
And changes all the views we see
As we seek out God’s harmony.
The winds of time have come and gone
And left our dreams both pale and wan
Escape, escape, that cannot be
For none but death shall set us free !
IN DARKNESS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/22
The pendulum moves side to side
It is a somewhat boring ride
And doesn’t variate a bit
When in the rut where it does fit
And that’s a lesson to be taught
About this web in which we’re caught.
Sometimes it may be truly fine
When one decides to tow the line
However that does not preclude
A change in venue or in mood
For each must have freedom of choice
So they may exercise their voice !
TO NEVER TRY ( 2017 ) 2017/04/20
Is there a goal that one must seek
To make us stronger, not so weak,
A purpose that each one must find
To help escape a path unkind.
A babe is born most are the same
Except for color, sex and name
It’s left to them to win or lose
The way of life that each shall choose.
Some win, some fail, some others cry
And there are those who never try !
WINDING STAIR ( 2016 ) 2016/11/19
Some place there is a winding stair
Where does it go I do not know
I’m only sure it will be there
When ’tis the time for each to go !
But what direction shall one take
For stairs descend or rise above
You have a choice, make no mistake
The coward’s safety or God’s love !
A CHOICE ( 2016 ) 2016/11/07
I wish, I wish I had the words
To tell the crowd how to become
A connosieur of the absurd
Or prophecy of dumb and numb.
This world grows smaller day by day
And madness has now grown a voice
I wish that I could run away
Or help dear God to find a choice !
STAND UP ( 2016 ) 2016/10/29
The more I see the more I think
This world it totters on the brink
Seems no solution has appeared
The final outcome is quite clear
We’re on the eve of some attack
How shall we win our freedom back ?
I hear the sound of our retreat
We need to get back on our feet
Stand up for what you know is right
We can’t afford to lose this fight !
NO LONGER FREE ( 2016 ) 2016/09/06
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 !
FAITH PERSISTS ( 2016 ) 2016/08/21
The seasons end is drawing near
Before you notice winter’s here
And once again the snow will call
When autumn leaves no longer fall.
Now life is really much the same
For spring and summer start the game
Enjoy the view as colors fade
From bright sunlight to winter’s shade.
Sometimes it seems in life we lose
The power we had to pick or choose
Among those choices that exist
Believe our faith in God persists !
THE ONE I TRUST ( 2016 ) 2016/08/14
I left my heart on foreign shore
So long ago, forevermore
Through all these years I’ve not forgot
All of those dreams that lingered not.
I turned my face to other deeds
And sacrificed to fill life’s needs
To all my values I’ve been true
My faith is strong and patient too.
While I believe my course is just
I’ve found that God’s the one I trust !
GOD IS THERE ( 2016 ) 2016/06/14
I believe that life has levels of
Concern and care, devotion and love
They are with us for a lifetime long
And range from the meek to ever strong.
Perhaps some require a stouter voice
To channel the option of their choice
One must not accept that all is lost
Or believe that failure is the cost,
Stand up and shout or cheer if you will
And know that your God is with you still !
DO THE BEST ( 2016 ) 2016/02/18
Days are flying like leaves in a storm
All tempest tossed so lost and forlorn
The winds of time move across the land
Like an army under God’s command.
Is anyone sure that we’re not alone
Or which role to assume on our own
How foolish it is to thump on our chest
It is but God who will do the best !
TO FLY ( 2016 ) 2016/02/14
Quite clear to see
It’s only me
Lost and confused
Not much amused.
No will to fight
Far left or right
Great passion there
Full of despair.
A lonesome place
One dare not face
Too late to try
By chance to fly !
Claire V. Bogdanos 