I’ve wandered down on memory lane
Hoping to visit old friends again
Trying to recall what used to be
Traveling back in my memory
So many shadows along the way
Of all we have met here day by day
Celebrate occasions one by one
From early morn till each day is done !
Here in the silence of the night
One finds the courage and the might
Of all that’s proffered in His sight
By God whose judgement is the Light !
I’ve often wondered what it is I’d do
If I had the chance to begin anew
I’m not so sure that I should venture there
Without someone Special willing to care,
For life on one’s own can be a bit much
Especially if you have lost your touch
How I do wish that tomorrow may bring
Another day with a sweet song to sing
To open my eyes and give me the will
To reach out to God for His magic pill !
I find myself alone at last
With memories of times long passed
Regrets and sorrows I can’t lose
And if I’ve choice, some I won’t choose.
Days when my heart reached for the sky
As all my dreams did upward fly
And life had opened up the door
That held my hopes forevermore.
Alas those dreams did disappear
To fill my life with cautious fear
I’ve little strength left to help fight
Without God’s aid to do what’s right !
A little voice within my head
Whispered to me, “get out of bed,
Stop feeling sorry for yourself
And rise up from that dusty shelf. ”
“It’s not as bad as what you think
Please move back safely from the brink
Tis time to pay attention to
All that the Lord has done for you !”
“Wake up, wake up, ere it’s too late
Just how much longer will you wait ?
This scene is coming to an end
Make haste to mend your fence, my friend !”
So many words are ever sweet
And rest in bundles at my feet
Syllables echoed on my ear
The sound of which I yearn to hear.
I do enjoy the accolades
Of ages past, forgotten days,
When men of words would have their sway
And you and I might nod “hooray”
For those of old much braver be
To speak for human dignity !
Tis true, tis true, all heaven knows
There is a feeling, grows and grows
We need You Lord, the night blows bold
Tis sad to think, but youth gets old.
They too must trod this selfsame road
Perhaps bearing a greater load
Remember that each breath we take
Has many varied paths at stake.
Make sure each step is firmly gripped
Without a chance, footings have slipped
Take care secure one true regard
Think safety and keep up your guard !
Tis soon the dawn, the day begins
As time is short, nobody wins
The loser fades away discreet
Then who’s left standing on his feet ?
All life is not peaches and cream
Fair or honest, a piper’s dream
While truth gets lost along the way
Is no one there who’ll have a say ?
Remember, only God is just
And worthy of our total trust
He is the Hero and the Friend
Who bides with each far past the end !
As I awaken each morning what do I see
But a room full of emptiness staring at me
And a page in a book that has not been writ yet
Like a chapter in life that I’ll never forget
As the dawn turns to dusk and the curtains are drawn
God give me the courage to just keep moving on !
How little do we know of life
Its loss and gains, its joys and strife
How soon before we all must find
The courage to all fears unwind ?
DO NOT FORGET TODAY 9/11/2001.
Here am I wrapt within the tide
Of where all hopes and fears reside
As surging life and death are found
Beneath, above and all around
While time bides with us to the end
And God and angels all befriend !
Memory is a powerful tool
Not governed by sets of standard rule
A list of items hidden away
To safely keep for another day,
The human mind, a knowledge beyond
May save the secrets of which we’re fond,
A shadow here or a whisper there
Moments in time we chose not to share
These are the treasures that we may find
When we have courage to speak our mind !
It little matters what we say
Moment to moment, day to day
Our time is come, we can’t forget
As one by one, our hearts regret.
The past we’ve known, that it may be
Sweet echoes of eternity,
As sad farewell must turn away
Our hope that begs a new today !
There is this call that I now hear
It happens every time each year
The bells peal out and my heart cries
Takes all my strength to face goodbyes !
There is no way I can convey
The sadness that I feel this day
So many wars for all those boys
Who early left their childhood toys
To wear that uniform each chose
Before their lives came to a close.
So be it blue or white or green
Brown, khaki, tan or in between
Whatever color works for you
They fought and died, red, white and blue !
THIS IN MEMORIAM 1776 – 2018
I sailed down mem’ry lane today
Reviewing things that we might say
And thought about it long and hard
I wonder, have you embraced God ?
Since you and I did not agree
On ways each handled destiny
I’d like to think we shared a view
Of all that would be right to do.
Now you’ve been gone for quite awhile
You earned your honor hero style
This is one lesson you’ve taught me
There’s no coward in victory !
Oh Santa Claus, dear Santa Claus
This is the wrong time of the year
However, I need ask because
Too soon the holidays are here.
We get so very bothered now
Just trying to keep up with life
It’s slipt away, I don’t know how
Between our courage and our strife.
I’d like to think that you and I
Perhaps could share the central theme
While knowing one day all shall die
Each needs accept both scheme and dream !
The quiet of the lonely night
Now fills my waiting ears
The silence funnels all the fright
Into my wildest fears !
This gentle thought does make its way
Into the musings of each day
What is it that our God has seen
As He looks down upon earth’s scene
Can it be that our numbers grow
Who wait on Him to start His show ?
There is a place where I can see
This nation’s flag wave over me
The flag it flies with colors bright
It is an oh so wondrous sight
And promises this great surprise
To open every stranger’s eyes
Instilling confidence and pride
With love that wells up deep inside
Old Glory may she ever wave
And all our dreams, help us to save !
I’d like to believe that I am strong
That I can handle what comes along
Because my courage is loathe to fail
As I’m not a ship without a sail !
Some lessons in life have taught me well
I’ve tales of my own that I may tell
Please help me dear Lord to stand up tall
Or extend Your arms ere I should fall !
Hear now the battle marchers’ roar
Sending our children off to war
If not for them who will it be
That gives their life to keep us free ?
With timid breath and frosted heart
Too many wait for life to start !
Tis true that tears are often sweet
That courage rises from defeat,
That wisdom needs to curb its cheek
With all those words that it may speak.
While silence is the calmest way
To channel all our fears away
It’s working hard that is the call
To save us from decline and fall !
I love You Lord, You are my strengths
I’d follow You to any lengths
You are courage and made me strong
And in Your care I do belong.
I am with You where ere You go
Through summer storm or winter’s snow
And when I die remember this
I beg of You, one parting kiss !
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 !
Oh that yearning for times long past
Those youthful days that did not last
Where all our dreams began as hope
To bear no limits in their scope
For youth is that which knows no fear
Of obstacles both far and near.
Yet all too soon those days must pass
Like shadows in life’s looking glass
While time alone may leave its marks
As former youth on age embarks
There face anew another day
To pack their former life away !
Now words are just those thoughts we say
Aloud to help us make our way
Around this world that shelters us
From acts too vile or ominous.
It seems the crass and most unjust
Use voices louder than they must
And overshout the gentle souls
To stop us reaching our true goals.
Let’s show them by one act supreme
They shan’t destroy our peaceful dream !
The sun invades the early light of morn
As each day doth pass from the dusk to dawn
The birds do exit from their hidden cleft
To search for morsels that each night has left.
While men must all learn how to face the dark
When times turn bleak and moments seem so stark
Take care that hope is not forever lost
Hold on to faith no matter what the cost !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 