Oh little lamb so pure and sweet
You lay there at your Saviour’s feet
How long before your time has come
Your destiny will be undone ?
We each one have to make our way
Learn to accept it day by day
And pray that all we touch in life
Will help to heal this world in strife.
Move on, move on, without a pause
We carry on, it is the cause !
Life dishes out a lot of stuff
Before too long we’ve had enough
The tides of time, sometimes too strong
Will somehow carry us along
To events we have never seen
Or places we have never been
I believe all peace doth linger
At the behest of God’s finger !
The tears I shed are not for me
But for all those who used to be
Part of our world now gone astray
Like ashes of life’s yesterday.
Once each possessed a name and face
And came from a familial place
They lived, they loved, they breathed the air
And met the destiny all share.
How strange that we who’ve stayed behind
Have yet our destinies to find
With nought a hint of what comes next
Of where to go or whom to text !
AMEN.
I’m looking through the window glass
Observing as my life rolls past
Still wondering where I have been
Or if I’ll pass this way again ?
How strange is life when one is young
And from the heart, love’s song is sung
The words still echo on my ear
They bring me calm and soothe my fear.
Be kind dear Lord, now that tis o’er
Too soon I’ll knock on Your front door !
Now I have been a child of God at every blessed age
And I have lived in awe of Him through every growing stage
I’ve hoped and wished and dreamt that He will hear my urgent plea
Oh gracious Lord, I love You so, please be my destiny !
I love You Lord, please take my hand
And lead me to the Promised Land
Show me the path to Latter Days
That I may follow in Your ways
Each child that listens soon will hear
God’s loving Message on his ear
Trust in the Lord, He will not fail
The world is His, each hill and vale
Like every thing the eye can see
Is made by Him for you and me !
AMEN.
There lives a love that waits for me
Beyond the reach of destiny
A love that is one’s legacy
And takes us to eternity !
Oh, Child of God, so pure and sweet
The earth paid homage at your feet
Great wars were fought to save Your name
Your Image garners world wide fame.
You are the Sum of what we are
Yet, You have never travelled far
How wonderous that You should be
The Key to God’s eternity !
To love our God and country too
Those are the things I chose to do.
To furnish aid to those in need
Encourage others to succeed
Grant help to many who deserve
To earn a chance to give and serve.
It’s true our nation must be saved
If we are to escape this grave
Of shattered dreams, distorted facts,
Repeated crimes and heartless acts.
Please rescue us and keep us free
Lest we betray our destiny !
I often think this plan we’ve made
Needs lots of help, a large band-aid
Like an old game we used to play
To whisk our idle hours away.
Remember this now if you please
When you’re on “Broadway” take your ease
You do not have to go to “jail”
Just whiz on by, do not post bail.
However when you pause on GO
Make ready for the final blow
For life is one great big surprise
It’s meant to open all our eyes !
This world we know is dying fast
It seems that peace will never last
In truth it cannot ever win
There is no way we can begin.
The die was cast too long ago
There’s no route left to touch or grow
How sad that we have come this far
To barely reach or touch the bar.
We’ll bow our heads in feigned surprise
Since we have caused our own demise !
There was a child born long ago
It is a story we all know
A sky bathed in celestial light
With one star burning ever bright.
That tiny babe lay mongst the sheep
With angels guarding Him asleep
The heavens knew and marked that place
With holiness time can’t erase.
That baby boy would grow to be
The saviour of humanity
A whole world knows His blessed name
There’s been none else of greater fame !
And so it is each day begins
We are all equal, no one wins
The wheels, they turn and turn again
But who’ll survive remember when ?
The moment comes then fades away
In all of this, who gets to stay
As life continues its short climb
Then faces change time after time ?
Though no one wins in this relay
Existence spans without delay
The days of man all numbered are
And no one ever gets too far !
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 !
Our lives are cast in many ways
With results for all of our days
No one may change what has begun
For history’s been set and done.
We hope and pray we do not fail
And of our strengths we shall avail
So each will do the best he can
To fill that role down to a man !
Now as for me when I am dead
My ashes will wind up instead
Upon the surface of the sea
Tis such a briny place to be
There float away to foreign lands
And rest at last on distant sands !
I’ve sailed upon the seas of life
Both when it’s calm or full of strife
And I can say without a doubt
That safety nests in faith devout.
There is no time to make amends
Nor look about in search of friends
For God demands the total count
Of all we’ve done in what amount,
The good, the bad, the inbetween
Of what we’ve said and what we mean
He understands and will forgive
He is the reason we all live !
Now this has been a journey long
From birth to death, one’s telltale song
As we have been upon life’s road
Each burdened by our heavy load.
It matters not what we have thought
There in this net all have been caught
And so it is that we shall be
A cog in God’s eternity !
I can’t foretell the story of what each life may hold
Because all are different, some timid, some are bold
We’re sure throughout the years that truth is bound to unfold
Pray we’ll accept this message before we are too old !
The moment’s come to bid goodbye
To all I love ere I should die
For time is swift as we all know
One can’t command it stop or go.
The end is quick, affords no choice
We are adrift without a voice
It matters not the age we are
Or if we’ve traveled wide or far.
The goal is clear enough to see
Just how each one is dear to me
Since all must pass, as is the case
It ‘s still the rule none can erase !
We little know or can surmise
What fate will bring or life surprise
Each day begins with a clean slate
That offers chance upon its plate.
A new beginning one and all
The chips of life await the call
But who will win or who will lose
I do not know who gets to choose.
Enough to say I cannot bear
Too many times life is not fair !
The night is long it’s dark and cold
The dreams we’ve dreamt have all grown old
A burst of air rushed through the door
Life’s covers slipt onto the floor.
What would I give to capture youth
Well I’m not sure, to tell the truth
Perhaps nought’s left to grant me strength
Or add to life a greater length.
I think that we each must decide
How long or short will be the ride !
There is a place that waits for me
Beyond the waves, across the sea
Perhaps a cove or sandy beach
Seawater splashed and unimpeached.
God’s creatures waiting one and all
Adhering to the Saviour’s call
We stand in line there to await
Determination of our fate !
I have been to the top of the mountain to seek my destiny
I have walked through the valley of shadows to find my clarity
I have begged of the gods above me to silently hear my plea
There on the altar of justice I accept whatever must be !
Love cannot be life’s everything
It’s faith and hope and blossoming
It’s dreams and plans and mystery
Our spring and fall, our destiny !
It is the total of the scene
On this huge stage that’s in-between
Our days of nascence and demise
That learn to live with compromise !
Life is a giant mystery
All twists and turns, no victory
A winding path that’s gone astray
And often seems it’s lost its way.
It prowls the street when darkness falls
And answers when each morning calls
It spins itself into the winds
To where all life again begins !
If we could see into the past
Oh what deeds we’d discard fast
Words we wished were never spoken
Promises that we have broken.
Oh what challenge this world now shows
And watch just how our wisdom grows
With all the courage we can save
To keep us smart and safe and brave.
But we this gift not yet received
While in our lives too much deceived
We know at last it is too late
We’re not the owners of our fate !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 