May the Lord above look down on me
With kindness and generosity
May He clasp my hand through darkest night
And save my soul from old Satan’s might
May His love warm me when it is cold
And cushion my steps aft I’ve grown old !
AMEN.
HOW MUCH I CARE ( 2019 ) 2019/07/20
A little bit of humor, her smile to show she’d dare
The sound of laughter on our ears floating in the air
A tiny piece of heaven for every one to share
Today’s my mother’s birthday and oh, how much I care !
NEVER END ( 2019 ) 2019/07/19
The day is gray and full of gloom
There’s not a rainbow in my room
The sun itself has hid away
Refusing to come out and play
The air is heavy and morose
It’s hard to breathe and ever close !
Perhaps the weather will perk up
Before it is our time to sup
We’ll take a glass of wine or two
Remembering our rendezvous
And ask the Lord to help us spend
One evening that may never end !
GROW WINGS AND FLY ( 2019 ) 2019/06/09
Oh how I wish that we may speak
If I were strong and not so weak
And had a chance to beg the Lord
That we might be of one accord
Thus sleep with God and bird, may I
Perhaps one day grow wings and fly ?
UNKNOWN ( 2019 ) 2019/04/10
There’s not a day that passes by
When each one’s dream may bid goodbye
There’s not a night without a star
Reminding us how near or far
The journey of our lives will be
In terms of our expectancy.
For we are here a short time all
Without control o’er win or fall
It is the Master of our fate
Who knows our exit and its date !
HE IS THERE ( 2019 ) 2019/01/13
Tis Sunday morn a day of rest
Enjoy the day and dream your best
Pick up the pieces if you care
And be assured that He is there !
OH ITALY ( 2018 ) 2018/11/19
Where the moon comes over the mountain
And the stars disappear in the sea
There’s a statue rains in a fountain
In a special place they call Trevi.
In the past I have been there often
It’s such a heavenly place to be
As I remember how hearts soften
And the day I’ll return there to see !
THE BATTLE’S O’ER ( 2018 ) 2018/10/20
Lone vigil kept throughout the night
Doth end in early morning’s light
The stars all seem to bid goodbye
The wind reduced to but a sigh
Seems quiet has become God’s will
The battle’s o’er, the heart now still !
THE FINAL DAY ( 2018 ) 2018/06/13
This heart of mine it hungers so
Too much to say before we go
The words don’t come so easy now
Caught in the throat, sometimes somehow.
A simple act of nature’s need
Bids all who dare, take care indeed
The changes come and fall away
Too soon we’ll meet that fInal day !
PERCHANCE ( 2018 ) 2018/04/06
Good morning Lord, this is another day
With all new miracles spreading our way
Among the olden dreams we still expect
Like fantasies perchance that we reject
Who knows what favor God will deign to show
Let’s give it time to spread and shed and grow !
OUTCOME IS A DREAM ( 2018 ) 2018/03/24
Today I trudged along the road
While packing quite a bulky load
My spirit crushed by all the stress
My soul in pain, under duress.
I wish I knew what I should do
To help myself and see this through
At times I feel the battle’s lost
Since I can’t count the total cost
I’ll keep on trying to hold fast
This effort will not be my last
Since God and me are like a team
Let’s pray the outcome is a dream !
CLOSE SIDE BY SIDE ( 2018 ) 2018/03/15
Now through it all, the thick and thin
You’ve always known to count me in
I stand with God, I always will
Until this heart of mine lies still !
There is a thought that comes to mind,
Beyond this place what shall I find
A world that’s known to God alone
Where all our sins have been atoned,
One path that leads to peace at last
Our worldliness is in the past
Here gentle lamb and lion lay
Close side by side, day after day !
WAKEUP ( 2018 ) 2018/03/07
On a lonely road in an empty place
When the bugle calls and a trumpet plays
And the wild wind blows o’er deserted plain
It stirs an old heart to revive again !
THE SYCAMORE ( 2018 ) 2018/03/01
My eyes observe huge sycamores entwined
Where branches, crowded, up to heaven wind
Quite barren now of leaves or other frill
This vision of the sky gives me a chill
There rises through that mass of jumbled limbs
A dazzle of congested psalms and whims.
I’ve never seen such turns and twists before
Wherein my memory could ever store
Massive as all these scattered arms may be
Seems they stretch out to touch infinity !
MY MOM ( 2018 ) 2018/02/21
Not long ago in this same place
The last time that I saw her face,
Today’s the day that I recall
The darkness of death’s knell did fall.
How sad that we shall never greet
Or hug and kiss when e’er we meet
I am so sorry that you’ve gone
We’ll catchup soon, it won’t be long !
I FEEL LOST ( 2018 ) 2018/01/24
Well there it is, seems miles away
I’m not sure that I want to stay
It’s too much trouble to keep track
I’d like to have my courage back.
My life is slipping from my hand
I’ve lost control, I lack command
It seems there’s no one left to hear
Solutions have become unclear.
My world grows smaller day by day
I pray and hope I’ll find my way !
MY OWN ( 2018 ) 2018/01/06
The love I knew when I was small
With hugs and squeezes by the score
That was the best that I recall
Along with being kissed galore !
I never thought that as I grew
All those moments would stay with me
And add to all the joys I knew
To be my favorite memory.
It’s long ago, the times now past
I wonder where the years have flown
I’ve never found a love to last
Or one that I could call my own !
CONFESSION ( 2018 ) 2018/01/02
I’ve always known I was a child
Polite and kind, ne’er rude or wild
Perhaps that is the reason why
My passive nature gets me by.
I wish that I could gather strength
Pursue my dreams to greater length
What is it folks are fighting for
To curry favor, change decor ?
Now I have traveled very far
Across the seas, both ship and shore
My heart has weathered many storms
And travesties beyond the norm !
My curly hair that used to be
Has now begun deserting me
It is not washing down the drain
Just tired curling up again.
While fate has opened every door
To follow through or settle score
I wonder what may soon occur
And to what power I must defer ?
The hours too fast are speeding by
All clouded with both tears and sigh
Oh gracious Lord now hear my plea
My hope is to abide with Thee !
THE YEAR IS ENDING ( 2017 ) 2017/12/29
The year is ending, tis soon o’er
We’ve left the cold and closed the door
Begin again with brand new start
To lift the caution from each heart
As all those moments we recall
Ere all the shades of night may fall
Among the times we shan’t regret
And those that haven’t happened yet !
WHEN COURAGE ABATES ( 2017 ) 2017/12/21
I’m walking alone on this long, long road
My soul is laden with a heavy load
The pace is labored but my aim intent
There are no excuses left to invent.
I have had a dream of these ups and downs
Some full of smiles and a few with deep frowns
It’s wisdom we need when courage abates
To give life a chance before it’s too late !
WE’VE NO REGRET ( 2017 ) 2017/11/03
Why do we dream, what’s that about
And why is life so full of doubt,
I cannot question, God exists
My trust in Him ever persists !
This world is all there is to share
In time with love and hope and care
Though lives of men have limits set
We promise Lord we’ve no regret !
NOTHING REAL ( 2017 ) 2017/08/17
I hear the sound of marching feet
Parading down lengths of main street
I heard the voice of those who died
With their last breath, they gave us pride.
The earth ran red with their lost blood
The tears they cried were like a flood
One cannot know what they would feel
Or understand there’s nothing real !
VALUE FAITH AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/07/07
The days are fleeting this I know
As dreams and heartaches come and go
The time is now to loose the chain
And learn to value faith again !
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 !
PLAYERS ALL ( 2017 ) 2017/04/12
This is God’s giant stage and we are players all
We tread upon the boards and pray we do not fall !
YULETIDE ( 2016 ) 2016/12/02
My heart is full of Yuletide dreams
I’m not quite sure what it all means
This year is ending soon it seems
And I’m caught up in winter scenes.
There is a quiver in the trees
My faith endures, my soul perceives
It whispers soft into the breeze
Thank you dear Lord, my world believes !
FREEDOM’S RING ( 2016 ) 2016/11/08
The air is charged with thoughts intense
What shall we do in our defense
The days are numbered who can say
Who will the hero be today ?
Will they be travelling on a horse
Or sailing on a separate course
And will this choice affect our lives
Of course it must one does surmise ?
Let’s pray that God is on our side
Along life’s road He’ll be our guide
We need to take our country back
Stay safe from harm and all attack !
REPRISE ( 2016 ) 2016/08/17
I now have dreamt a thousand dreams
Not one of them came true
For they were naught but crazy schemes
And foolishness we knew.
Our dreams are meant to give us hope
Perhaps a brand new chance
No matter what the age or scope
Reprise is our last dance !
Claire V. Bogdanos 