I’ve trod the road uncounted miles
And shed more than a million tears
While time evoked a thousand smiles
As life revealed a hundred fears.
I cannot know the why of it
From each angle life has displayed
I only know I hope to fit
Before all of my cards are played !
Oh where am I, what do I see
This place precedes eternity
That’s full of tears and many sighs
Of past romance and sad goodbyes ?
The journey long that each must make
Full of surprise and glad mistake
Who knows what comes to light at last
After each one’s lifespan has passed ?
We hope and dream and wish for more
As we have never dared before
Since life is not a chance recall
The end is shared by one and all !
Oh sandman, sandman what shall we see
In tonight’s sleepy time fantasy
While each evening I prepare for bed
I pray I’ll have pleasant dreams ahead
If I’m honest I cannot recall
Any of my dreams of old at all
They seemed to disappear ere came dawn
And by waking time they were all gone !
Could we but know the history
Of all God’s miracles we see,
That every minute of each day
Are playing out in grand display,
Oh, what a wonder we would learn
For every fraction of life’s turn.
As occurs here before our eyes
This program happens in disguise
The simplest flight of birds on high
Got their direction times gone by
God’s world is perfect as can be
Except for fools like you and me !
At times I feel I am obsessed
By hopes and dreams and fears possessed
The hope that we shall find a way
To seek a greater role to play
A dream to be the brighter star
Than what we ever really are
The fear to put our dreams to rest
And hope that all will do their best !
Oh how I wish that I could fly
On magic wings into the sky
To visit in that storied land
Where dreams come true and hopes expand.
With love and joy in every nook
And shelves chock full of toy and book
A special place devoid of fear
Where no one ever sheds a tear.
There is no hunger anywhere
And there are beds for all to share
Nor is the sound of anger heard
All seem to have a kindly word.
How marvelous if we could see
Our world bathed in such harmony !
Well, here it is, the early morn
Where shades of night melt into dawn
As shadows pale then disappear
Into the light now grown more near.
When I was young I found that joy
So vital to each girl and boy
My heart grew wings, I learned to fly
To heights that reached beyond the sky.
How little did I know back then
It never would return again
And wishes I’d been hoping for
All failed to knock at my front door !
Oh blessed Lord, come live with me
Invade my heart eternally
Help me to keep my life in line
And with your aid, I will be fine.
Oh Lord God, hear my simple plea
There is no place I’d rather be
Than safe with You each day to rise
Forever more in Paradise !
I’ve often thought how sad it is
To figure out what’s mine, what’s his
This world was not born yesterday
Nor will its strength fade fast away
But lingers long upon the mind
To seek the answer we need find.
Among those stars in distant sky
There bides a path that each must ply
And as the trail now waxes old
Before its impetus grows cold
Let’s bind our fears and make new friends
Learn how the final story ends !
How can we live our lives complete
Without the taste of some defeat ?
The sun it rises in the eastern sky
Each day to bid the starlit night goodbye
This ancient pattern must be kept alive
For one without the other can’t survive !
The air is still, one feels the heat
This life we know faces defeat
The rule of law used as a pawn
Will disappear before too long
The change will come more silently
As we accept reality
Let’s bow our heads, pray fears depart
And beg of God a brand new start !
The wind, it whistles through the trees
Staccato bristling in the breeze
The air is crisp, its clean and clear
Sounds of autumn fall on the ear.
The Ides of March have come and gone
And Labor Day has since moved on
Ere long it will be Halloween
With other days squeezed in between.
All lives serve seasons in their turn
Each with some lesson we need learn
Our victories may have no date
Sometimes we simply have to wait !
I’ve seen the world about me cry
And heard its whispers of goodbye
I’ve felt the tremor of its fears
All through these recent lonely years
I’ve known the truth and heard its lies
And seen them revel in disguise.
I’ve prayed for help in my distress
And been denied proper redress
I’ve hoped that opportunity
Would visit soon and set me free
But most of all I’ve asked of You
Dear Lord above, please see me through !
Dark storm clouds gather up on high
While shafts of light shoot cross the sky
The rain it tumults to the ground
And fills each crevice to be found.
The thunder and the lightning roar
As darkness creeps inside the door
The streets are full of glistening streams
That flow forever, so it seems.
All lives encounter stormy days
Both cold or sad in countless ways
With this exception each may take
God helps us up before we break !
Of all the wishes I have sought
Or presents that I’ve ever bought
Like treasured dreams that I have thought
Are in my heart, forever caught !
When we were young so long ago
Seems each one had places to go
Our world held opportunity
At least a million sights to see.
Before the young had dreams to share
Or found someone that truly cared
There was a path that each might take
Beside the promises they’d make.
In youth we’re prone to fool around
And fail to keep our feet aground
There’s always one more thing to do
Some song to sing or dragon slew
Rooftops to scale or mountains climbed
Oceans to cross with not much time
Hopes, schemes and plans, all praises sung
Tis sad gets wasted on the young !
There is a scale outweighs most life
That bends with happiness or strife
There is a moment time waits for
A prayer that’s said for one adored.
To live the truth and do your best
This basic hope bides with the rest
Tis now the end draws clearly near
And finds us captive to its fear,
Too soon each dream just fades away
How shall we bear our one last day ?
There are so many dreams I’ve had
Some old, some borrowed, some brand new
A few turned out to be quite sad
But there were winners, one or two.
I thank You Lord, for all the luck
And wish my friends much of the same
This effort took most of the pluck
To help save each one in the game.
I know that dreams will never end
Fact is they only fade away
In time, conditions all must blend
While dreams keep changing every day !
Our aims got tangled and went adrift
The spirit’s drowning and needs a lift
While our dreams have somehow gone astray
Pray this confusion soon melts away.
At the root of all that we believe
And a part of ideas we conceive
May the love of God instill great peace
And from life’s distress grant all release !
Have you seen smiles upon each face
Of winners who complete the race
It’s not about their speed or pace
But difficulties they’ve embraced !
There is one comment I have heard
About God’s Truth and Holy Word
It is the garment we should wear
The word of saints and those who care.
I love to amble through His Book
We need to take a deeper look
There’s not an issue left behind
It answers all and every kind.
I wish this world could take a break
And finally decision make
That God alone is what we need
To keep our faith and justice heed !
Sunshine is the gladness that sweetens every day
Rain is the cleansing mist that washes grief away !
Too many words are left unsaid
And rattle round inside our head
Too many schemes have flown away
While ambitions went fast astray.
Where are the dreamers that we knew
With vision bold like me and you,
As peace and joy by love possessed
May fill our lives with hope and zest !
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
The stage is set, the curtain waits
With ticket takers at each gate
The script’s been writ, face-paint applied
While tension grows from deep inside.
Time for the truth to come on out
With neither whimper nor a shout
The simple facts are really best
Let’s leave the judgement to the rest !
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 !
At times I’m sure I hear the sound
Of children laughing all around
I hear the patter of their feet
In clitter-clatters from the street.
Oh how I wish that I were there
As joy was rising in the air
Remember how it used to be
When hearts were young and love was free ?
Those days are gone, they won’t come back
Our lives today under attack
Why must we suffer such distress
I do not know, what is your guess ?
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Claire V. Bogdanos 