The pain is real and so intense
What shall I do for my defense
Oh blessed Lord reach out to me
And grant me some immunity
My faith is strong what shall I do
To prove that I believe in You ?
I’ve made the best of what I’ve got
And know this is my final shot
Please help me Lord to find some peace
As from this place I beg release !
AMEN.
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 !
I stand by God and all He means
He fills my heart and all my dreams
He is my Hero over all
I answer ever to His call
It matters not where I shall go
For I am His till end times show !
My morning thoughts are crystal clear
They help discern why I am here
How shall I know the path to take
To live my life void of mistake !
What is it I can do for you
Encouraging each wish comes true,
Seeking for you a safer place
Increase the smile upon your face ?
How may I ease your weary day
Help chase your fearful cares away
Decrease the lonely burden of
A life’s existence without love ?
Is there some joy that I may gift
Ensuring you that spirit’s lift
And promise that I shall try hard
To be there as you search for God !
If there were something I could give
That helped you heal and made you live
I’m sure you know I would have tried
With all my power from deep inside.
For I am far too old you see
And have half filled my destiny
Your turn was next, without a doubt
Why did I fail and had no clout ?
I am sorry, you had to lose
No other exit one could choose
I’m trying hard, I can’t forget
Now left in tears with deep regret !
We are walking our way back to God
O’er a path that’s rocky and oft hard
In a manner that would uphill wind
What e’er this discovery may find.
On a foreign road unknown and strange
We’ve tackled a job due for a change
Picking up the pieces of broken hearts
While trying to find all the lost parts.
It’s a worthwhile service that we’ve found
Attempting to get our lives unbound
Praying to reach a much finer place
Therein receive God’s comfort and grace !
There’s little time for childish games
As now most face true adult aims
The chances lessen day by day
For those who choose a calmer stay.
More stamina is what we need
If all God’s values we pay heed
Remember life is here to stay
It’s only we who fade away !
I spy the remnants of my life
Surviving all its stress and strife
I sense the depth of my defense
While reaching out for recompense.
Where are the goals I thought I had
That separate good from the bad,
When will I learn to use my time
In aiding those who dare to climb ?
I find myself caught in the net
That seems to have no exit yet
Please show me, Lord the way to go
To help our lives and values grow !
I acquired a friend quite recently
Who lives just across the room from me
Whereby my pillow I constant see
His acrobatic activity.
He lives in this house made of thick glass
He makes no noise and doesn’t harass
A more perfect mate one could not ask
Although his presence creates small task.
He requires a meal but once a day
Always remains clear out of my way
Daily the water starts to turn gray
Friday’s the day we flush dirt away.
I still have this friend at my address
I pray he moves soon so I can rest !
HIS NAME IS PHELPS, A BEETA FISH
I’m trying hard to keep abreast
Of all the import of each test
I beg God’s help and am undone
There’s one last battle to be won
Grant me the power to climb the ropes
True to the dream, for I have hopes !
The sun hides now behind the clouds
The winds drift by in friendly crowds
The air is chill with not a thought
To all our issues as it ought.
Our innocence has gotten lost
Because of its ungodly cost
The world prefers to fall behind
Than work to some solution find !
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 !
There are no cares I wish to share
My thoughts this day seem quite threadbare
I’m feeling worn this early morn
A bit unsteady and forlorn
Perhaps today I need more sleep
I’ve obligations I must keep.
I know that I’ve too much to do
Sometimes I never think it through
I try so hard to give my best
And fear that I won’t pass the test
One can’t lose heart of that I’m sure
But with God’s help we’ll be secure !
I feel great need to reach out and touch
This trembling world which suffers so much
A diadem in God’s crown of gold
With footprints left by giants of old
And a history that no one knows
Began with a bang, the story goes !
Be grateful dinosaurs died away
Insuring all that we’re here to stay
I’d like to think in this world at large
Our God above is the one in charge
His plans for us to reclaim the earth
Deserve our efforts for all they’re worth !
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 !
Rise up, rise up and sieze the dawn
Another day, another morn
With one last chance to be reborn.
Pursue your dream or seek your cause
It’s yours to take to heal the flaws
Still yours to win, go, stop or pause !
The madness of this world we see
Leads us close to infinity
Could be that war is imminent
This is the thing we must prevent.
Let’s pray to find another way
Not black or white but shades of gray
There needs to be a middle road
Some method used to share the load.
It’s time for us to stand up tall
Accept the blame before the fall
Learn how to shoulder our fair share
Tis now to show how much we care !
The snowflakes fluttered to the ground
And fell in soft peaks all around
The winter winds blew brash and bold
And shimmered in the midnight’s cold
The sting of frost left on my face
Like numbness of our last embrace.
When I was young and dreamt a bit
I thought my dreams could never fit
But now I’m old and understand
Sometimes fate deals a losing hand
And we must make another plan
To manage fear and start again !
I’m so tired of running uphill
I’d like some time to just sit still
Or help to find another way
To learn to get through every day.
The race is old and I am too
Truth is I don’t know what to do
So be a sport and lend a hand
Keep telling me that life is grand.
Perhaps after a while or so
My confidence is bound to grow
I want to do all that I can
It’s tough to be an also ran !
How sad am I that I can’t fly
Like Icarus, I can but try
More sad indeed that when I do
I seem a fool to quite a few.
Tis hard to be just one more guy
Who tried and fell out of the sky
I need to find some path that’s new
To reinvent my old virtue !
I search about this world I see
And find so much catastrophe
Life travels down this lonely road
That bares an extra heavy load.
We need some help along the way
If we expect to win the day
We need to dig so very deep
If we have dreams we plan to keep.
We’ll brush the cobwebs from our eyes
Increase our efforts, compromise
And do the job we know we can
As part of God’s great master plan !
We’ll say goodbye to days that were
With all the visions they incurred
While every road must have a bend
So every page may have an end !
The times have come and gone away
To leave us lost or led astray
Or on the path to happiness
Possessing keys to our success !
To each is given that bag of tools
God’s map to life supplies the rules
What shall we do then if we fail
We’ll try again with tooth and nail !
I like to sing aloud and long
A sweet and joyous feel good song
All about the home of the brave
Where freedom’s free and must be saved !
This land where gold lines every street
That is if you will move your feet
Get out of bed and use your mind
There is a treasure you shall find !
While sloth may be the choice you make
And ignorance the path you take,
You won’t believe what joy it brings
Until success does give you wings !
It’s only in the arms of God
That true redemption will be found
Sometimes that task seems just so hard
And forces one into the ground !
The cradle clings unto the branch
This cannot be pure happenstance
But is the work of stronger hands
T’will bring about the Master’s plans !
Tis strange that we who have no worth
Bethink ourselves the salt of earth
While dung we are in our pursuit
Of evil gain and heartless loot !
The children who inherit this
Denied the blessings of kindness
Are the lost sheep now gone astray
Who need God’s help to find their way !
We thank you Lord for grace and care
And all the blessings that we share
Through times of good and times of bad
Those times we gave it all we had !
Some lifetimes have a slow restart
For many hide a timid heart
Beyond our skills the fear still lurks
One foot before the other works !
The steady pace of trying hard
Should help to keep us on our guard
The path ahead cannot be sure
Pray it will make our way secure !
One feeling is consuming me
It seems to set my senses free
This holocaust of life and death
Begs God’s forgiveness with its breath !
What courage does sensation bring
Will it engender anything
Or cower in some corner there
Afraid to take life anywhere ?
Where is the sun that chastens night
Our faith will guide us by the light
We have the right to see it through
God will be there I promise you.
If we have lost or we have won
We shall not know till life is done !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 