Sometimes this world gets in the way
We come and go, yet cannot stay
Or find a path to keep us free
From all of life’s complexity.
I’ve often wondered just how long
We’re all expected to be strong
It takes some bit of grit to see
The pathway to eternity !
The sun peeks through the window blinds
As morning light exposure finds
Let’s welcome in this brand new day
Before it too does fly away.
The leaves have gone, the trees are bare
The smell of snow now fills the air
As winter creeps upon its knees
The earth beneath begins to freeze.
Too soon the frost will move on in
While dark of night shall soon begin !
I hear the whistle on the track
It seems to shout, come back, come back
But I have been this way before
Not once, but twice or maybe more
And cannot bear the lonesome sound
Of emptiness which I have found.
My bags are packed all set to go
I’m ready for another show
I do not have a backup plan
And may become an ” also ran ”
God with Your help, I’ll take a chance
Tis time to try to learn to dance !
Oh blessed Lord, help me to find
The path that does to heaven wind
I want to aid and clear the way
For all of those who wish to stay
I can’t believe the time grows near
The day of judgement soon is here !
Through all these years and all the wars
That caused such grief and gave us pause
Too many centuries have passed
Each one’s been sadder than the last
Help us to find a safer shore
Perhaps to even up the score
Oh Lord above, look down on we
Your children seeking sanctity !
The lonesome whistle of the train
Keeps singing to my tired brain
The trip is long and nears its end
I’m ever weary, oh my friend
And what if we should never die
How could we then embrace goodbye ?
The winter chill returns once more
As reckless waves crash on the shore
The eagle nests in heaven’s skies
As snowflakes fall before one’s eyes.
The winter has too soon begun
Make way anon for frozen fun
Unpack your muffler, hood and ski
Tis now the hour for snowtime glee.
Enjoy as days all fade so fast
Note, even winter scurries passed
As we prepare for spring’s encore
To be life’s cycle evermore !
There is this dream in which we’re caught
Wherein our hopes and fears are fraught
A place where passions that we knew
One day at last will follow through
To fold us in God’s circle of
His unabashed enduring love !
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 !
The quiet of the lonely night
Now fills my waiting ears
The silence funnels all the fright
Into my wildest fears !
Once long ago I knew a life
Which proffered me all that it could
As daughter, mother and a wife
In happiness with aspects good
Seems it appears after all that
I find myself left derelict
And wearing an indifferent hat
My days no longer kept that strict !
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 ?
True friendship is the kindest thing
It moves the heart to smile and sing
And raises all our hopes and joys
Like birthday gifts and children’s toys.
It’s a blessing that loving shares
To soothe the beast midst worldly cares
For without friends one’s cast aside
Into life’s emptiness outside
To languish wasted on the vine
Without the warmth of auld lang syne !
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 !
Oh what I’d give to stand up straight
To learn to circumnavigate
To use my limbs as others do
To climb a stair or dance a few.
Oh what a joy that it would be
To take a walk around to see
This neighborhood where I reside
Instead of staying safe inside.
I’m tired of disability
And eager dream of being free !
I look into the blue above
For signs of God’s eternal love
And lo, before me clouds arise
To fill the void in vacant skies,
They dance and float with such panache
Creating panoramic flash !
I’m dazzled by their wild display
Reminding me this is His way,
And I shall ever grateful be
He made this world including me
My heart sings out, it is full of cheer
I can’t believe old winter is here
How the chilly night invades the room
As the darkened sky reflects the gloom.
I remember all those days of gold
That prefaced our lives before the cold,
While the winds that steal our breath away
Seem so intent to shorten our day.
How much longer will we need to wait
Till the sun enters the garden gate ?
I’m fond of fall, the summer is fine
Spring is the reason our world will shine !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 