Can you feel the chill that’s in the air
Do you sense its power everywhere
Will it burrow in and move about
As it spreads its wings both in and out ?
There’s a pendulum that keeps apace
Of all the matters each one must face
Sometimes the pressure becomes too great
Or an answer comes when it’s too late
Truth is I really would chose to be
Included in God’s serenity !
The snow has covered all the ground
There’s not another soul around
Our world of white is drowning in
A swirl of ice and sleet and wind.
There is no color anywhere
Except for trees whose limbs are bare
And evergreens both small and tall
Whose silouettes display it all.
This winter beauty that we see
Will fade away eventually !
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 !
I’d like to take this time to say
Thanks to you who helped share my day
And all who left while others stayed
Became my friends or passed away.
I’ll miss you all and hope you know
My prayers are with you as you go
Each one of you has taught me this
That life’s comprised of tears and bliss.
What matters most, as time rolls by
That we, in hope, good sense apply
For friendship is a crucial must
A gift of love and special trust !
Of recent times I’ve been so ill
With lengthy days and endless nights
That brought my life and mind a chill
And filled my soul with countless frights.
Tis true I am far better now
But need to be secure and smart
I’ll have to figure out just how
To keep God’s Word close to my heart !
Each day that I do read God’s Law
I gain so much, far more and more
And as each word comes clear to me
I search for greater clarity.
Now I’ve been at this since I’m small
And barely have a grasp at all
Yet every day I comprehend
To God’s advice, there is no end !
Now I have lived so many years
Years filled with hope and thick with tears
Times when I thought that I was done
And others that were full of fun.
I’ve known the wars and tragedy
And lost those who were dear to me
I left my heart on foreign shore
For those that I shall see no more.
Sometimes I’ve wondered how I could
Because my heart’s not made of wood
My thanks to God, I’ve come this far
I’m battle weary but unscarred.
I sense that I’ve withstood the test
And hope I’ve given all my best
The end for sure draws ever near
I face my God but not with fear !
AMEN.
Of all our days now passing by
That bring us closer to the end
With standards that our faith apply
To witness and to be a friend,
This is the method each must try
To God above, a message send .
What ere Your will, we shall rely
Upon You Lord, we all depend
For all are Yours and as we cry
Without Your love, we cannot mend !
Regarding all life’s pain and ache
I’ve found my heart close to a break
Select a path which each must choose
And for this once walk in my shoes
The complex part aft all’s been done
Is sadness that does one o’ercome.
However long this life may be
There’s but one judge of thee and me.
Tis true for those who’ve gone away
There is no option leave or stay !
Be still my heart, I hear your beat
Sounds like a drummer on the street
What message is it being sent
That seeks a refuge in God’s tent ?
Oh blessed Lord, please help me find
Peace in this world that acts unkind
And teach me how to share this gift
With others who could use a lift !
Oh, how I wish that I had been
The apple on old Adam’s tree
I’d shake my leaves and tuck them in
To keep his idle hands off me.
I’d tell him not to take a bite
Before the troubles could begin
When he and Eve, out of some spite
Took Satan’s dare right on the chin.
Oh, sad the day man was denied,
Remembering in all you do
That God to us has never lied
Your happiness is up to you !
Each day I wake and thank the Lord
And pray we are of one accord
I beg we have but this defence
Our world is ripe with common sense.
Tis sad that we have yet to learn
Of all God’s blessings each may earn
It is not wishing makes it so
But how we act and think and grow.
If I should pass this way once more
And chance to knock upon the door
Perhaps you’ll welcome me because
It’s now we must serve common cause !
All through my life these dreams I’ve had
Some good, some sad with others glad
Like wishes I have made before
That often slipped under the door
To get so lost that all forget
This life has had no ending yet !
The time is still to come my dear
With climax that conveys no fear
Into this world I naked came
And when I leave twill be the same !
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 !
What is it that I want to say
What act of wisdom to display
What golden thought may I impart
To let you know what’s in my heart ?
For I am old, beyond most fear
My day of judgement soon draws near
The only message that I know
Is fear your God and love Him so !
Too many dreams have gone astray
Or run aground along the way
Too many hopes have disappeared
In clouds of rising silent fear
Think positive in all you do
Your endless faith will see you through !
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 !
There’s an instant lonesomeness in the whispering of the winds
That fills the heart with loneliness before each day begins
There is a moment of darkness that dims all of our sights
A prelude to the blindness that precedes life’s true delights !
There’s a layer of frost upon the ground
A more glistening sight can ne’er be found
See how the light and the shadows collect
Mother Nature’s efforts, I do suspect.
There’s the feeling of snow now in the air
To promise us all it soon will be there
Oh for those days when the time used to be
We were all young and our freedom was free.
When life was a joy and so full of zest
Before we’d begun our own lifetime’s quest
As dew on the rose accompanied dawn
The birds begin singing come early morn.
God was right there when we opened our eyes
Depend upon Him, He offers the prize
For life without faith is no life at all
I’d rather be dust than miss His last call !
There is an oak outside my door
That stretches up ten stories more
There is no way that I can see
The sidewalk to the left of me.
This ancient tree is truly old
Devoid of nicks and is not bald
Her branches spread this way and that
She wears them like a giant hat .
And when it rains the ground is dry
Because her leaves are piled so high
Oft do I think, about those trees
That gently sway into the breeze
I’d like to know what I can do
To be that free and live long too !
Well my dear, I saw an old friend today
With her soft pink skin and her hair of gray
Her eyes so clear framed by those gentle curls
She must have been the prettiest of girls.
As we sat there together I could see
That she struggled hard to remember me
She was a stranger that I knew so well
There’s no point to the oldtime tales retell.
I’m sorry that my dear friend has moved on
But I’ll visit again ere we’re both gone !
TO ROSA, GOD BLESS !
The world outside is crass and cold
The air inside, both brash and bold
And takes time getting used to it
If we expect our lives to fit
Let’s make the best of what we’ve got
No matter if it fits or not !
I hear sweet music in the air
That’s offered up to God in prayer
It sounds so full of faith and awe
That is what hymnals are meant for.
We praise our Lord, call on His name
Help us remember why He came
Show us how to aid in His work
And help our neighbors, never shirk.
Let’s make this earth a better place
In which to raise the human race
Depend on Him, He’s always there
To ease our pain and wonders share !
There is a shaft of light just resting on my sill
Some mayhaps see it, others never can or will
Like sunlight in a garden when the leaves are still
Basking in the silence some hearts may sense a chill
There gleaming in the distance o’er each dale and hill
God’s gracious glow of love while gifting us a thrill !
Lord, how much longer must we wait
To meet our Maker, seal our faith
What vision is it we need see,
Embrace our hearts and set us free ?
What battle more than we shall dare
Or journey far that all may share,
Where in the end of win or loss
Each faces his own special cross !
Too soon the journey ends my friend
And leaves us much that can’t unbend
To make way for His finest blend
Of all the bliss God’s pleased to send !
Mocking bird, mocking bird sing me a song
Keep me amused through this afternoon long
Oh sweetest of sounds, please show me the rest
Sing me those melodies I love the best !
My heart flies high when I espy
A rainbow shimmer in the sky
Or when a robin sings his song
It helps me smile the whole day long.
I love the humming of the bees
As they meander round the eaves
I won’t desert this joy I feel
Because I’m sure that God is real !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 