There’s so much snow upon the ground
Midst signs of winter all around
The wind is cold and icy breathed
It mixes with the air that’s left !
The signs of warmth rise here and there
While smoking chimneys pierce the air,
Fireplaces through the winter’s night
Will shed their pleasant warming light.
The shadows dancing on the wall
Invite us now to taste it all
With friends and neighbors far and near
So all may reap the seasons cheer !
I feel the chill that’s in the air
The trees outside are stark and bare
There’s ne’er a plant that shall survive
Too cold last night to stay alive.
When morning calls what will we see
God’s version of tenacity,
A world reviving from cold’s blast
Whose entity doth last and last.
Through warm or cold and wet or dry
God’s plans’ not ready for goodbye
So loosen up, get on the track
It’s time to take His wisdom back !
A simple meal by candlelight
To take the chill off winter’s night
A table set with antique lace
Warmed by the glow of an embrace.
The silence that accompanies
This sudden chill before the freeze
While God and man try to maintain
The quiet calm that shall remain !
I love You Lord, what e’er You do
In hope and love and world peace too
For joy and laughter, good times all
I hear the birds and heaven call.
My heart sings out, it hums a tune
Transports my spirit to the moon
I hear the wind, it speaks to me
Reminding me God’s love is free !
I hear the echo of the night
Secede to early morning’s light
Each day begins again anew
The world and I still miss you too.
As time moves on the vision fades
With faces lost in vast parades
While we who here remain behind
Have memories that will remind !
I had a dream the other night
And wakened with an awful fright
I felt the ground just slip away
While all my world lay in decay.
It seemed to me I was alone
Some place that was a danger zone
I rose quite slowly from my bed
To take a look around instead.
I said ” Thank you ” I am okay
” Please help me Lord to stay that way ”
I’ll be more cautious late at night
Who dreams to wake with such a fright ?
The night arrives so swiftly now
The moon too soon will make its bow
Hurrah, say we, but what is there
Beyond yon tree, a blinking stare ?
Who is it there, who hides from me
Reveal yourself, so I may see
Who thinks to play a game or two
Let’s wait to see if I catch you !
Oh my, oh my, you brazen guy
You have escaped into the sky
And left me wishing that I might
Join you one day in magic flight !
I hear the bells on Christmas Day
Their old famiiar carols play
And pray the Lord will understand
That soon His birthday is at hand.
It matters not what day that is
For all our days are truly His
The steeple bells ring sweet and clear
To celebrate the Christchild’s here !
I pray for you, my darling boy
With all the strength I can employ
There is no way I shall escape
Concern for you, to know you’re safe !
Whomever thought this heart would break
Knew right from wrong, make no mistake
I miss you now and ever still
To meet again, pray God we will !
The early dawn creeps o’er the hill
The world about seems calm and still
Tis all this peace at breaking morn
When hopes and dreams must be reborn
The silence brings a short respite
Escaping most of night times fright
As aspirations rise once more
To knock again on each front door !
There is a knocking on the gate
Is this the Someone I await
I keep expecting Him to call
The time has flown, tis after fall !
The leaves are gone, impatient they
It seems they too have missed the day
Perhaps another took my place
It’s not such youth I shall embrace.
Oh tell me Sir, why am I here
Unlike the young, I have no fear
But You and I have much to share
Because I know You really care !
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 !
This morning as I took a peek
Outside my window pane to seek
A better view of God and sky
Wild wonderment was passing by !
He could not know the peace I found,
I watched him forage all around
As in and out he made his way
So quiet, not a leaf did sway.
It was a message shown to me
By Mourning Dove in neighbor’s tree
E’en though life’s storm comes pelting down
Just trust your wings, you will not drown !
I hear the chapel bells they ring
While songs of praise to God they sing
With sounds of joy aloud they shout
Their Hallelujahs reaching out !
Today is one more Holy Day
O’er which belief defends their way
And helps them on this steady path
With all the faith their passion hath.
These blessings keep them channeled in
To constancy and lack of sin
They do the job the best they can
To share God’s love with every man !
Oh Solomon, where is thy wisdom now
What confidence your heart and you allow
What kindness does it take for you to live
With all that wisdom that is yours to give ?
Oh foolishness beyond your every dream
Are you as true or only that you seem ?
How can we live our lives complete
Without the taste of some defeat ?
I hear the whisp’ring of the shadows now
Assuring me twill come aright somehow
I could not bear to see that handsome face
Placed in a box in some secluded place
Of all the things he truly could not be
Confined to earth’s morose eternity,
So God above, who hears a mother’s plea,
Be kind to him and keep him close to Thee !
AMEN.
Stand back, stand back, you’re here no more
You’ll ne’er come knocking at the door !
Whatever’s left is God’s to take
No time for error, no mistake
The battle’s done, tis ended now
None can survive the exit bow !
Tis soon the dawn, the day begins
As time is short, nobody wins
The loser fades away discreet
Then who’s left standing on his feet ?
All life is not peaches and cream
Fair or honest, a piper’s dream
While truth gets lost along the way
Is no one there who’ll have a say ?
Remember, only God is just
And worthy of our total trust
He is the Hero and the Friend
Who bides with each far past the end !
When the time comes at last and I open the door
When the magic is gone and my heart hits the floor
May the Lord up above and His minions below
Comprehend how I’ve grown and joys that I know
As I go to a place that is far better still
With a mind that is clear and a far simpler will !
As I awaken each morning what do I see
But a room full of emptiness staring at me
And a page in a book that has not been writ yet
Like a chapter in life that I’ll never forget
As the dawn turns to dusk and the curtains are drawn
God give me the courage to just keep moving on !
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 !
Perhaps it will be best if we don’t see
The shadow of a life that used to be
For all concerned it might be better still
Bid welcome to God, accepting His will.
The time is short as all lives do run out
Some with a whisper and others a shout
Now whom of we, when the curtain is down
Will greet the Lord with our face in a frown ?
I hear the rasp of failing breath
The raling sound before one’s death
It fills the silence of each room
Predicting life’s eternal gloom.
Be not afraid, time soon will tell
That God has other plans as well
So simple and with much more ease
In passing over if you’ll please.
He will not fail, He always cares
He comprehends each one’s affairs
Remember Him, He loves us all
He’ll pick us up as each one falls !
I wish there were another way
To chase this useless ache away
It matters not our needs today
What e’er occurs is come what may !
My heart is torn, my values scorned
I’ve courage strong with hope reborn
Unsteady though it be, I teach
Of this new world I hope to reach
What honors there that one may see
Without a false humility ?
Point me the way to valor earn
Help me to find my great concern
Do as You will on heav’n and earth
Show me Lord how to use my worth !
There is a door that opens wide
To reveal secrets deep inside
Within life’s labyrinth of fears
Close to a hydrant full of tears.
This battle which abides within
Determines if we lose or win
As God alone does aid our choice
So each may choose silence or voice !
Help me, oh Lord teach me to pray
Grant me the strength to brave each day
Help me to be true to my word
Grant me the favor to be heard !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 