The day is grim, the sky is gray
I wish the clouds would roll away
They are so dark and ominous
Predicting rain will pour on us
I cannot wait until the sun
Shines once again on everyone !
SIMPLICITY ( 2018 ) 2018/10/01
There is a thought that frequently
The world has so much more to see
If only you and I might be
Just part of life’s simplicity !
MEMORIES TO KEEP 2018 ) 2018/09/28
One page of life too soon will close
Beyond our fingers and our toes
‘Twill pass again this way no more
Without a tally or a score.
We must accept the burning fact
That there will be no turning back
Despite the depth or max of pain
We shall not pass this way again.
The time has come to file away
Those memories of yesterday
Let’s place them in our private space
That God and time will ne’er erase !
CLOSE PROXIMITY ( 2018 ) 2018/09/26
I feel a chill that’s in the air
The dampness seems to curl my hair
Tis time to face another day
And push my early fears away.
How marvelous that God does share
Our heavy burden of despair
I am so grateful for this chance
To see beyond each circumstance.
I crave the comfort of His care
And feel His presence everywhere
Oh Blessed Lord, I beg of Thee
Please stay in close proximinty !
THE KINDNESS OF GOD ( 2018 ) 2018/09/24
I’ve often thought how very kind
We are as we keep God in mind
How understading and complete
Our lives will be with joy replete !
THE LONG GOODBYE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/23
It seems that life is whizzing by
With days so fast they seem to fly
While times their passage makes us cry
That’s when we must all bid goodbye !
TOUCH THE SKY ( 2018 ) 2018/09/22
Oh hallelujah, jump for joy
Because we must our faith employ
To keep us on the proper track
And help us get our mojo back.
Believe in truth it paves the way
To richer, finer, better days
Stand up and let your banners fly
You may reach out and toucn the sky !
CYCLES ( 2018 ) 2018/09/21
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 !
UNSELFISH CARE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/19
Our faith in God counts quite a lot
As it’s the only hope we’ve got
That bides with us both night and day
To keep us safe and fears allay.
Too soon the dark moves closer in
As each prepares to lose or win
Remember always God is there
Sharing love and unselfish care !
JUST DREAMING ( 2018 ) 2018/09/17
There was this time when I was young
That many words tripped off my tongue
And as those dreams filled up my mind
The future was what I would find.
I used to wish that I could be
Some nice young man’s true destiny
It ne’er did happen I must add
Perhaps that made me rather sad.
Now as the road is winding down
I keep on smiling, seldom frown
So that my life can be pure bliss
Those dreams I’ve seen end with a kiss!
STANDS GUARD ( 2018 ) 2018/09/16
The sun peeks out from behind each cloud
A chorus of birds all sing aloud
While the air about still smells as sweet
The wind has mellowed and is discreet.
What a perfect day just fore the storm
Where life as we know it is quite norm
Let’s carry on as we have before
And pray the Lord stands Guard at our door !
FINAL ACCEPTANCE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/13
Time moves on more slowly now
As every minute counts somehow
We savor all as hours pass
Because we know these are the last.
There is no choice we can make
To hope to end or stop the ache
What is to be, ’twill be so
But until then tis status quo !
FINDING COURAGE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/11
How little do we know of life
Its loss and gains, its joys and strife
How soon before we all must find
The courage to all fears unwind ?
DO NOT FORGET TODAY 9/11/2001.
RELATIVITY ( 2018 )
How often now I chance recall
Those olden times when I was small
And all those relatives I knew
That sheltered me my childhood through.
There’s been so many I could love
To aid me in my dreaming of
A life blest with both good and bad
Mongst all those joys I’ve known and had.
I need to thank each uncle, aunt
For every dream they helped to plant
And all that wisdom they taught me
To live life with integrity !
THE CALENDAR ( 2018 ) 2018/09/07
The pages of the calendar do fly
Like storm tossed leaves across a windy sky
Days of our lives now swiftly pass us by
Their hours, minutes all whispering goodbye !
BEFORE WE FALL ( 2018 ) 2018/09/05
Seems truth keeps getting in the way
Of all the wisdom known today
I can’t accept just how things are
World ignorance has gone too far.
If this is all our lives shall be
I’ll opt for lack of parity
And pray that God who’s Judge of all
Comes to our aid before we fall !
IT’S NOT TOO LATE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/03
My heart is heavy with the weight
That this world’s lost and in a state
Beyond its condemnation date
Perhaps, dear Lord it’s not too late !
The chance exists we may survive
And keep our hope and dreams alive
Your help and aid would earth revive
As mankind learns once more to thrive !
STARTING GATE ( 2018 ) 2018/08/31
My life has been a bundle of
Both smiles and tears, laughter and love
Mixed in with all the varied ploys
Of growing up midst foolish joys
It ne’er occured that I should be
A child of opportunity
Oh how I wish I could have learned
To be grownup and more concerned.
The time has passed, it’s far too late
I guess I’ve missed the starting gate !
THE WINDS OF FALL ( 2018 ) 2018/08/29
The waves they crash upon the shore
The oceans sigh and sometimes roar
The wind blows wild and billows out
Emitting sounds quite like a shout.
It whistles past each stand of trees
Without restrictions, if you please
To wander valiant in the brush
And give each blade of grass a rush.
The gust lends impetus to all
Attentions to this force of fall
The summer’s flown, farewell a must
Tis autumn with its burning lust !
EASE THE BLINDNESS ( 2018 ) 2018/08/27
I find it painful down memory lane
And prefer not pass this way again
Wounds of the past are too slow to heal
As all our weaknesses are revealed.
The courage it takes to stand up tall
May be the greatest challenge of all
We must believe God is always there
To cushion our falls and truly care
He leads us through darkness into light
And eases the blindness with His sight !
FADE AWAY ( 2018 ) 2018/08/25
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 !
REMAIN TRUE ( 2018 )
There is an echo that we hear
It speaks to all both loud and clear
Remember for each time we fall
The will one needs to stand up tall
Lies in the grace of God above
Who showers us with selfless love
While all we’re asked our lifetime through
Is to His virtue, remain true !
A NEW DAWN ( 2018 ) 2018/08/24
My heart is full, my body numb
With grief severe and overcome
No matter where I try to look
My vision blurs, I am forsook.
Seems I’ve been here few times before
Appears there’s this familiar door
And of the lessons each has found
Let’s start with feet upon the ground.
The way is long, the journey hard
The rest I find best left to God
I pray that He will hear our claim
Greet a new dawn to spur our aim !
RISE ABOVE THE STORM ( 2018 ) 2018/08/23
The silence slips into the night
Too many hours before daylight
To soften all the morning sounds
Before the noise of life surrounds.
The light so dim grows brighter now
Promising hope survives somehow
Wherefore we have been lost so long
Help us to rise above the storm !
I CAN BUT DREAM ( 2018 )
Oh wicked wind where have you been
What kind of trouble are you in
You’ve set your aim upon the waves
And sent great ships unto their graves.
You’ve damaged all the tallest sails
With wild velocity of gales
You’ve churned the sea into a broil
Unfit for gentleman or churl.
All islands are in fear of you
Because of ravages you do
The mountains cower under seige
Due to the damages you leave.
The sands of deserts crowd the air
Because your strength does tarry there
Where do you fit into God’s scheme
I do not know, I can but dream !
BE SAFE SOMEHOW ( 2018 ) 2018/08/19
There’s so much sadness that I see
It hollows out the heart in me
Sometimes one can’t tell day from night
Or when the path turns left or right !
How does one question up or down
Or if it’s time to smile or frown
Just keep on easing forward now
Praying all will be safe somehow !
PEACE FOREVER MORE ( 2018 ) 2018/08/18
It never once occured to me
When I was but a child of three
That memories of days gone by
Would crowd my head ere I should die.
Most instances are so complete
At times they knock me off my feet
Whoever dreamt that olden days
Would be the pleasure of old age ?
I thank You Lord, that You have cared
And softened all the blows we’ve shared
I pray whatever lies in store
Will grant me peace forever more !
TRUE FREEDOM ( 2018 ) 2018/08/17
The eagle flies and tilts his wings
Into the wind as courage springs
The sight of which from earth below
Imprints his efforts in this show
Upon those seeking there aground
The eloquence that he has found
With visions of his grandeur high
He is the strength in God’s great sky !
Claire V. Bogdanos 