In truth, the heart does beat away
Biding its time day after day
And as each day goes whizzing by
The clock will tick and hands will fly
With wings so swift and life so fleet
You’ll feel the spinning on your feet !
Our time, one day will disappear
Along with love and life and fear !
I glance across the roofs and chimney rise
To sight each structure reaching for the skies
Obliquely angled to the morning star
In hope of seeing visions ever far.
A stretch of space that still is waiting there
For anyone who dares to climb the stair
At length to find oneself at heaven’s door
Without the need to dream thus climb no more !
Sunshine is the gladness that sweetens every day
Rain is the cleansing mist that washes grief away !
There is no way I can explain
The value of the sun or rain
Or birds that span this vast terrain
Like herds that roam life’s wild domain,
Or early dawn and morning dew
Like twilight’s glow before curfew
While oceans, lakes and rivers too
Are full of life that’s out of view.
Too much for us to understand
That exists under God’s command.
We need to learn what has been planned
So we know how to take a stand !
” I am a man beyond reproach
And proud to say God is my coach “.
Perhaps these words were said aloud
To Pharoah and his hostile crowd
When Moses stood before the throne
And pled the case for the Lord’s own,
His people and all they possessed
Escaped into the wilderness.
While we who now observe these days
Hold fast remembering God’s ways
The Lord protects us one and all
Until that day His bugles call !
Noisy little housewren, tan, grey and ever small
Early morning serenade is my wake up call
Upon my jaded ears your song doth sweetly fall
Oh tiny messenger, great joys you share with all !
Today is such a lovely day
So full of Spring in every way
My mind is clear, the air has bounce
I need embrace it every ounce !
The buds are blooming everywhere
Their fragrance permeates the air
Oh what a joy our God does bring
To each of us with newborn spring !
Praise God above for only He
Does have the power to set us free
In every storm He is the Port
That we must seek if we are caught.
Without His love we are remiss
His Word brings us eternal bliss
There is this path that does unwind
That only God can help us find !
There is this stairway that I know
I’m not quite sure where it does go
I only know that one day all
Must make that choice their final call
And exit with one thought in mind
It’s Paradise we hope to find !
GOD BLESS !
The world we know has disappeared
With situations worse than feared
It seems they’ve taken the wrong track
Could be there is no turning back !
Tis not some foolish oversight
This didn’t happen overnight
Just part of changes yet to come
Discard the rest and alter some.
Oh Lord, be patient with this soul
That’s only ever had one goal
To try the best here to be true
To all that we have learned from you !
Too many words are left unsaid
And rattle round inside our head
Too many schemes have flown away
While ambitions went fast astray.
Where are the dreamers that we knew
With vision bold like me and you,
As peace and joy by love possessed
May fill our lives with hope and zest !
I’m only as strong as God allows me to be
And I’m only so wise when He needs me to see
I value those lessons that I’ve ever been taught
And treasure each of the dreams in which I’ve been caught.
I’ve tried quite hard to be at the top of my class
Only to learn there’s a good chance that I’m the last
I thank You dear Lord, You have  remained here with me
I pray we’re together all through eternity !
I come to you just as I am
As peaceful as a baby lamb
My heart is true, full of His love
Which rains on me from up above.
Oh blessed Lord accept my plea
There is no place I’d rather be
No other wish that I desire
No other dreams set me afire.
I came to You, it is my choice
I bring my strength, my soul, my voice
For that is what You wish to see
That when I come, I shall be me !
The morning mist has melted away
Seems God’s sun has decided to stay
Looks like we’re in for a blessed day
With time to enjoy, give thanks and pray !
Oh how I wish that there might be
An angel watching over me
To keep my life safe from great harm
Or when I err, sound an alarm.
Perhaps an angel on standby
To comfort me if I should cry
Or if the night is extra bold,
Warm hands to shield me from the cold.
Perchance if I wish hard enough
The path ahead won’t be so rough,
Whatever help God offers me
I shall accept most gratefully !
A little bit of heaven’s scratching at the door
With sounds of adoration I cannot ignore
Each morning when I wake I sense the anxious plea
Tis not another creature seems so fond of me.
We come from different worlds, this I comprehend
But I’d be quite lost if he couldn’t be my friend
I want to thank You Lord, You sure knew what to do
Teaching all Your creatures to love the same as You !
It little matters what we say
Moment to moment, day to day
Our time is come, we can’t forget
As one by one, our hearts regret.
The past we’ve known, that it may be
Sweet echoes of eternity,
As sad farewell must turn away
Our hope that begs a new today !
We’ve seen the shadows on the wall
Heard echoes of the clarion’s call
The battle signals rang out clear
To fall at last on hollowed ear.
There’s no mistake upon the ground
Or impact of each magic sound
While trumpets blow and blare away
This message for the latter days
A change is coming, wait and see
To wing the way to victory !
The smallest tot on Mommy’s knee
Now laughs and smiles each day with me
And through those hands plays  “I can see”
While sharing love quite easily !
In the distant fields, row on row
Where all the stalwart poppies grow
God’s crimson plumes wave in the breeze
Their masses reaching to the trees
Across the hills and o’er the plains
With multitudes of mounting aims,
Who’s heard the call both loud and clear
And knows the day of judgement’s near ?
There is one thing I’ve learned before
There’s always room for just one more
It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Or of the distance you have come.
It’s of no consequence at all
If you are skinny, fat or tall
It matters not how old you are
Or if you are a rising star.
How wonderful that it would be
For all to share equality
Remembering that adage old
There’s always room for one more soul !
I’ve shared my bit of tragedy
As all the emptiness I see
Became a vital part of me
Impacting my philosophy.
The strength I knew that I possessed
Has helped me triumph over stress
I’ve tried to learn to find success
And fill each space with happiness !
The stage is set, the curtain waits
With ticket takers at each gate
The script’s been writ, Â face-paint applied
While tension grows from deep inside.
Time for the truth to come on out
With neither whimper nor a shout
The simple facts are really best
Let’s leave the judgement to the rest !
Long time ago, another day
In a distant land far away
The sun rose brightly in the east
And shone upon a bridal feast.
That place was Cana we now know
Where Mary and her son did go
There marriage was a sacred thing
With feasting, vows and wedding ring.
Whole families and friends all went
To celebrate each huge event
But too soon all the wine ran dry
Before the party bid goodbye
When Jesus did that first surprise
It sure did open all their  eyes !
There is a lesson I have learned
That all misfortune is not earned
And oftentimes is ill advised
By those who have been compromised.
Tis now the time for all to rise
And beg the  Power of the skies
To ease the pain and teach us ways
To seek fulfillment in our days !
A rose once in a garden grew
Nurtured by love and morning dew
Its flower so sweet beyond compare
Which God and all the angels shared
A beauty rare enough indeed
To comfort all who have the need.
The Rose of Sharon was the name
And from the fields that’s where He came
A beauty which reflects today
In all we know, in every way
The strength and wisdom that survives
It’s how we know God’s still alive !
The mist of morn is so discreet
It waddles in on soft cat feet
And sidles up without a peep
While much of life is still asleep,
All cuddled up wrapt in a quilt
That covers one up to the hilt
And close the eyes for one more snore
Before today bursts through the door !
The world is dying all around
I sense a shaking of the ground
What is this that’s now happening
God’s prophecies awakening ?
Has time run out and left us here
To ruminate or shed a tear ?
What does this mean to all of us
And will it cause a giant fuss ?
I’m not sure of the sound it brings
Sometimes I think it’s angel’s wings
Perhaps that what I’m wishing for
Some path to open heaven’s door !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 