Well there it is, seems miles away
I’m not sure that I want to stay
It’s too much trouble to keep track
I’d like to have my courage back.
My life is slipping from my hand
I’ve lost control, I lack command
It seems there’s no one left to hear
Solutions have become unclear.
My world grows smaller day by day
I pray and hope I’ll find my way !
The wind and trees communing near
Share a language that we can’t hear
The rustling leaves stand on their toes
Assured which way each breeze now blows
The tenure of the branches sway
Sending its message to clear the way
The smallest lift aft day is done
Displays to all a contest won !
I’ve heard the stories told by men
Of events took place way back when
Catastrophes of world wide note
About which men of science wrote
Sagas of danger we have heard
Chock full of facts in every word.
They spin tales of this our Lord’s earth
In detail and for all its worth
Assured that God creates it all
Through summer, winter, spring or fall
I find in this no mystery
Just part of His Divinity !
As we age there’s much greater fears
Sometimes our days begin with tears
Not from the aches we used to know
When we were fresh and game to go
Teardrops may fall with passing time
Searching for the end of our climb
Ask fates that be to tell us why
At this late stage it’s norm to cry
The growing process is too real
While we await God’s final deal !
Oh Mother Earth where is your charm
That beauty we’re depending on
Falling snow and icicle balm
Creating scenes to wish upon.
While winter frost that melts in spring
Uncovers nature’s blossoming
So like a dream meandering
Will hear the forests gossiping !
I love the pictures of the snow
Where e’er you look, where e’er you go
The skies are polka-dotted too
With snowflakes drifting over you
While here and there no space is bare
The snow’s piling up everywhere !
The storms of winter blow wet and wild
Enough to threaten both man and child
With the fury of weather’s power
Enough to caution both day and hour.
God’s creatures must hide or run away
As these conditions seem here to stay
There appears to be little to do
But sit back and say a prayer or two !
There is a place beyond our dreams
Where life is peaceful so it seems
But nature never is at rest
It struggles long to keep abreast
We cannot claim we do not know
It follows all where ere we go.
The world itself can make no change
Without man’s aid to rearrange
The complications that we see
Placed there by inhumanity !
This world we know is dying fast
It seems that peace will never last
In truth it cannot ever win
There is no way we can begin.
The die was cast too long ago
There’s no route left to touch or grow
How sad that we have come this far
To barely reach or touch the bar.
We’ll bow our heads in feigned surprise
Since we have caused our own demise !
How often I have wished that I
Could spread my wings and learn to fly
O’er mountain peaks there rising high
Across the meadows whisking by
The waters stretched to touch the sky
While gravity on earth denies.
Along the ridges wide and dry
Where eaglets nest and flight imply
I hear the mighty oceans sigh
And whisper to this world goodbye !
GOD BLESS HIS WORLD !
A child is but the whisper of
The troth between a man and maid
And proof of their eternal love
Created with God’s help and aid !
The thoughts that gather round my brain
I struggle hard to keep contained
Because I wish to use the best
To help me try to ace God’s test.
I see how this world writhes in pain
Without some effort, there’s no gain
If God inspires our every act
Perhaps we’ll learn to honor fact !
This earth is full of mirth and joy
That visits every girl and boy
Who’ve known about the treasures of
Our Lord’s unfettered vows of love.
We are His children who’ve been taught
To follow in the path He’s wrought
He won’t desert or leave us cold
We are included in His fold !
This dream of the young, our burden to bear
The weight of the pain, too heavy to share
As life comes and goes
The burden it shows.
The sadness we carry fades in dawn’s light
Like the leftover shadows of the night
Let’s pass the true test
And pray for the best !
GOD BLESS US ALL !
Oh how I wish our dreams might be
Converted to reality
Then we could ask for something more
And bring an end to ugly war.
There’s so much work we need to do
To help this fantasy come true
But first comes faith and our intent
With love of peace that’s honest meant !
There is a place that waits for each
So very far beyond our reach
This special place no cause impeach
Where heaven’s sky meets God’s great beach !
Oh how I wish that I could be
A twinkling star that all can see
Far up above the world so high
Like God’s own beacon in the sky.
So like a dream as it appears
Full of our hopes and often fears
For God will not our futures make
Tis left for each to mold or break.
And only when the journey’s done
May we acclaim we’ve had our run
The problem is we oft forget
There’s no place left to sound regret !
There is great joy that words may bring
Words that can cause one’s heart to sing
Sweet words that need remembering
Like peace and calm and happening.
Those gifts conceived that cannot wait
Like ice cream cake on lacy plate
Or breakfasts that begin at eight
With maple pancakes tasting great.
Christmas stockings filled to the brim
When all our blessings are from Him
A helpful thought, a kindly deed
An effort sought for those in need !
The year is ending, tis soon o’er
We’ve left the cold and closed the door
Begin again with brand new start
To lift the caution from each heart
As all those moments we recall
Ere all the shades of night may fall
Among the times we shan’t regret
And those that haven’t happened yet !
An icy sleet covers the ground
There’s no safe footing to be found
The winter’s menu slowly grows
Extending to some heavy snows
Alas this season seems to be
Arriving inconveniently !
The sun hides now behind the clouds
The winds drift by in friendly crowds
The air is chill with not a thought
To all our issues as it ought.
Our innocence has gotten lost
Because of its ungodly cost
The world prefers to fall behind
Than work to some solution find !
An owl and a pussy cat fell in love
Whatever was it they were thinking of
Now how could it be that this mixed up pair
Decided they desired one life to share
In this crazy world how can all this be
The fulfillment of their true destiny ?
PLEASE GOOGLE/ EDWARD LEAR’S THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL IN THIS SEASON OF JOY !
Seems like old age is sneaking up on me
Urging to make way for reality
And join the varied seasons passing by
As all the fragments of each year do fly.
With all my heart I wish that I could see
The times I loved that were our used to be
Too soon old memories we’ve kept must die
While most need learn how does one bid goodbye !
I wish I were a birthday cake on this special day
So I could say how glad I am You have passed my way
It seems awhile since You and I have been such good friends
I’m praying this continues and perhaps never ends !
There is a joy that springs anew
Each day the holidays are due
And now that Christmastime is here
It is the best of all this year.
I love remembering the sound
Of blessed music all around
With songs and voices ringing out
And children singing hymns devout.
The love of God and all our kin
Are blessings we can revel in
May all the years that lay ahead
Have sugar plums dance in our head !
My heartfelt thoughts are sped your way
To each of you alone today
I send you kindness with much love
And prayers for you to God above
Keep safe and grateful, don’t forget
The best of all is coming yet !
I’m walking alone on this long, long road
My soul is laden with a heavy load
The pace is labored but my aim intent
There are no excuses left to invent.
I have had a dream of these ups and downs
Some full of smiles and a few with deep frowns
It’s wisdom we need when courage abates
To give life a chance before it’s too late !
I love you Lord and know you hear
My every dream, my every fear
Tis sad that life is far too short
For all the wishes we have sought.
But as for me and all my kin
The doors are open please come in
We’ll pray with joy and beg You stay
Within our hearts day after day !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 