I cannot bear the thought of life without
Their special love that never leaves a doubt
A love that permeates the air we breathe
That has not learned to lie or to deceive !
GOD’S BLESSINGS ( 2017 ) 2017/05/14
The man is father to the child
A mother’s care is fair and mild
Grandparents teach the child respect
While governments police neglect
The educators fill their mind
As God does all their blessings find !
THE KEY ( 2017 ) 2017/05/13
Another dawn breaks free and clear
With cautions no one seems to hear
What is it we are searching for
Besides the key to peace not war ?
DATELINE: HOBOKEN, N.J.,USA (2017 ) REPLAY 2017/05/10
EXCUSE ME but Pinot Grigio and I shall have to postpone our nightly reunion for a few days as I am once again reluctantly detained on 4 North, guest at my favorite Hoboken University Medical Center A/K/A St. Mary’s ! And there I was, full of self congratulatory expressions that I had made it to Mother’s Day without having a stroke in 2017 ! Hence I’m writing to you from my bed in # 418, minus my wonderful view of the Park and the grounds of Our Lady of Grace to the north, as I am on the opposite side of this wing ! After MRIs, Cathscan, Ultrasound, et cetera, I have a positive attitude that I shall once again return to Rehab, hahaha ! Guess that my actual certificate of Graduation in 2016 ( on parchment ) is no longer valid ? The face of Hoboken certainly has changed these last few years, wonder what Frank would think of his hometown today ? Looking forward to posting this ASAP and marveling at the expediency of Wi-Fi . We all need to take a deep breath and another look to understand and appreciate the wonder of this new world in which we exist, and thank our Lord for His love and tolerance of our human faults. Amen ! Sincerely, Claire B.
HIS CHOIR ( 2017 )
Oh Lamb of God, sweet gentle soul
Help me to reach my proper goal
Teach me to follow in Your ways
And learn to use my precious days
In dedication to my God
No matter where it is I trod
May I find grace and peace with Him
And join His choir of cherubim !
RAISING HOPE ( 2017 ) 2017/05/09
When you looked up into the sky
Did you ever once question why ?
The lights they twinkle in and out
At times you feel the need to shout,
“I see you now, oh shimmer bright,
Where do you rendez-vous tonite ?
The distant ceiling overhead
Is one enchanting shining spread.
How many can there be up there
A billion more with some to spare
Have you seen them on telescope
God sure knows how to raise our hope !
FAST FRIENDS ( 2017 ) 2017/05/08
When I was young too long ago
There was so much I did not know
I learned that I might wonder why
We had to walk while birds could fly
Or why the stars were seen at night
And spent their daytime out of sight,
Or how the snow would fall all day
And by next morning melt away.
Some other things I’ve noticed too
This ageing of both me and you
Tis sad to say it never ends
I pray that we’ll remain fast friends !
SECURED ( 2017 ) 2017/05/07
The sun keeps rising every day
The children small still run and play
The wind does blow swift through the trees
The branches swaying in the breeze,
The sounds of life enhance the air
Ensuring all that God is there
His giant task needs be assured
Please help us Lord to feel secured !
NUMBERS ( 2017 ) 2017/05/06
Now I have dreamt a thousand dreams and cried a million tears
I’ve wandered lost a lifetime long and fought a hundred fears
I’ve counted stars on lonely nights and mended wounded hearts
I’ve learned to live in quiet peace and prayed for brand new starts
Tis time to thank the Lord above for all that I’ve received
I’m grateful that He cushioned me and never once deceived !
TIMING ( 2017 ) 2017/05/05
There are few words left for us to say
To make our troubles fly fast away
There are few dreams left for us to keep
No matter waking or fast asleep
There are few years left to get it straight
Before we shall meet at heaven’s gate !
THE PEACE OF GOD ( 2017 ) 2017/05/03
The times have changed and we have too
But not our faith, we’ll see it through
Our Lord is steadfast, kind and true
He knows it all what e’er we do.
The more we learn and understand
The more we’re able to command
For that’s all meant to be quite grand
The peace of God is what’s at hand !
INFAMY ( 2017 ) 2017/05/02
Sometimes the heart is more inclined
To seek respite and courage find
Among the days of lesser times
When this world bode in older climes.
For where we are, not where we’ve been,
Is caught in chance and grief and sin
There’s scant honor left, we may find
In all the hours to still unwind.
Oh blessed Lord, take care that we
Escape this time of infamy !
ALL ETERNITY ( 2017 ) 2017/04/29
There is no way to halt the sun
Until life’s time on earth is done
And so we praise its warming rays
Else what would light our every days ?
This system is God’s master plan
We comprehend as best we can
He is the Lord and Leader too
And what He bids is what we’ll do.
It matters not if we agree
He rules for all eternity !
PERFECTION ( 2017 ) 2017/04/28
The dawn has wakened with a grin
The sun’s warm rays beg “let me in”
Oh what a perfect start this is
The day is mine, the world is His !
TRUTH PREVAILS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/27
I hope I never see the day
When all my words have fled away
And all the thoughts that fill my head
From morn to night are left unsaid.
But when that happens, heed me now
I pray you will recall somehow
My words have been both kind and wise
And taught you truth prevails o’er lies !
EARTHBOUND ( 2017 ) 2017/04/26
Sometimes the pain’s too much to bear
Sometimes defense is meant to share,
I’ve often wished that I could fly
On cushioned wings into the sky
Escaping earth and its confines
Midst all the angst that life defines
I understand as one earthbound
What I search for is not aground !
ROOFTOPS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/25
As I look out o’er roofs and chimney top
There’s no place I can make my vision stop
That is not brick and mortar all alone
Accompanied by wood or tar or stone.
Now rooftops are a lonely barren place
Lacking enthusiasm to fill our space
They bring no beauty or accommodate
In any way the grace of man to date.
Of course they serve a purpose that’s a must
Saving all from cold, wind, storm, rain or dust
But I would love to look across that span
Envisioning God’s beauty all I can !
LET LIGHT IN ( 2017 ) 2017/04/24
Nay, do not flail against the darkness
That is a battle you cannot win
There’s but one way to beat its starkness
Just use a candle to bring light in !
TO NEVER TRY ( 2017 ) 2017/04/20
Is there a goal that one must seek
To make us stronger, not so weak,
A purpose that each one must find
To help escape a path unkind.
A babe is born most are the same
Except for color, sex and name
It’s left to them to win or lose
The way of life that each shall choose.
Some win, some fail, some others cry
And there are those who never try !
LESS FROWNS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/19
When life seems poorly, sad or tragic
Please try a smile, it works like magic
It is contagious as you can see
Most all folks react like you and me.
Have you noticed those whose mouths turn down
It lends faces that unpleasant frown
What a friendly picture it could be
To see a smile, maybe two or three.
Life certainly has both ups and downs
It would be great if we saw less frowns !
PASSAGE ( 2017 ) 2017/04/16
Oh Lord have I not understood
The wealth of kindness and of good
That we embrace from day to day
And is the path we pledge to stay ?
The time draws near, the moment bright
As terror passes through the night
I sense the angel wings on high
Tis soon the hour of sweet goodbye !
LESSONS LEARNED ( 2017 ) 2017/04/15
Now those of you who know me, you do understand
That I’m not a product, one born of my own hand
I am my mother’s child and learned my lessons well
I follow in her footsteps, most of you can tell.
It was she who taught all those stories that I know
And all the homilies I often choose to show
The majesties of God, the brilliance of His ways
That’s staid with me from birth until my dying days !
FAIR AND BLIND ( 2017 ) 2017/04/14
Where has it gone, integrity
How do we live in mockery
What rule is left that is not broke
What part of honest is a joke ?
Help us oh Lord, our children save
Their time is short, from birth to grave
For only with the saints we’ll find
That kindness is both fair and kind !
PLAYERS ALL ( 2017 ) 2017/04/12
This is God’s giant stage and we are players all
We tread upon the boards and pray we do not fall !
DO NOT FALL( 2017 ) 2017/04/10
I have often thought of that early morn
After sweet Jesus as a babe was born
He was heralded by the stars above
Filled with God’s blessing and the angels’ love.
There in a foreign land so long ago
On a path that would lead this world to know
That He was the sign we were waiting for
The key that could open God’s sacred door.
Oh, learn what a path that he had to take
To save mankind from poor Adam’s mistake
We need to remember once and for all
He’s sent to guide us so we do not fall !
THE CHOICE IS YOURS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/09
This heart that now beats in my breast
Is old and tired like the rest
The times have come and they have gone
This life we know must carry on
No matter what we choose to do
Oh Lord, we leave that choice to You !
LAST SLEEP ( 2017 ) 2017/04/08
There is a faint sound that I hear
It keeps repeating in my ear
Is it a clock ticking away
Counting the minutes of each day ?
If I were smart then I would find
Some way to make all time unwind
So I might salvage years to keep
Those that I love safe from last sleep !
ABIDE WITH ME ( 2017 ) 2017/04/04
A man must be both wise and strong
To know his place and to belong
Into this scene of give and take
If one does choose his mark to make.
The world is wide, the river long
The heart is brave and sings a song
To praise the Lord and voice this plea
Oh Lord above, abide with me !
Claire V. Bogdanos 