The sun is bright, the sky is clear
Oh what a lovely day, my dear
Just see the birds perched high up there
Intent upon some feast to share.
The squirrel in his winter coat
Now plays midst leaves too wet to float
The seasons come, the seasons go
Tis all a part of God’s great show !
I wish that you and I could be
Best friends through all eternity
But if that seems too long a time
I’ll settle for just this lifetime !
My heart is full of Yuletide dreams
I’m not quite sure what it all means
This year is ending soon it seems
And I’m caught up in winter scenes.
There is a quiver in the trees
My faith endures, my soul perceives
It whispers soft into the breeze
Thank you dear Lord, my world believes !
Now I’ve sailed on many waters wide
And trudged up many a mountainside
I’ve stood my ground for a long, long time
And did my best to preserve our clime.
I lived through those wars now gone away
Like memories of lost yesterday,
For who can know what was done before
As we stand here at God’s final door
I wonder now what we each shall find
Beynond that door as our days unwind ?
We found ourselves in wilderness
Two thousand years ago
And knew the road to our success
Did need God’s love to grow !
I’m grateful God is always there
For without Him whom else would care
There’s so much sadness everywhere
At times it seems too hard to bear !
And so it is with joy we sing
God blessing life and everything
This wonderous gift that we have found
That keeps our feet upon the ground
And helps us rise above our pain
To share our love and try again,
Enjoy our hope and dreams restore
Tomorrow waits our faith galore !
There are those days when I recall
The summers, winter, spring and fall
Of years now past and gone astray
Like thoughts and things I’ve stored away.
Let caution be the path I choose
I may not win but fear to lose
But share will I the pleasures found
And cherish all treasures unbound.
May God grant all eternal peace
To find at last our souls release !
Can you hear the angels sing
Praising God who is their King
Voices heard above the roar,
Springtime rain or Hypnos snore
All those sounds to please the Lord
All the love we can afford ?
There is a task that we all must face
If we’re to rescue the human race
For what are we if not mortal men
Who’ve fallen down and shall rise again ?
There is a tall price that must be paid
For all of the plans that we have made
Twill take men of a greater calling
To ease the harm that’s now befalling.
This nation awaits in its dire need
For plans of our future to succeed !
Some place there is a winding stair
Where does it go I do not know
I’m only sure it will be there
When ’tis the time for each to go !
But what direction shall one take
For stairs descend or rise above
You have a choice, make no mistake
The coward’s safety or God’s love !
As I’ve walked down the busy streets
Before the dusk its evening greets
And heard the sounds the darkness shares
With all the world and its vast cares
I’m glad that God is listening now
Perhaps ’twill come out right somehow !
My heart is torn and needs repair
Where e’er I look I sight despair
Oh gracious Lord, please bring us peace
And from this pain grant our release !
Laughter breeds so many joyous things
Your eyes will smile as your heart grows wings
The air feels clean and the dawn glows bright
Because we’ve survived the darkest night.
We have risen to the heights of hope
While rapidly learning how to cope
Our dreams remain a moment away
They are the fruits for another day !
Now once again the caissons roll
The chapel bells do chime and toll
Each body rests within the grave
As love of God the soul may save !
The air is charged with thoughts intense
What shall we do in our defense
The days are numbered who can say
Who will the hero be today ?
Will they be travelling on a horse
Or sailing on a separate course
And will this choice affect our lives
Of course it must one does surmise ?
Let’s pray that God is on our side
Along life’s road He’ll be our guide
We need to take our country back
Stay safe from harm and all attack !
Our world is full of so much stuff
You’d think by now we’d have enough
Where does it come from, do you know
We sure have reaped more than we sow.
There’s boxes filled up to the brim
With bits and pieces, lots of trim
Plus all of that and so much more
That threatens to burst through the door.
I’d like to think that as I age
There’s room for more upon the stage
Like hope and dreams and love galore
For all in God’s department store !
Now that Santa has become quite “passe”
And is no longer hero of our day
What shall we do ’bout Thursday’s roast turkey
With all the trimmings we can wish to see ?
Another thought soon crosses o’er my mind
How will Charlie’s gang, that great pumpkin find ?
So many questions I have yet to ask
Seems my life has become an endless task !
There is a hole deep down inside
You try your darnedest to deny
It doesn’t matter where you hide
The emptiness just will not die !
With time one learns to get along
Because that’s what our Lord does teach
He fills our lives with love and song
And helps us to our fullness reach !
The autumn colors, what a sight
Ranging in shades from dark to light
Such joy the fall’s chill air does bring
That culminates in harvesting,
Like gourds and pumpkin on the vine
Great bales of hay all in a line,
The sheep whose wool is thickening
And will be sheared in early spring
Oh would that we must thank our God
Though times be plenteous or hard !
Tan, orange, yellow, brown and umber too
Fall colors all just waiting there for you
Their happy faces laughing all the while
So full of zest and sporting lots of style
Thank you dear Lord above, how did you know
What treasure grand these autumn leaves would show ?
So many times I have felt quite sad
Like I’d lost something I knew I had
Though I searched and searched most everywhere
I just couldn’t find what once was there.
Well I think that’s how it is with war
When you’re sure you can’t bear anymore
And the heartache becomes so intense
There’s nothing more left for your defense.
Turn to the Lord and offer a prayer
That you won’t lose faith in your despair
Beg Him please to keep your hope alive
And pray for help that you will survive,
For life without faith can have no goal
As one without God will have no soul !
I thought perhaps you’d like to know
That God above does love you so
He doesn’t mind that you have flaws
And understands there may be cause
Speak out to Him and still your fears
Trust in Him for He is all ears.
There’s not a hair upon your head
A single word that you have said
Or any thought that’s in your heart
He hasn’t known right from the start
So carry on and do your best
Look to the Lord for all the rest !
I’d like to say that I know all
The promises I should recall
But since I was a tiny tot
It seems to me there were a lot.
While childhood was to home confined
I promised that I’d always mind
In Sunday school I swore that I
Would love the Lord and never lie.
Then as I grew and went to school
I pledged the flag and golden rule
When I was twelve, Girl Scouts came next
I took the vows and learned the text.
Now at thirteen I was confirmed
That’s where Commandments all were learned
High School became a brand new stage
I entered in another age.
I’d like to think I’ve done my best
For family, God and the rest
As truth and faith, integrity
Mean everything on earth to me !
What kind of day will it be today
I can hear the world at work and play
As noise of construction fills the air
Sirens are blaring fron who knows where.
The buses are rushing, hear the sound
While busy jitneys circle around
I hear the echo of running feet
Clattering rapidly down the street.
Well I guess the day has had its start
And the early rush will soon depart
How I pray each day as I awake
There’s some small improvement I can make !
It seems the hours just tick on by
While all my days have learned to fly
There is no time for this to last
As days and months have rapid passed
And what began so long ago
Is now approaching its last show.
Wish I knew how the story ends
But I don’t have those kind of friends
I guess I’ll have to wait a bit
To see how all the pieces fit !
The beauty of this nation that grows and flows and shows
From the heights of all its mountains o’er which our sun glows
To the depth of each valley and green of all the hills
That the heart may surely treasure as part of God’s thrills
Brings to us joyous pleasure with promises untold
Teaching simple lessons how life’s mysteries unfold !
The sky o’erhead is overcast
It’s great expanse is far too vast
We’ve elements for any taste
And all that air a shame to waste
Compared to when we are aground
Where lush hills circle all around.
There is no sound so sweet to hear
As cheeky birdsong on the ear
I’d like to think that when they sing
The bells in heaven start to ring
The angels echo their reply
They light the stars in darkened sky !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 