The winter winds blow far and near
I hear the sounds upon my ear
Windows rattle, panes gather frost
I hope my woolies won’t get lost.
The icy branches crackle so
Beware to those who pass below
The limbs of trees all striking bare
Does leave no warmth for all to share.
Oh winter, have you come to stay
I’m wishing that you’ll go away
With all the troubles that we see
Let’s pray that we remain snow free !
The sun is rising o’er the hill
The air is motionless and still
There’s not a breeze stirs in the trees
As if the day’s caught in a freeze
The room is silent and alone
A truly antiseptic zone.
Oh how I wish that I could fly
Up to a haven in the sky
But guess that I may only dream
Of my unrealistic scheme
Oh Lord above, help me to find
Some safety and true peace of mind !
Oh see the wind rage through the trees
Like rolling waves on angry seas
Above those masts that rise so high
As giant arms reach for the sky
They swing and sway to touch each cloud
While seagulls screech and cry aloud.
Give me the strength to pass the test
And courage to survive the rest
How many dreams have come and gone
That we have pinned our hopes upon
To find at last we shall succeed
Because our love exceeds our need !
I see the willows in the wood
The branches wave like willows should
They sweep the air in mock surprise
To shake the dreamdust from my eyes
For dreaming is what I do best
When I no longer can protest
The world about me and its pain
That cries aloud again, again
Oh Blessed Lord, have mercy please
I come to You on bended knees
Help save me from old Satan’s might
Should he discover me some night !
Can you hear the rain as it pelts down
Raining so hard all the worms may drown
Midst streams of water hitting the ground
Like rivers pushing the leaves around ?
Oh, what a day that today has been
With rain pouring down windows and trim
There’s a storm outside we can’t let in
Lest we raise the sash to ask it in !
I love You Lord, You are to me
My joy and life’s Epitome
The whipped cream on my piece of cake
Like mushrooms on my filet steak.
You’re the Beginning and the End
Of all my dreams and my best Friend
I need Your love to help me now
To get me through these days somehow !
AMEN.
I am so glad I can recall
The bygone days when I was small
I’d sit upon my nana’s lap
All snug and warm in cozy wrap
And get to spend much of my days
In comfort close under her gaze
For all my life, I’ll never find
Another who would be so kind
Her gentle ways and crooked smile
Made early life for me worthwhile
There is a thought hums through my brain
Reminds one of an old refrain
Familiar words I’ve heard before
What is it we are waiting for ?
Our Precious Lord and Sacred Dove,
The Prince of Peace from up above
Fulfilling promises God gave
To save us from the Final Grave.
I hear the bells ring out for me
They sing a song of unity
The melody I recognize
It brings tears to my tired eyes.
The night is father to the dawn
That breaks upon the early morn
To teach each all the patterns of
God and His never ending love !
A little bit of heaven entered my life one day
Seems so very long ago and ever far away
And through all the many years he grew to be a man
He learned to live a life complete as most persons can.
Well that was yesterday and he’s gone, by now you know
Never seemed to me that he would be the first to go
As I recall every moment of what used to be
And of the life we knew like an ancient history.
But he’s no longer here and I miss his gentle touch
I remember his last words ” Mom I love you so much ! ”
“GOODBYE”
Seems today’s life has its ups and downs
In this world that’s full of smiles and frowns
With its portion of both laughs and tears
Enough to last us a dozen years.
Thus we come and go and only find
The path we have chosen will unwind
So we’ll take our chances come what may
And praise our Lord for each precious day !
Too many must risk life and limb
In foreign lands beyond the rim
Let’s return them all home at last
And bury disputes of the past
We need once more a brand new start
A smarter way, a bigger heart
Tis time to lift our eyes above
Seek greater wisdom from God’s love
Apply His ethics one by one
And keep His law until we’ve done !
I’m so full of rememberings
All of the joys that childhood brings
With love and laughter by the score
That may live on forevermore.
How marvelous those dreams may be
A part of our heredity
A yearning for the days of yore
To be just whom we were before !
The shades of night are closing in
As skies outside now fade and dim
There is a hum that one can hear
The sound keeps whistling on the ear.
A silence overides the halls
While darkness of the night time falls
Somewhere a hush has settled down
As clicking heels reecho sound.
Hush, hear the rale of breathing now
God help me to survive somehow
The quiet of these empty halls
Until at last, destiny calls !
Love is the strength I lean upon
My faith, my hope, my carry on
Without the Lord where would I be
Alone in some lost company.
I never thought I’d spend my days
At last in one forgotten haze
The final exit left for me
Is labeled God’s eternity !
I love America, land of the free
I love America, tis home to me
As she spreads from the mountains to the plains
Replete with thunder storms and summer rains.
From her northern tips to the sandy shore
Cross the valleys deep and wide, trees galore
The beauty of this land entices all
Through winter, springtime, summer and the fall !
I’m lying here in dark of night
Anticipating morning’s light
A bright new dawn is on its way
To wish us all a pleasant day.
How wonderful our God must be
With all His generosity
And greater strength with peace of mind
A truer friend we’ll never find !
My journey’s long and lonesome too
The mind now questions what to do
My heart still beats and wonders why
The time has come to bid goodbye.
Of all the wishes I have known
Like all the seeds that I have sown
( Too many often blown away
Ne’er to return another day )
That struggled so thence to survive
God grant the will to all revive !
This pain I feel, unending bad
So far the worst of what I’ve had
I don’t know how to stop the ache
It’s all too real, no space for fake.
Somehow I have to clear my mind
And beg of God, His peace to find
What is the next that I must do
I need a moment to think through.
The road ahead is blank and dim
I can’t proceed, not without Him
I’m lost alone without a cure
The end draws near of this I’m sure
God is my anchor tried and true
To Him, I’ll be one of His crew !
There is a trip that I need take
One that I wish I might forsake
However love, I’ve no recourse
And no way left to try outsource.
This trip is mine alone to brave
With no time left for me to save
It is my choice the last one too
Before I bid goodbye to you.
The sadness is not mine alone
To all who are a lifetime known
For we shall part while we are friends
Until so sad, all friendship ends !
Lord save us from old Satan’s might
And guide us through each lonesome night
Protect us as we wend our way
From morning’s light till end of day
Forsake us not, we do believe,
We’re grateful for gifts we receive.
Lord, how much longer must we wait
To greet You at God’s Golden Gate ?
How many times we run away
From all the problems of the day
Or shut our eyes and close our ears
Escaping from a world of tears.
How wise that most chose to forget
Days of rejection or regret
We need remember by and by
That God is with us ere we die !
Nightshades have fallen, all is dark
Tree limbs above are bare and stark
There is this silence that abounds
As nature softens all her sounds.
Yet I can see stars in the sky
That clouds keep hiding from the eye
Oh how I wish that I could be
Some wise old owl perched in a tree
Who comprehends that hopes unwind
To help us each our dream to find !
Life dishes out a lot of stuff
Before too long we’ve had enough
The tides of time, sometimes too strong
Will somehow carry us along
To events we have never seen
Or places we have never been
I believe all peace doth linger
At the behest of God’s finger !
Whenever I think of the past
And ships that skimmed o’er oceans vast
They traversed round the world they knew
Adventurous, historic too.
Oh how I wish that I had known
This world before it was all grown
Think what a hoot it might have been
To be there when it did begin !
Oh tell me Lord, where do I go
What is it that I need to know
How shall I carry on each day
Please help me Lord, show me the way.
With all my heart, I’m not afraid
You’ve taught me well, I made the grade
I’ve found my Comfort once again
My true Love and Forever Friend !
When I was young and full of vim
That was the time I first knew Him
It changed my life that very day
For I began to walk His way.
How simple it was, I did find
As He brought me such peace of mind
A strength I gathered from above
And power of His unflinching love !
Oh blessed Lord, I am so sad that I
One day will soon be forced to bid goodbye
And so to leave here with one fond farewell
Hence to the world our sad, sad story tell.
While all the dreams one dares to dream are due
We’re not without the help and care from You
We beg of You to trust each in this way
Thus join our hands and walk God’s path today !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 