I wandered in the darkness while life was passing by
In my nomad-existence I never questioned why
And as those days expired I wondered what I should do
I asked my God to help me please, try to see me through
And from that day to this I have followed in His sight
I don’t reside in darkness, my life is full of light !
I am a simple gardener along life’s verdant way
I’ve seen the flowers come and go and know they shall not stay
Fact is our lives are seasonal and vary day by day
I hope that we may settle soon and clasp our hands to pray !
Is this the place where God abides
Above that space the rainbow hides
Where stars and comets fill the sky
As fragile earth bids each goodbye ?
I love You Lord, I know You see
That I have placed my faith in Thee
Though time has passed I feel the loss
And why You suffered on that cross !
I can’t foretell the story of what each life may hold
Because all are different, some timid, some are bold
We’re sure throughout the years that truth is bound to unfold
Pray we’ll accept this message before we are too old !
Sometimes I think life has become
A great big wart upon my thumb
At length some things are cumbersome
They knock us down and overcome !
I always thought that I would be
The keeper of my destiny
The heroine who did not flee
From most of life’s adversity.
Well here I am in trouble stuck
With my lifestyle, I’ve learned to duck
And from defeat my fortune pluck
Please help me God, You’re my good luck !
I live with pain that never ends
At length, we have become old friends
I’ve learned to thrive in spite of it
At times it takes a bit of grit !
I’ve dreamt a dream wherein I win
But that’s if God will count me in
I need His help and love and care
Without that, I will get nowhere !
When I recall how life is spent
I wonder where my childhood went
I guess the aged think like me
Together we share empathy.
In all the time that has gone by
Seems childhood is the first to fly
The lessons learned, the very best
They’ve helped us to survive life’s test.
We made it through this miracle
No stopping now, what e’er we do !
Now I’ve writ for many a year
Both out of love or foolish fear
I’ve learned to cut my words in half
To add a chuckle or a laugh,
And scale down every fancy word
So that my thoughts are plainly heard
I beg You Lord not to forget
That these old bones have some use yet !
Hang on to your wishes whatever they are
For a life without dreams will never go far !
To live a life of no regret
To dream until that last sunset
To know what one is waiting for
Or how to seek the proper door,
To find a light when it grows dark
Or follow pathways in the park
To lend a hand to all who need
Or understand when one must lead,
These are the things that men should learn
When time does come to be their turn.
Our God has writ what all must do
To be His servant kind and true !
There are no words one chance may say
That work to melt the pain away
True, words are meant to help us cope
Once truth has gone, there’s only hope.
Perhaps hope stretches with each smile
And keeps one safe a little while
Perhaps a prayer, perhaps a few
Will garner strength to follow through.
Keep dreaming of God’s charity
Whate’er we need, it’s there, it’s free !
Now I have lived my life complete
Met with success and with defeat
Saw my hopes shattered and decayed
And all my dreams destroyed, delayed.
I’ve lived alone without embrace
And spent some time in empty space
I’ve loved and laughed in my small world
And dodged the troubles life has hurled.
I found my faith was ever strong
And early learned where I belonged
There’s but one place I pray to go
When it comes time for my last show !
Tis sad that we who work so hard
Confirm our faith, believe in God,
Must shield ourselves from Satan’s might
Or cower under power’s fright.
It seems our world is threatened by
This league of rogues both low and high
Who bar the path that we must take
To save our values or forsake.
As for myself, I’ve one reply
I chose my God, He is the guy !
I find myself  remembering
Those things that once were used to be
When days were sweet and lingering
And hearts were fond of liberty
While life itself was happening
And peace was all we sought to see !
I praise You Lord, You are the King
You are the Boss of everything
The earth, the sun, the moon on high
And all the objects in the sky !
How great You are, the world can’t know
This universe is Your big show
I love You Lord, please lead the way
I pray You’ll help us save the day !
My heart has been alone too long
It’s learned to sing a solo song
The words get lost along the way
The melody has gone astray.
Yet sure I am as nighttime falls
My memory of faith recalls
Those joys that God does share with me
The beauty of His world I see !
I’ve reached the crossroads of my life
The way’s ahead replete with strife
No matter where I search to find
The road I seek does wind and wind.
There is no path that ‘s straight to tread
Both for the living or the dead
My body’s weary, my heart worn
As peace and rest from me are torn.
I fail to see the sense of it
Sometimes I’d simply like to quit
But I’m sure God will still be there
To help us face our last despair !
I know the price, I’ve played the game
We are no two born quite the same
Except for twins identical
Though that’s not always typical
For God has made each one of us
A member of His own chorus.
With heart and soul we try to sing
Both words and tune remembering
That in the end the difference
Is oh, so small and makes no sense
For we are His, spirit and mind
All shapes and sizes you can find !
Tis true I have no faith in make-believe
Nor swayed am I by goals I can’t achieve
But live with hope that this old world can change
To give all lives and dreams a greater range !
The fog slips in and hugs the ground
The air is still there’s ne’er a sound
I feel the damp inside my bones
My feet can’t grasp the slipp’ry stones.
I sense the chill invade my space
Oh how I need escape this place,
Before my mind grows dim and old
And all I’ve known wanes dread and cold !
To Edward Pavlovich, an old friend who painted
my portrait in 1951, Â I remember you ! Thanks !
Let’s sing a song of joyous praise
And to the Lord our voices raise
Let’s cheer Him from the citadel
And to the world His glory tell
Let’s fly His banner in the sky
And aim to keep His love close by
Let’s build a pathway to the stars
And pray His truth’s forever ours !
When I was small I used to play
In my front yard ‘most every day
My mother did not preach to me
That strangers were the enemy.
Now that was ever long ago
When folks about were kind you know
Our values were so different then
Doors were not locked but kept open.
We’ve lost our innocence I think
It seems we’re trembling on the brink
Of this sad world about to bust
For lack of faith or hope or trust !
Now once upon a time ago
Before my age began to show
There was a thought had crossed my mind
Of all the treasures one might find
God saved for us a special place
And kindly heart so full of grace.
I’ve known my fill of dreams and things
I do not fly and have no wings
My God’s been good, He heard my voice
And with His love approved my choice !
There is this fact that I have known
We are each born to life alone
When our time comes to say goodbye
We’re solitary as we die
We travel on that lonely path
With all the power that we hath
For life with Him is fairer still
And all we are is by His will !
Come see the sun peep o’er the hill
And watch its glow spread farther still
As all the mellow blends away
To melt into each brand new day.
It’s grand to know that God is there
And that He hears the smallest prayer
Which whispered softly on the breeze
Reverberates worldwide with ease !
I love you God can You not see
Dear blessed Lord You are the Key
How natural it is to be
Included in Your company ?
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Claire V. Bogdanos 