Oh for the days when dreams were new
And growing up seemed over due
When children’s laughs were full of glee
And love was still a mystery.
The Lord Himself is always there
He heals our wounds and hears our prayer
Bless God for all the gifts He gives
And all the sins which He forgives !
Oh charity, be kind to me
Please help me set my body free
How much longer can I persist
What shall I do to pain resist ?
At times I’m sure there’ll be no end
More like a life without a friend
I didn’t think I’d have to bear
Unending pain or deep despair.
I am not angered or divorced
With all the issues time’s enforced
I only know that God is there
To ease all pain and answer prayer !
Oh, how I wish that I had been
The apple on old Adam’s tree
I’d shake my leaves and tuck them in
To keep his idle hands off me.
I’d tell him not to take a bite
Before the troubles could begin
When he and Eve, out of some spite
Took Satan’s dare right on the chin.
Oh, sad the day man was denied,
Remembering in all you do
That God to us has never lied
Your happiness is up to you !
There are some memories I keep
That intrude on my deepest sleep
They form a wall seems made of stone
That forces me to walk alone.
Tis not what keeps me up at night,
In hours twixt darkness and the light
Which is the time I fear the most
When lonliness turns into host.
Oh for the chance once more to be
A child of faith at Jesus’ knee
Forgive me Lord, all of my sin
Hear me dear God and let me in !
Let’s say a prayer, come Christmas Day
For all those children far away
Who’ve lived in need and know no peace
Where joys and dreaming are deceased.
They’ve never lived without the tears
That generate both hate and fears
Whose existence finds ’tis bereft
By times of war, years of neglect.
Oh helpless child who does not know
The gifts of God, Who loves us so !
How my heart yearns for the days of yore
Before life’s heartbreak slipt through the door
And left behind an unholy mess
That I deal with now without redress
I have learned to accept God’s decree
In its unbending finality !
There is a land where dreams are made
In sunny glen and evening shade
Where every day contains a chance
Again to find life’s lost romance !
Perchance that hope might come to be
Some wish filled with sweet ecstacy
Wherein the heart that knew regret
Despite its pain, learned to forget !
Perhaps for those who’ve passed this way
Our Lord above has made delay
And metered out a final shot
To give it all this life has got !
Oh Lord, dear God, let not my weakness show
Oh Lord above, help all my strengths to grow
I’ve been Your servant for most of my life
Through pain and sorrow, abundance of strife.
You’ve taught me how to be humble and fair
To give all I’ve got and something to spare
The words in my mouth and deeds that I do
All of this my Lord, is a gift for You !
What quiet signals do we send
When we’ve moved so close to the end
What simple gestures do we make
When our whole system’s doomed to break ?
The moment’s here and on its own
Wherein the final action’s known
And as the fateful hour appears
A darkness falls among our peers.
Soon angel wings waft some away
To seek a dawn that’s gone astray
Forgive us Lord for all the sin
And help us save most left within
How fortunate that each may be
Depending on God’s charity !
“MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO THE LORD”
PSALM/ 66:1 / 88:1 / 95:1-2 / 98:4-6 / 100:1-5 / 149:3 / et al.
T’was once upon a time ago
When we were full of life aglow
Before emerged this need to know
With tiny impetus for show
Our lives were truly less confused
Filled with days both calm and diffused
May all that anger be excused
To find ourselves in turn amused !
There are no words that can help explain
The length and depth of a mother’s pain
Losing a child no matter the age
To an illness or another’s rage !
Through the passage of time, aches may fade
As sadness and loss are all displayed
Seems the worst of all that can be said
Are that those we have loved are now dead,
And with heavy heart and tearful sigh
Were denied the chance to say goodbye !
My dearest child where are you gone
What masquerade have you put on
Among the memories we’ve kept
Or midst the tears that we have wept ?
I’d like to know if God’s been good
And kept you safely as He could
For in your life you did no wrong
There seems no place you can’t belong.
My heart desires that you should know
Though you’re not here I miss you so !
There is no way I understand
How tempers get so out of hand
I’ve never seen such anger shown
From persons both known and unknown
What is there that can rile one up
Enough to overflow the cup ?
We’ve seen the foolishness of some
Who cannot seem to overcome
This sad behavior they have used
On those they’ve bullied or abused
Perhaps through faith and time alone
They’ll seek God’s wisdom to atone !
I’m glad to say with no regret
That I’ve not met my Saviour yet
There still is time left to erase
Those hidden failures that I face.
Oh Lord, I try so hard each day
To follow closely in Your way
But I have faults as most folks do
And other quirks I need work through.
Well I’ll keep trying best I can
And with Your help may understand
That You will keep an eye on me
Helping to seek my destiny !
My heart is full it heaves a sigh
Too soon my love, we bid goodbye
I will to you one fact revealed
Your love should never be concealed
For words that you have left unsaid
Shall not be heard once you are dead !
Oh what a waste all wars must be
God’s lesson in futility
The silence of the gentle folk
Whose fear these fatal times invoke,
Oh would that they might wish away
The consequences of each day.
Like the last prayer the dying said
These final words ere they are dead
With all the faith they place in them
Next year dear Lord, Jerusalem !
Lord who am I to offend Thee
I’m one that’s full of sad regret
I am neither great nor pithy
And likely sometimes to forget !
There is a core buried deep inside
A place for our tears, our fears to hide
This lonely spot hidden fast away
And older grows with each passing day
We need to learn how to break the spell
To face the world while the story tell
But who are we, who can change our fate
With God’s constant care, pray we’re not late !
Open the door and come on in
God awaits all, forgiving sin
That day is coming very fast
Our problems have become so vast.
Where shall the hordes of fleeing go
To reach God’s arms before the woe
Keep calm and do not lose your place
He will remember every face !
This road that I have chosen is lonely cold and dark
The path that I now follow is truly bare and stark
There’s no other option either here or on the way
Once the journey has begun the rule is you must stay.
It’s taken up too much time this is my foolish choice
Lord, I beg You walk with me I know You’ve heard my voice
I’ve made my share of errors I’m sure You’ve watched me fall
I ask for Your forgiveness I’ve been ashamed to call.
But that’s all over now I cannot change what is done
I simply need to finish this task I have begun !
There is a God He sees it all
How many truly heed his call
We know this God He hears quite well
But oh, the stories He could tell !
For those which think we hidden are
Will glow as brightly as a star
There is no secret left undone
Our God is privy to each one !
Great fools we are to think we’re free
There is no deed He does not see
The price we’ll pay with vig will grow
Depending on the love we show !
Well here we are another day
What is it there is left to say
Just one more spate of noun and verb
Some sweet, some kind and some acerb ?
Close to the end we wait on line
And query how we’ll spend our time
Will it be worth this last delay
Is there value in one more stay ?
We’ve had our chance of small avail
Do you believe that we shall fail ?
I’ll take no risk and won’t assume
Now I am in God’s waiting room !
The days we knew and loved the best
Have disappeared with all the rest
Where have they gone I do not know
They faded in the afterglow.
Oh would that we might try again
To reach out for remember when
But life moves on with no return
No refund or deposit earned !
The snowflakes flutter to the ground
They do not make a single sound
But rushing down they seem to crowd
Our world with joy more than allowed.
Their swirl of white a veil intense
That covers errors with defense
And makes this place a wond’rous sight
Bedecked in every shade of light
As God envisions all the while
Perhaps the view evokes His smile !
To all of those who know and care
Please be assured that God’s still there
Behind a crowd of works and deeds
Invisible when He succeeds.
He hears them while these mortals scheme
And hovers over the lost dream
He boosts our strength as faith survives
The world outside wrestles and writhes.
Our wish remains within His eye
Though plots and plans oft go awry
He knows what’s true and what is not
What we recall and have forgot
His love is sure and full of grace
But once it’s lost cannot replace.
You’ll find the joy of life can be
The doorway to great ecstasy
In which reigns love without delay
And peace that is sweet freedoms way.
The huge forgiving loving Heart
That welcomes your new second start,
A gift now bought with no disdain
Can open doors to faith again.
It’s one to cherish with your strength
So it will last your lifetimes length.
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Claire V. Bogdanos 