Our tears are flowing down like rain
With cheeks pressed hard on window pane
Each throat is tight and cannot breathe
And struggles hard to find relief.
The madness now does seize us all
From sources which demand our fall
Our hearts are dying one by one
When will this agony be done ?
This land of beauty and great wealth
Our citadel of strength and health
Is under seige by evil force
Oh Captain, do reverse this course !
There is a sound that I can hear
It seems to whisper in the ear
Is it the wind that steals about
With soft whispers and ne’er a shout ?
What must I do to make it clear
That God’s rebuke is all I fear ?
The wheels of time turn slowly round
Wherein the scale of life is found
The hours are counted one by one
Until each lonely day has done.
We’ll dream our dreams and pray that we
Accept the rule, freedom’s not free
Oftimes the cost goes far beyond
A price of which we are not fond.
Since discipline is what it takes
And safety is the rule it breaks
We’ll try again to make it clear
The only thing to fear is fear !
There is a world that waits for me
Somewhere across God’s great blue sea
A place where anger can’t exist
And only kindness does persist.
But I’m not sure if I can wait
To make the journey to that Gate
Because my world is falling down
And crushing kindness to the ground.
What shall I do, how can this be
Is this the new heredity ?
Oh Gracious Lord, remember me
For only You can set me free !
I hear the sound of running feet
Laughter of children from the street
All playing on the pavement wide
Darting about from side to side.
Their shrieks of glee are full of joy
Including every girl and boy
Oh such great fun that’s to be had
Without scoldings by Mom and Dad.
I love to see the youngsters play
In God’s fresh air day after day
What a sweet pleasure it would be
If all the world could feel that free !
So many words spring from the pain
That is attacking me again,
Oh, how I wish one day to be
From all of this forever free !
This silence that I share is free
It spreads its veil of peace o’er me
And quiets all the disarray
That one encounters day by day.
How little do we know of life
That is content and without strife
Contentment is a foreign thing
That in our lives has been missing.
Oh Lord above do hear this plea
Help each to live with charity !
My heart’s so full I dare not speak
A world so sad, so dark, so bleak
The winds of war doth us surround
The earth begs cleansing all around.
May God in heaven hear our plea
And use His power to set us free !
The world we know is crass and cold
Its conversation brassed and bold
And leaves no kindness in its wake
Just policies that crash and break
With no thought for tomorrow’s child
Inheriting this place gone wild.
God help us all to find our peace
Before He grants each soul’s release !
Slim fingers of the breaking dawn
Are shining through the window pane
While shadows signal early morn
And capture fractured light again.
How sad this world that has no chance
To teach their children how to fly
Or find some path to seek romance
Enticing all free hearts to try !
Well here we are at God’s front door
What is it we are waiting for
An invitation to come in
A smile, a kiss, a foolish grin ?
We’ve not much time, let’s hurry up
And place our futures in His cup
We cannot fail to understand
Calamity is close at hand.
The world is crumbling as we wait
For destiny to crash this gate
Oh, Lord above, do heed our plea
Open our eyes and set us free !
A little bird there on the wing
His pretty song did choose to sing
The notes did travel on the air
To lend the hour a special flair,
Oh how I wish that I could be
So like that bird, joyous and free !
The fury rages overhead
Encouraging chaos instead
How long will their insanity
Assault this homeland of the free ?
Hail to our heroes great or small
Thanks for safety they bring us all
And here’s to those who sacrifice
To make our lives comfy and nice
Kudoes all who save this nation
Giving cause for celebration.
The warriors who braved the fight
And share with us the country’s might
May God bless them and keep them safe
Do to their actions we have faith
For after all, the same as we
They follow rules that keep us free !
Memories last forever, we can’t forget
Years may disappear so much to our regret
There gleaming through a twilight that will not set
If we chance remember with no ending yet !
AMEN.
Oh sad it was, too sad to bear
To live a life full of despair
Twas never meant to be a chain
To anchor one to fear or pain.
How simple all our lives might seem
And open to most sorts of dream
If only peace were there for free
For all life’s forms of slavery !
I feel the reach of freedom here
That calls so softly on my ear
Quite childlike in its innocence
To not accept, would make no sense.
Now freedom is a hopeful word
It means the best to us we’ve heard
And conjures up a special brand
Of lifestyle that comes close at hand
It treads on no one else’s space
Where each moves on at one’s own pace
A precious act protecting rights
Avoiding foolish, feckless frights !
Our America had its birth you know
Over two hundred forty years ago
Through the thunder, lightning and fire we grew
Into this nation of red, white and blue
In the rockets great glare we won the fight
And created a star that shines so bright.
With welcoming heart and book in her hand
The Lady in Green in the harbor stands
As she holds the torch for all who will see
This home of the brave and land of the free !
The Lady in the Harbor speaks for one and all
She stands there in the distance silent and so tall
All copper green and shining like a sentinel
Full of all those secrets and tales she’ll never tell
Lady of deep mystery, tears and joys we’ve shared
While God is watching o’er us, know how much He cares !
There is a flag flies in the wind
Red, white and blue and golden fringed
And from my window every day
Its mighty emblem is displayed.
Sometimes its folds blow in the breeze
And wave to all the leaf-filled trees
Its symbol shouting freedom first
With such a sympathetic voice !
Memory is a powerful tool
Not governed by sets of standard rule
A list of items hidden away
To safely keep for another day,
The human mind, a knowledge beyond
May save the secrets of which we’re fond,
A shadow here or a whisper there
Moments in time we chose not to share
These are the treasures that we may find
When we have courage to speak our mind !
We are the home of heroes, every color, every size
But who are those now making this effort to minimize ?
It’s been our own courageous patriots who’ve built this land
A place where citizens can work together hand in hand
This homeland where the people have the freedom and the choice
To fly the flag, sing the song, say the pledge or raise their voice !
We are the home of heroes, every color, every size
But who are those now making this effort to minimize ?
It’s been our own courageous patriots who’ve built this land
A place where citizens can work together hand in hand
This homeland where the people have the freedom and the choice
To fly the flag, sing the song, say the pledge or raise their voice !
Have you seen the trouble we are in
Our world’s tilted and in a spin
We’re upside down, we’ve lost our way
There’s nothing left for us to say.
We are not what we used to be
Our freedom is no longer free
The world we’ve known has disappeared
Transformed by lies and avid fear !
We’ve heard the tales, we know them well
The stories that the legends tell
Of heroes great both old and new
Who did the best that they could do.
They built this nation bright and strong
Accepting all who would belong
And turned our land into a place
Where freedom thrives in love and grace !
Hear now the battle marchers’ roar
Sending our children off to war
If not for them who will it be
That gives their life to keep us free ?
The pendulum moves side to side
It is a somewhat boring ride
And doesn’t variate a bit
When in the rut where it does fit
And that’s a lesson to be taught
About this web in which we’re caught.
Sometimes it may be truly fine
When one decides to tow the line
However that does not preclude
A change in venue or in mood
For each must have freedom of choice
So they may exercise their voice !
Oh would that we might see beyond
The hills, the plains, the mirrored pond
The mountains, lakes and flowing streams
That are the image of our dreams.
The valleys and the oceans wide
These are the pulse of pilgrims’ pride
And of this nation which exists
In spite of danger that persists.
While enemies near and afar
Diminish every brilliant star
Hoping to hide the shining light
That has become our freedom’s fight !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 