The sun hides now behind the clouds
The winds drift by in friendly crowds
The air is chill with not a thought
To all our issues as it ought.
Our innocence has gotten lost
Because of its ungodly cost
The world prefers to fall behind
Than work to some solution find !
An owl and a pussy cat fell in love
Whatever was it they were thinking of
Now how could it be that this mixed up pair
Decided they desired one life to share
In this crazy world how can all this be
The fulfillment of their true destiny ?
PLEASE GOOGLE/ EDWARD LEAR’S THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL IN THIS SEASON OF JOY !
Seems like old age is sneaking up on me
Urging to make way for reality
And join the varied seasons passing by
As all the fragments of each year do fly.
With all my heart I wish that I could see
The times I loved that were our used to be
Too soon old memories we’ve kept must die
While most need learn how does one bid goodbye !
I wish I were a birthday cake on this special day
So I could say how glad I am You have passed my way
It seems awhile since You and I have been such good friends
I’m praying this continues and perhaps never ends !
There is a joy that springs anew
Each day the holidays are due
And now that Christmastime is here
It is the best of all this year.
I love remembering the sound
Of blessed music all around
With songs and voices ringing out
And children singing hymns devout.
The love of God and all our kin
Are blessings we can revel in
May all the years that lay ahead
Have sugar plums dance in our head !
My heartfelt thoughts are sped your way
To each of you alone today
I send you kindness with much love
And prayers for you to God above
Keep safe and grateful, don’t forget
The best of all is coming yet !
I’m walking alone on this long, long road
My soul is laden with a heavy load
The pace is labored but my aim intent
There are no excuses left to invent.
I have had a dream of these ups and downs
Some full of smiles and a few with deep frowns
It’s wisdom we need when courage abates
To give life a chance before it’s too late !
I love you Lord and know you hear
My every dream, my every fear
Tis sad that life is far too short
For all the wishes we have sought.
But as for me and all my kin
The doors are open please come in
We’ll pray with joy and beg You stay
Within our hearts day after day !
To all my friends and those I love
I don’t know what we’re thinking of
But I am guessing holidays
With thanks to God whom we all praise
For all the joys the season brings
And all the songs the angels sing !
It takes a lot to be prepared
For tragedies our lives may share
As life at best is difficult
Depending on each small result.
Sometimes the luck is on our side
And we complete each task with pride
Though there are days of no avail
When good intents are bound to fail
Let’s hope the latter are less few
We’ve greater goals left to pursue !
Well here we are, believing what
With all this detail we have got ?
There are too many who will say
There is no God, not here today.
I can’t recall who said it first
But I am sure their bubble’s burst.
Just look around what do you see
A world that needs God’s charity !
The earth it rumbles, the mountain quakes
The land around it shivers and shakes
The air is silent and seems intense
With no place left for one’s own defense.
The bells ring out, hear the warnings toll
The world now plays a dangerous role
While the lives of those who mill about
Are filled with fear and tremble with doubt
Pray nature’s fury spares all our lives
With God’s help His compassion survives !
There was a place that I loved best
Besides the sea, at water’s edge
So many hours that I spent there
All types of weather, foul or fair
I learned back then to patient be
Accept God’s will and wait to see.
Well that was then and this is now
I have survived life’s storms somehow
There’s this advice I offer you
To thine ownself be kind and true !
The wind, it whips around the bend
How long before the winter’s end
The snow, the sleet, the icy road
That soon becomes a heavy load
But when the elements do flee
The spring arrives to comfort me.
I’d like to greet another day
With fragrant blossoms on the way
There is a line I can’t ignore
I’ve heard so many times before
If winter comes, it’s true you’ll find
That spring is never far behind !
The snow is clinging to the bough
The weather’s turning cold and how
The winter chill cuts to the bone
I think I’d rather stay at home.
I’d like to be inside for now
So I may keep warmed up somehow
And pick a spot close to the fire
Therein imagine sweet desire
Where in the end life does attest
Our souls do seek elusive rest !
The simplest pleasures that I will miss
Are an unexpected sticky kiss,
Tiny fingers pulling at my hair
And peek-a-boos meant for two to share.
There is so much joy small children bring
Into each day of just plain living
Their hopes and fears or their smiles and tears
Gifting our lives with surprise and cheers !
Seems that our lives are changing day by day
While fleeting years keep getting in the way
They appear to have a mission or two
Since we are pressed for time, what shall we do ?
As the days get shorter and time speeds by
Too much to remember, harder to try
All of our efforts will keep us awake
Along with those chances we often take.
There’s a point in time when we’ll have to halt
Please understand this, it won’t be our fault !
There is a song lives in my heart
I don’t know how it got its start
But I adore its every word
The sweetest sounds I’ve ever heard.
It fills my mind and brings me peace
And from life’s sadness grants release
It raises hopes where none survived
And helps laughter to be revived.
How wonderful the Lord loves all
Who stand in line to wait His call
He is the Master and the King
Son of the God of everything !
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 !
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 !
There’s been so many friends along the way
That have gotten lost or have gone astray
While their faces blur and the names escape
Memories get caught in the charged landscape !
As the past rolls by and the time moves on
I will wait here like an old mastodon
In a silence that I would like to keep
Until I close my eyes in life’s last sleep !
How I hate war, oh Lord, how I hate war
What is the point, what’s it intended for
Where is the end, tell me what shall we do
How can we comprehend life’s carry through ?
I see those faces that once were unlined
But now to agony are thus confined
I hear the rasping sound of raling breath
The gasping halt that’s prone to preface death
Be gone this hate, the anger too, I say
Please Lord we beg of You show us the way !
It does seem odd that you and I
Are simply strangers passing by
We’ve spent our days upon God’s earth
Testing our values and their worth.
We’ve come this far to validate
The things we love and some we hate
Our time is brief and waning fast
Tis now each move may be our last.
Oh Lord we’re grateful that You’ve heard
And need the courage of Your word !
Live each day as if it were your last
Reminisce about those lifetimes past
And feel the warmth of love’s gentle kiss
Do not complain of the things you’ve missed.
Wish to all their impossible dream
Of unending love and joy supreme
Have trust in God follow in His way
Keep faith in your heart day after day !
Integrity is but a show
With many icons that we know
How sad too few ever get caught
With values they should have been taught
Why are we mute or silenced there
Have we no one to grieve or care ?
A crime, so many victimized
While efforts all are minimized
Our world is begging on its knees
Save us before all justice flees !
There is a dream most wish to see
Lasting throughout eternity
A chance to blend both heart and mind
As truth and fantasies unwind
A place of safety and great care
Where hopes and joys are ours to share !
The world today is lacking trust
We take our joys where e’er we must
The hours all seem to melt away
As do the weeks and everyday.
Time flies with wings so swift and fleet
As strangers stroll by on each street
With neither nod nor passing word
No single thought there to be heard.
This lonesome place within the mind
Where memories we’ve left behind
Too late do seek that compromise
Where all one’s dreams are realized !
Observe the sky, today it’s gray
And changes colors day by day
But now is winter time and so
We can’t be sure what hues will show.
The golden glows of summertime
Do verge upon a scene sublime
I most prefer the plums and pinks
Especially as sundown sinks.
I wonder if the Lord can see
How glorious His sky must be
To all of us who looking up
Adore His overflowing cup ?
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Claire V. Bogdanos 