There is a hole deep down inside
You try your darnedest to deny
It doesn’t matter where you hide
The emptiness just will not die !
With time one learns to get along
Because that’s what our Lord does teach
He fills our lives with love and song
And helps us to our fullness reach !
The autumn colors, what a sight
Ranging in shades from dark to light
Such joy the fall’s chill air does bring
That culminates in harvesting,
Like gourds and pumpkin on the vine
Great bales of hay all in a line,
The sheep whose wool is thickening
And will be sheared in early spring
Oh would that we must thank our God
Though times be plenteous or hard !
So many times I have felt quite sad
Like I’d lost something I knew I had
Though I searched and searched most everywhere
I just couldn’t find what once was there.
Well I think that’s how it is with war
When you’re sure you can’t bear anymore
And the heartache becomes so intense
There’s nothing more left for your defense.
Turn to the Lord and offer a prayer
That you won’t lose faith in your despair
Beg Him please to keep your hope alive
And pray for help that you will survive,
For life without faith can have no goal
As one without God will have no soul !
I thought perhaps you’d like to know
That God above does love you so
He doesn’t mind that you have flaws
And understands there may be cause
Speak out to Him and still your fears
Trust in Him for He is all ears.
There’s not a hair upon your head
A single word that you have said
Or any thought that’s in your heart
He hasn’t known right from the start
So carry on and do your best
Look to the Lord for all the rest !
Oh for my life that used to be
When I was young and truly free
With all those passions I did feel
The foolishness and thought unreal.
I spent my life much like a child
Manner sweet and a temper mild
It took a lot for me to pout
I never felt I was left out
How I do wish that I could find
A place to leave the past behind !
What kind of day will it be today
I can hear the world at work and play
As noise of construction fills the air
Sirens are blaring fron who knows where.
The buses are rushing, hear the sound
While busy jitneys circle around
I hear the echo of running feet
Clattering rapidly down the street.
Well I guess the day has had its start
And the early rush will soon depart
How I pray each day as I awake
There’s some small improvement I can make !
It seems the hours just tick on by
While all my days have learned to fly
There is no time for this to last
As days and months have rapid passed
And what began so long ago
Is now approaching its last show.
Wish I knew how the story ends
But I don’t have those kind of friends
I guess I’ll have to wait a bit
To see how all the pieces fit !
The beauty of this nation that grows and flows and shows
From the heights of all its mountains o’er which our sun glows
To the depth of each valley and green of all the hills
That the heart may surely treasure as part of God’s thrills
Brings to us joyous pleasure with promises untold
Teaching simple lessons how life’s mysteries unfold !
The sky o’erhead is overcast
It’s great expanse is far too vast
We’ve elements for any taste
And all that air a shame to waste
Compared to when we are aground
Where lush hills circle all around.
There is no sound so sweet to hear
As cheeky birdsong on the ear
I’d like to think that when they sing
The bells in heaven start to ring
The angels echo their reply
They light the stars in darkened sky !
Cloistered here among all my things
The peaceful sound of morning rings
An early chill does charge the air
I waken to God’s loving care
The day breaks with another chance
To soothe my soul and life’s romance
And oh such joy to be awake
The difference one day can make !
There are those thoughts that slip away
Into the realm of yesterday
Deep hidden midst one’s memory
Like moments caught in reverie
At times drawn from the saddened past
To seek those dreams that did not last !
My heart is full, I hear it beat
I will not bow to man’s deceit
Hard to accept, the world’s so cruel
And feeds much fodder to the fool.
The more I see the more I learn
Perhaps we each may take a turn
It’s like a wheel of chance we play
We win or lose from day to day.
However fate’s not always kind
And justice is sometimes quite blind
Is there a path to help us win
Please find a way to let God in !
There are no cares I wish to share
My thoughts this day seem quite threadbare
I’m feeling worn this early morn
A bit unsteady and forlorn
Perhaps today I need more sleep
I’ve obligations I must keep.
I know that I’ve too much to do
Sometimes I never think it through
I try so hard to give my best
And fear that I won’t pass the test
One can’t lose heart of that I’m sure
But with God’s help we’ll be secure !
We’ve been good friends for many years
Through smiles and laughter, doubts and fears
We have been up, we have been down
Hugs and kisses, at times a frown
I’ve often thought what shall I do
Without a pal who’s just like you ?
It’s been so long that I’ve forgot
What life would be if you were not
And so today I want to state
That we are buddies soon or late
Whatever else may chance to be
I’m here for you when you need me !
I never thought that I would find
A place where I’d have peace of mind
Or learn to live beyond the race
That infiltrates life’s current pace.
It seems as though change is okay
To challenge us from day to day
The problem is we need to learn
That God helps us each in our turn !
There are times I rest idly on my bed
While many visions spin around my head
And I am caught in pages of the past
Among those hopes and dreams that did not last.
Now I’m sure hopes are prayers we cannot say
And dreams must keep until a later day
Lose not your faith in all that is to come
This Power we trust is neither blind nor dumb
And all we ask is that we may but share
The smallest bit of our God’s loving care !
I hear the noise of traffic from below
The buses, cars, trucks halt and stop and go
Local sirens screaming while flying past
Sounds of early rush that could shatter glass
Seems to me that if I could have my way
I’d make the morn a later time of day !
There is a garden in the sky
I’m sure of that, I’ll tell you why
For heaven is His special place
That mystifies the human race.
Just picture all the pleasures there
God stores His treasures with great care
He tends to all His flocks with love
And grants us peace here and above.
I know that one day you and I
Will rendez-vous somewhere up high
For all I’ll ever want to do
Is hear you laugh and be with you !
Here from my window what do I spy
The clouds o’erhead as they float on by
Can it be the wind that makes them fly
Or our Engineer high in the sky ?
Sometimes I believe that I can’t take
Another bit of this heart to break
I’ve now gotten used to every crack
Soon it’s time to get my courage back.
I refuse to find myself abused
It’s unhealthy and I’m unamused
Perhaps with patience there is a way
For me to chase all my fears away
I know that the Lord is always there
I’m assured that He is just and fair !
My dearest boys you’ll never know
How I do love you, ever so
I’ve watched you all as each matured
And prayed your future be secured.
I’ve been your cheering squad and fan
Those times you won or also ran
I’m there for you no matter what
I hope you’ll give it all you’ve got.
There’s nought I ask for in return
No medals sought or kudoes earned
Just be a man and do your best
Trust in your God, He’ll do the rest !
Oh Humpty-Dumpty what have we here
A world of treachery full of fear
Where are the king’s horses and his men
You know we could use their help again !
To all of us it’s become quite clear
We’ve unsafe streets, the future looks drear
We need your advice if you don’t mind
There’s a solution we must now find
Make sure we promise to not crack eggs
And pray we stand on our own two legs !
I find now that I little care
About my future, what I wear
I’m more concerned bout who I am
Not if my eggs are served with ham.
I’ve tried my best to stand up tall
To give my God the best of all
And spread His word across the land
By word of mouth and clasp of hand.
I will not fail, I know my task
That’s not so very much to ask !
Do I gamble, be assured I do
As the dark o’erhead turns to sky blue
And my life like yours becomes the stake
With every moment that we’re awake
I do know how lucky we may get
And am grateful now to hedge that bet.
I speak with God, He is always there
I beg Him please, keep us safe in prayer
As we shall gamble our lives away
He leads us all to salvation day !
The air is still, no breeze at all
There is no sound, no lone bird call
The streets are silent, quiet, hushed
No barking dogs or frantic rush.
The silence permeates each room
Defining life’s tenacious gloom
Our God is there to keep the score
Controlling all win, lose or draw !
The winds of change bring no relief
At times they’re cruel, not often brief
What is it that we’re meant to learn
Or how address our next concern ?
Our nation flounders all alone
For what great sin must we atone,
The sadness of our lives may be
That we remain no longer free !
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 !
Sometimes I wonder all about the angels in the sky
Although I’ve never met a one, do you think they can fly ?
How do they fall asleep at night and do they ever snore
There is so much I’d like to know, oh, ever so much more !
Well, angels are God’s messengers and He has made each one
Although one third are fallen, all the rest have battles won
Perhaps some day I shall learn if God’s angels do have wings
Until then I keep busy with a zillion other things !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 