I left my dreams at God’s front door
I cannot beg, no not once more,
Some will come true while others fade
I shall accept decisions made
For in the end when hope is not
The love of God is what I’ve got !
CHALLENGE ( 2015 ) 2015/08/20
There are some things I’d like to mend
While there’s still time left to defend
Without a drummer or a fife,
The broken pieces of my life
So I may rest before I’m done
To face God’s challenge soon to come.
OUR NEEDS ( 2015 ) 2015/08/17
There is this dream I’ve had before
Of some place where there is no war
Where men may thrive and bide content
Beneath God’s giant moonlit tent,
A world in which His word is law
Where no one questions or keeps score,
A place where peace and love abide
And all our needs, the Lord provide !
TEARS ( 2015 ) 2015/08/10
These tears are mine, they will not cease
Here in God’s world, there is no peace !
SOJOURNER ( 2015 ) 2015/08/09
I’ve never been to Samarkand
Or toured the cities cross that land
But I have stood beside the sea
Where Mary sojourned to Turkey
To make her home in Ephesus
After the death of dear Jesus.
So many tales that did unfold
In ancient Corinth’s city old
I stood upon the bema where
Paul called his followers to prayer.
I’ve wandered round the isle of Crete
Where Titus preached in every street,
I’ve been to Michael’s Mount in France
Where history is my romance
Perhaps one day I’ll get to see
The hill they call Gethsemane !
THESAURUS ( 2015 ) 2015/08/07
I pull the words out of the air
There are so many words to share
Some words are good and kind and sweet
While some are mean, fierce, incomplete.
Of all the words I’ve ever used
I shy away from those confused
And try to stick to making sense
As nastiness has no defense.
I pray that God and I agree
Of all our words there are but three
That humans, angels, heaven too
All need to hear, that’s “I love you.”
RECIPE ( 2015 ) 2015/08/04
Seems I have walked too many miles
In search of friendship, happy smiles
I’ve traveled half this world and wide
To seek the truth that’s deep inside,
That kindness opens any door
And love abides forevermore.
AQUA VITA ( 2015 ) 2015/07/31
I’ve loved the water all my life
The sounds of water soothe my strife
A river, stream or peaceful lake
Will always be my piece of cake.
The waterfalls take special place
They paste a smile upon my face
Seawater laps in quiet ways
And brings great peace into my days.
But best of all those waves that shout
And call my name invite me out
Oh what I’d give for just once more
To laze upon the ocean’s shore !
I’M NOT LOST ( 2015 ) 2015/07/30
I have trod a perilous path in my search for the Lord
And have paid a precious price much more than I could afford
I left my old world behind in search of His peace and grace
Knowing well in advance that I can never see His face.
Now the love of the Lord is beside me where ere I go
And the moments that He guides me are what I’ve come to know
The road is longer than I thought, much greater is its cost
It doesn’t matter what it takes without Him I am lost !
PERFORMANCE ( 2015 ) 2015/07/26
Oh blessed Lord I cannot bear
The madness of this world we share
Please help us through these times of need
To vanquish those who will not heed.
Grant us the strength to stand up tall
Declare our choice before the fall
His time is near, He’ll not be late
This world is all His vast estate.
Who are we, only passersby
And on His care we all rely
Please help us Lord to do our best
We know that You’ll perform the rest !
LIFE’S VENUE ( 2015 ) 2015/07/25
There was a child that used to be
Wide-eyed and cheerful, full of glee
And then one day all got to see
That grownup person who is me.
I’d like to be the way I was
But that can’t be I’m sure because
Along the way we took a pause
To teach us how a grownup does.
One finds that learning’s never done
The process blurs once you’ve begun
No guarantee ’tis always fun
The race continues till it’s done !
ECSTACY ( 2015 ) 2015/07/24
I smile because my heart can sing
So full it is of God’s blessing
I laugh because my day is sweet
The Lord does guard me from defeat.
I pray because my future’s bright
My faith keeps working day and night
I dream because I hope to be
Included in His ecstacy !
ALSO RAN ( 2015 ) 2015/07/20
I’m so tired of running uphill
I’d like some time to just sit still
Or help to find another way
To learn to get through every day.
The race is old and I am too
Truth is I don’t know what to do
So be a sport and lend a hand
Keep telling me that life is grand.
Perhaps after a while or so
My confidence is bound to grow
I want to do all that I can
It’s tough to be an also ran !
USELESS ( 2015 ) 2015/07/17
Oh Lord, I truly cannot bear the ugliness of war
I have not seen the benefit of what a war is for !
WISHES ( 2015 ) 2015/07/15
I want to help this is my choice
Though all I have is my small voice
I hope its sound rings clear and true
As what I wish is all for you!
GOD’S SHORE ( 2015 ) 2015/07/14
I’ve had this dream that comes and goes
From fingertips to tippytoes
Yet what it means none but God knows.
When I was small and loved to play
I’d splash in water all the day
Closeby the ocean or the bay.
I’ve spent my life beside the sea
It’s where I feel both safe and free
And where my ashes placed will be.
In sleep I hear the ocean’s roar
I sense the gulls that o’erhead soar
And pray that I still hug God’s shore !
ANNUITY ( 2015 ) 2015/07/13
The pages turn as lives slip by
There are no rules nor questions why
All life gives birth that too soon dies
And finds no place in compromise.
The time of man though brief it be
Still hopes for some eternity
Pray each of us may leave behind
Some vestige of our heart or mind !
COMMITMENT ( 2015 ) 2015/07/05
This life is mine, from my God a gift
With a book of rules, I’m set adrift
And I must learn long before I die
Which rules I shall observe or defy.
Our God is kind, loving and giving
He requires prayer to earn forgiving
For in the end when there’s no strength left
Who is there to blame for our life’s theft ?
We own the clock in this human race
But none knows where is the other place
So I’ll wait in line with all the rest
To say my prayers and to give my best !
I HEARD MY NAME ( 2015 ) 2015/06/28
A little child called out to me
At least I thought it was my name
I heard the word clear as could be
Though there are many called the same.
I know it seems I reminisce
‘Bout times that were and are no more
When I’d receive a hug and kiss
Before they all stepped out the door.
Strong memories of yesteryear
Still precious, cling within my mind
There is no thought brings greater cheer
That in this world you’ll ever find !
FIREFLIES ( 2015 ) 2015/06/26
I can see fireflies they’re all aglow
It’s curtain time for their magic show
Soon the stars up high begin to light
They flicker and dance and shimmer bright.
When I was small and not yet grown tall
I’d play outside by the garden wall
To catch them buzz and flitter about
Quite a happy sight without a doubt.
As I have aged my memory brings
Pictures that pull upon old heartstrings
It’s too late now to remember when
No one can ever go back again !
MY REWARD ( 2015 ) 2015/06/25
Oh blessed Lord please take my hand
And lead me to the promised land
Help me to leave the pain behind
In this new life that’s mine to find.
The freedoms that await me there
From those who taught me how to care
Are worth the price I need afford
To grant me peace as my reward !
LATECOMER ( 2015 ) 2015/06/24
As I gaze on assorted flower faces
I’m transported to God’s exotic places
For a world that is crammed with a million dreams
There’s nothing as simple as all truly seems.
While each tiny bud has a life of its own
And breeds healthy seed from genetics unknown,
Can you imagine in a long ago place
Once bloomed some flowers with a daisylike face ?
Or high trellised upon a very tall tree
There clambered up a type of shining ivy
What a happy conclusion and nice surprise
As loving sunflowers did greet each sunrise.
Now I’m sure as I pass through God’s golden gate
There’s lots more to come and I’d hate to be late !
REASON ( 2015 ) 2015/06/23
My arms are full, my heart content
I make my way with God’s consent
If I should die with tasks undone
It doesn’t mean I haven’t won !
THERE’S HOPE ( 2015 ) 2015/06/22
I hear the voices in my brain
They always chant the same refrain,
“When you fall down get up again”.
I do try hard to close my ears
And banish all my childish fears
One gets so bored of silly tears !
I wish I knew which way to turn
When plans I’ve made get trashed and burn
There’s so much left for me to learn.
I have a long way yet to go
There is a lot that I don’t know
But with God’s help I hope to grow !
PROLOGUE ( 2015 ) 2015/06/19
When I was young, a wedded bride
I loved my home it was my pride
Soon it was time for motherhood
Expectant life felt as it should.
The love a newborn baby brings
Can warm the heart and give it wings
Each greets the world with that first yelp,
Those early years need all the help.
While in between weighs take and give
One learns to grow and how to live
Seems joy is but the simple way
To judge achievement in our day.
As I do age my needs become
Just one more chore that must be done
And all this wisdom I have learned
Adds to virtues I may have earned.
Here at the end it all appears
Our lives are full of smiles or tears
But who will be the one to test,
The one to know which is the best ?
SHARED VISION ( 2015 ) 2015/06/15
It’s a lonesome road that we tread upon
When the day has done and the night moves on
When the sounds of dark are quiet and still
You may hear the call of a whiporwill.
The forest echoes with the hoot of owls
There’s an anguished cry from the earth’s deep bowels
Like the voice of those who have gone before
And wept for the lack of an open door.
Let’s pray for the vision that we all share
The love of our God full of grace and care !
WARS WILL NOT DIE ( 2015 ) 2015/06/06
Now once upon a time ago
Before the world began to grow
Into the place it has become
With all at war and peace for none,
Are you a global warming buff
Or is your faith in God enough ?
How would you wish for it to be
That all might have immunity
Or better still that you and me
Could till the soil or fish the sea,
This simple life would satisfy
But I’m afraid wars will not die !
LIFE’S CYCLE ( 2015 ) 2015/06/01
The winds of March have ceased to blow
Spring blossoms have begun to show
Too soon the waves will breach the land
To plant their kisses in the sand.
The sun will warm us one and all
And gird us to prepare for fall
As on and on life’s cycle grows
Mornings wake as all evenings close !
Claire V. Bogdanos 