In those quiet moments before the dawn awakes
Wherein enlightened thought our passion gently breaks
As we note the seasons and tally up the score
We need seek the reasons that lives must matter more.
Such feelings as we sense shall give us all a pause
For who has faith to carry on without a cause
In spite of legends, promises or holy text
We may not meet again in this life or the next !
There is a celebration here
Tis true release from all my fear
Fear is suspect in all to come
God is my hope thus I fear none !
It is not peace we’re searching for
Our peace won’t come before God’s war
What we need now is Joshua
To sound the trumpets with his corps !
An angel rapped upon my door
And asked what I was waiting for
I answered with a mild restraint,
“To use my words to pictures paint
And beg God’s help to loose my heart
That I may in His world take part
Tis not a simple task,” said I,
“But what I wish ere I should die,
I think about this every day
And do not wish to lose my way,
I am no longer young you see
My faith means everything to me !”
The atheists say we are fools
There is no God nor any rules
Their evidence seems very hard
But as for me I’ll opt for God !
It seems to me the world about
Is filled with anger and with doubt,
Each day begins with a clean slate
As we move nearer to our fate.
I’m grateful every time I rise
For all the beauty of His skies
And all the wisdom that is free
To understand God’s charity.
I must believe He loves us all
The young, the old, the great, the small
And willingly accept that He
Is rooting for our victory !
Good morning world I’d like to say
I wish you all a bonnie day
With hugs and kisses in between
Lots of love and sweet whipping cream.
A bit of chocolate everywhere
The smell of taffy in the air
But what I think I’d like the most
A walk in sand along the coast,
Remembering those days long gone
Recalling life’s lost halcyon !
I found my love when but a teen
I knew great joy at seventeen
I thought the world was lean and keen
When I had turned just seventeen.
The times were tough and war was mean
When I was only seventeen
My heart got broken neat and clean
And there I was but seventeen.
All through those years that passed unseen
Life disappeared at seventeen
I wish my time had been pristine
Like once it was at seventeen
I’d sacrifice the years between
Again to be just seventeen !
My advice to you my darling friend
Is take time to dream before the end
Do it now ere you have fully grown
It curries magic you have not known
Supplying cushions to fall upon
As life turns into a marathon !
I have walked by the side of the road
As the Lord helped me carry my load
I have treasured the words that He spoke
Though my spirit’s been bent it’s not broke.
I have wandered across this great land
With its vistas all spacious and grand
Like the lady who lives by the sea
Holding the torch of our liberty
And I know in my heart it is true
I adore the old red white and blue !
I’ve failed to take the time to say
To folks I’ve met along the way
How grateful I have always been
For kindness shown, to my chagrin.
So many things get left behind
I’m loathe to think I’ve been unkind
But vow to try to make amends
As best I can to all my friends.
For friendship is this special thing
That carries care upon its wing
And shares the hopes we’re dreaming of
Amid abundance of our love !
My heart has wings, my spirit flies
Today will be a bright surprise
The air is sweet, the sky is clear
I know the grace of God is here.
So long ago on one dark day
Great plans were crushed and cast away
But rose again in truth to tell
This prophecy we all know well !
The angel tears fall all around
They sigh as each drop hits the ground
While heaven’s angels softly cry
The darkened times echo their sigh.
Can you guess why it seems so sad
This day recalls the death He had
Reminding us the hope that’s given
By our blest Lord as He has risen !
This morning as I rose from bed
I thought about the day ahead
And hoped that God would pave the way
For all of us who grateful pray
That peace and calm might once more reign
While love and joy their power regain,
Not only for the day at hand
But all that’s within His command !
There is great wisdom in the thought
To treasure all the lessons taught
Those stories to the children told
Of leaders wise and heroes bold
With roots steeped in our history
Filled with great hope and mystery.
This saga of our faith and dreams
Believing now much nearer seems !
A little bird, you know the one
Invites me now to have some fun
Entreating me to hurry up
And try to fill my empty cup
With something more than wishes and
A hug, a kiss or joy’s glad hand.
But I’m afraid he’ll have to wait
For God and I, we have a date
And stuff, it just gets in the way
There’s no time left for aimless play !
Today I wish to say a prayer
For those who are no longer there
I miss you all and pray that you
Are in a place where dreams come true.
The good book says we rest in sleep
There are no memories we keep
Perhaps this is the best of all
As we must wait for God’s recall.
If I do get a message through
Remember please, I still love you !
There is a song I used to sing
I hear its faint familiar ring
It echoes often in my mind
Recalling shadows that rewind
Of days that are forever gone
Though memory still lingers on.
If I should pass this way once more
I’m sure I’d walk through that same door
To visit what was yesterday
Once more to hear that tune replay !
Oh tiny one how sweet you are
You glow and shine, you’re mommy’s star
Oh little angel here on earth
There is no price could buy your worth !
Our God in heaven up above
Gifted each with unblemished love
There are so many ways to show
True love for Him as each does grow.
Remember how to thankful be
And grateful that His love is free !
The wind has wings you cannot see
It gathers leaves from every tree
It shuttles snow across the sky
And corrals the spores that soon fly.
Each bird that rises on the wing
Will travel on its whispering
While seeds that have in season dried
Must speed to fine some niche to hide.
This is the way God’s process works
Part of His scheme and all the perks !
Today I feel completely free
I pray there are no strings on me
Where e’er I go, what e’er I do
To my own self I shall be true !
I’m sure that God is by my side
He knows the truth and if I lied
I have been blessed in many ways
He loves me and accepts my praise.
I thank our Lord with all my heart
My life is His right from the start !
I do my exercise each day
It helps to keep doldrums away
I speak with God all of the time
He never tires of my rhyme
At least I think He’s not upset
I haven’t had an answer yet !
Oh what I’d give to stand up straight
To learn to circumnavigate
To use my limbs as others do
To climb a stair or dance a few.
Oh what a joy that it would be
To take a walk around to see
This neighborhood where I reside
Instead of staying safe inside.
I’m tired of disability
And eager dream of being free !
Tred softly friend the world is wide
One cannot know what dwells inside
In faith we all have tales to tell
There is no mystery or spell.
Each dawn awakes to a new day
We’ll beg the night to fade away
Let’s close our eyes pretend to be
A world in perfect harmony !
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 !
I keep myself so busy
There is always work to do
Sometimes I feel so dizzy
That I take a break or two.
My life is full of meaning
And I pray it stays this way
With God to do the gleaning
There is faith in every day !
Life is always changing
It never stays the same
The rules keep mutating
It’s like a futile game.
We are growing older
But wiser every day
Bones are growing brittler
More fragile every way.
The story must soon end
It’s finish now quite clear
Come hold my hand dear friend
Let’s pray and have no fear !
You are the rain that gently falls
The summer breeze that softly calls
The robin high above the eaves
Playing I-see-you in the leaves.
The gull, the wren, the dove, the lark
All creatures moving in the dark
The water rushing rocks and rills
The wide expanse of fields and hills
This world that is Your vast domain
The gift You’ve promised will remain
You are the stars that shine above
You are the object of our love !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 