I’d like to believe that words live on
Long after both you and I have gone
I pray some of those words we have said
May linger longer within our head
And beg God’s blessing will favor you
With joy and hope and great passion true !
I HOPE TO FIND ( 2018 ) 2018/04/01
The road is long, the journey’s hard
This path that winds its way to God
I am not sure if I’ve the strength
To carry on for its whole length.
But I shall try no matter what
I’ve pledged to give it all I’ve got
I love You Lord, both heart and mind
It is Your peace I hope to find !
WAITING ( 2018 ) 2018/03/29
The Lord of heaven can fill my heart
I’m just waiting for His reign to start !
MUCH GASSIER ( 2018 ) 2018/03/28
It’s sad to think the world we know
Is packing up, prepared to go
Where are we going I can’t say
I haven’t heard a word today
I’m hoping that it’s not to Mars
Although I’m not opposed to stars
I’d much prefer old Jupiter
Though it is so much gassier !
TEARDROPS ( 2018 ) 2018/03/27
Sometimes I believe that raindrops are tears
Falling from angel eyes
Reminding us that angels also have
Dreams not yet realized !
WE MUST BELIEVE ( 2018 ) 2018/03/23
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 !
WINTER WONDERLAND ( 2018 ) 2018/03/22
There is a sight that I can see
It is sheer wonderment to me
With April just around the bend
When will this winter ever end ?
Outside my window by the pane
I see the snow, it’s here again
The barren branches are all white
Three inches higher than last night !
The snow’s been falling to the ground
It doesn’t seem to make a sound
Warm here inside, I’m sure it’s grand
God’s brand new winter wonderland !
LOVE UNBURDENSOME ( 2018 ) 2018/03/19
Oh curly top, oh curly top
I wish that I could truly stop
The thoughts that roll around my head
About the moments aft we’re dead.
I’d like to think that we all sleep
Until the hour tis time to reap
The future that each one deserves
Depending on how well we’ve served.
I’m sure God loves us one and all
As we who answer to His call
There will be space for all who come
To share in love unburdensome !
THE SPRING WILL COME ( 2018 )
The sky is clear, the air is calm
Our springtime thoughts are like a balm
All cozy soft, a tender touch
This reaching out or feeling much
The spring returns once winter’s passed
Not even frost forever lasts !
THE SPRING WILL COME ( 2018 ) 2018/03/18
The sky is clear, the air is calm
Our springtime thoughts are like a balm
All cozy soft, a tender touch
This reaching out or feeling much
The spring returns once winter’s passed
Not even frost forever lasts !
HIS PRAISES SING ( 2018 ) 2018/03/17
Oh blessed Lord, please hear my plea
And whisk this pain away from me
To all of those who cannot cope
I beg you fill their hearts with hope,
And for the lost, please light the way
So they may seek a brighter day.
To those alone help them find peace
And from despair grant all release,
Come fill our souls with freedom’s ring
And to our God, His praises sing !
NO MATTER WHAT ( 2018 ) 2018/03/16
My dearest child what can I say
To get you through your darkest day,
Which words of peace may I impart
To help you ease your aching heart ?
With all the love time mayhaps bring
Like joyous songs we learn to sing,
The word of God is what we’ve got
To keep us safe, no matter what !
CLOSE SIDE BY SIDE ( 2018 ) 2018/03/15
Now through it all, the thick and thin
You’ve always known to count me in
I stand with God, I always will
Until this heart of mine lies still !
There is a thought that comes to mind,
Beyond this place what shall I find
A world that’s known to God alone
Where all our sins have been atoned,
One path that leads to peace at last
Our worldliness is in the past
Here gentle lamb and lion lay
Close side by side, day after day !
LOVE AND CHARITY ( 2018 ) 2018/03/14
Ler’s close the door and move on up
Tis time to taste another cup
We need to give peace one more try
And take a chance before goodbye.
Like all the options we have had
To choose between the good and bad
Let’s opt for dreams that might come true
And grant to all a better view
Of what God wants our lives to be
Full of both love and charity !
A BIT OF SUN ( 2018 ) 2018/03/13
Oh can you hear the constant sound
Of weather rageing all around
We’re in the middle of a storm
That’s taken such an ugly form.
I’m glad that I am not outside
The wind might take me for a ride
Although perhaps that could be fun
If only we’d a bit of sun !
TO BE WITH FRIENDS ( 2018 ) 2018/03/12
The shadows fall upon the eaves
To mingle in the evening breeze
The dwindling light now flickers slow
Soon tis the hour for light to go.
The sun is fading neath the hill
Before too long the wind is still
I hear a voice reach out to me
It’s searching for some sympathy.
The day’s been long and soon will end
The time has come to be with friends !
HIS LARGE FAMILY ( 2018 ) 2018/03/11
I’ve seen the ravages of time
And watched the world we know decline
Observed the truth just melt away
And begged our Lord to help us stay
As faithful as we all may be,
A part of His large family !
JUDGEMENT CALL ( 2018 ) 2018/03/10
It seems that I am often caught
Among the ethics I have taught
The nuances we have displayed
Or values by which life is made
The causes that are pro or con
The themes we’ve based our lives upon
The book of rules that guides our choice
The feelings that command our voice
Our God is there to share it all
It is His final judgement call !
WAKEUP ( 2018 ) 2018/03/07
On a lonely road in an empty place
When the bugle calls and a trumpet plays
And the wild wind blows o’er deserted plain
It stirs an old heart to revive again !
FOREVER HIS ( 2018 ) 2018/03/06
Along life’s road I lost my way
I’ve traveled far, I learned to pray
Twas there I found my greatest gift
The love of God to heal and lift.
I’m not alone and just like you
I’d like to see my dreams come true
While all the wishes I conceive
Are not the ones I may receive.
Whatever God decides it is
I’m sure I am forever His !
SING HALLELUJAH ( 2018 ) 2018/03/04
Oh sing a song and sing it loud
The words must rise above the crowd
Oh sing it strong, elucidate
Learn all the words, don’t hesitate
Let voices rise in chorus true
Sing “Hallelujah, Christ” to You !
SUNLIGHT ( 2018 ) 2018/03/03
Sunlight comes seeping through the blinds
To rest in all the cracks it finds
Its yellow fingers reaching out
To catch those rays that dance about.
The shards of light that move and sway
Examples of the sun at play
I wish that I could hitch a ride
Upon a sunbeam while it glides
And wake up where the sunlight grows
Just as the sun begins its glow !
LIFE COMPLETE ( 2018 ) 2018/02/28
There is a mystery I know
About our Lord who loves us so
He’s kind and true and loving too
A model of Christian virtue.
He oversees our daily lives
And for our freedom ever strives
Oh what I’d give to see His face
Gladly accepting His embrace.
But better still I want to be
A part of His vast company
And sit there waiting at His feet
Now this would make my life complete !
TO VICTORY ( 2018 ) 2018/02/27
I hear the sound of distant drums
Too soon the problem this way comes
Let’s gird our loins and standup tall
We’ll brace our backs against the wall.
Too late we learn there’s no redress
It’s not that easy, I confess
Tis better far to peaceful be
And smoke the pipe to victory !
DAYLIGHT ( 2018 ) 2018/02/26
I cannot halt to hear the sound
Of all God’s creatures shuffling round
The night’s so full of shadows stark
I feel the fear here in the dark
Each movement that I note betrays
The consequence of former days
I wait upon the Lord of Night
To lead me to the dawn’s daylight !
FOR GOD ALONE ( 2018 ) 2018/02/23
There stands an elm outside my door too scarred and old
A magnificent stanchion mighty to behold
This aged tree, true remnant of a long ago
Attests to all, the verity of what we know
God’s works are beauteous and marvelous to see
Enjoy it all for God alone can make a tree !
EMPTY GRAVE ( 2018 ) 2018/02/21
I hear a tune it croons to me
A half forgotten memory
The vestige of what used to be
When you and I were young and free.
The time’s long gone, it passed us by
Too late to query, wonder why
The heart remembers so do I
Tis the moment to bid goodbye.
The blessed Lord who guides our way
And taught us each from day to day
His wisdom reaches out to save
This lonely soul from empty grave !
Claire V. Bogdanos 