Oh how I wish that I might find
A path that’s safe and does not wind
The straightest road without a curve
Is more a choice than I deserve
For narrow as the options be
It is the route that pleases me !
EACH DAY ( 2017 ) 2017/08/20
Oh dearest Lord, please hear my plea
Create a stronger need in me
Help me to learn a kinder way
To face the challenge of each day !
THE GLORIOUS ( 2017 ) 2017/08/16
The steeple bells ring loud and clear
Another Sunday morning’s here
Let’s raise our voices in a song
To show our Lord we do belong.
The choir sings its chosen hymn
With words of glory lauding Him
Please, God on high, rejoice with us
That we may share the Glorious !
A CORNER JUST FOR ME ( 2017 ) 2017/08/15
My heart is in the heavens, knocking at His door
I pray that God will hear me as He did before
And when my life is done and I have been set free
I pray that He will find a corner just for me!
OUR EVERYTHING ( 2017 ) 2017/08/14
I love you Lord, where ere I go
Your fingerprint is bound to show
The fields, the hills, the clouds above
See how the earth displays Your love.
The creatures  that fill all the seas
Like those that form our fantasies
Both in the air and on the ground
Enjoy our earth and its surround,
You are the Maker and the King
Creator of our everything !
MORE TO COME ( 2017 ) 2017/08/13
The air is fresh, it smells so sweet
I feel like dancing on my feet
But that’s a little premature
Since I’m unsteady, insecure.
I smile a lot, what should I do
Be grateful when each day is through
Hold on to dreams, we’re not yet done
Let’s pray  there is lots more to come !
BECAUSE IT MUST ( 2017 ) 2017/08/12
I’d like to think that life is kind
And prejudice is always blind
That government put to the test
Will always do what is the best
And children all will realise
That strength does not depend on size
Simple beliefs that most can trust
Should happen now because it must !
ACE THE TEST ( 2017 ) 2017/08/11
Oh blessed Lord, Â help me to be
Loving, kind and grateful to Thee
Praying that I shall do my best
To follow You and ace the test !
MY CREED ( 2017 ) 2017/08/10
A little love, a little care
A smile or two for all to share
A kindly word, a firm handshake
A promise that we’ll not forsake
An open heart with willing hands
To aid our friends in foreign lands,
Respect for freedom’s rule of law
With truth for all forever more !
THIS GREAT FAMILY ( 2017 ) 2017/08/09
I know that God is everywhere
He hears my thoughts and every prayer
I am so glad He’s on my side
From start to finish, He’s my ride
How sweet it is for me to be
A part of His great family !
SIMPLICITY ( 2017 ) 2017/08/07
Help us oh Lord, teach us to pray
Lend us the words we need to say
How much we shall appreciate
God’s loving care and power great !
AMEN ( 2017 ) 2017/08/05
Look up, look up into the sky
See how the days are passing by
Remember us dear Lord above
And gift us with unending love !
STARBRIGHT ( 2017 ) 2017/07/31
The summer wind, the evening breeze
The tender rush of rustling leaves
The final blush of daylight’s sun
Before the twilight has begun
These are the presages of night
Arriving there when all’s starbright !
DREAMS ASTRAY ( 2017 ) 2017/07/30
The morning dew is like a mist
That patient waits for sunlight’s kiss
Then disappears into the air
As if none saw that it were there.
The quiet calm of early dawn
Too soon becomes another morn
There join the world in disarray
And carry all our dreams astray !
HAPPY ENDING ( 2017 ) 2017/07/24
There is this tale that we’ve been fed
That often shows or rapid goes
Sometimes it rushes to the head
Or travels down into the toes
It is a hope for all the joys
That everyone’s been sending
So full of care for girls and boys
Wishing all a happy ending !
I LOVE YOU ! ( 2017 ) 2017/07/23
Three words resound upon my ears
And play a role deflecting fears
They lend me strength beyond my years
And help me to absorb life’s tears !
FRUITION ( 2017 ) 2017/07/17
I miss the days of glory old
Where history and myth unfold
With repeat tales now long gone by
Of memories that did not die
When we were young and energized
And all our dreams seemed realised  !
UNWIND ( 2017 ) 2017/07/16
I often dream of many things
Like butterflies and fairy wings
Or cotton candy, oh so pink
The sunrise when it’s on the brink,
A baby’s laughter chiming in
My father’s face wrapped in a grin
Those yesterdays that we forget
New people that we haven’t met,
The brand new joys we mayhaps find
As all our destinies unwind !
HOORAY, HOORAY ( 2017 ) 2017/07/14
Hooray, hooray, Â I’m home today
This time let’s pray I’m here to stay
The road is long, the hill is steep
And I’ve a rendez-vous to keep.
I’m old and worn on my last leg,
Far too tired to try to beg
I’ve kept my eye upon the ball
Waiting to hear His final call.
The day is here, it’s on its way
But time and place no one can say
I thank you Lord for being there
Reminding me how much You care !
“PLAY BALL” ( 2017 ) HOMAGE TO LOU GEHRIG 2017/07/09
There was a man who did “play ball”
Aft all the years most still recall
An icon who did make this game
The key to his unending fame.
A humble man of wit and length
So lank and lean and full of strength
A simple man and faithful too
The game seemed to be what he knew.
He gave his all it cost his life
Thank God he chose the proper wife
Tis sad that heroes oft die young
Long fore their praises will be sung !
VALUE FAITH AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/07/07
The days are fleeting this I know
As dreams and heartaches come and go
The time is now to loose the chain
And learn to value faith again !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ( 2017 ) 2017/07/04
It seems to me we need employ
The safest way to display joy
On our great nation’s holiday
From all of us Happy Birthday !
SURRENDER ( 2017 ) 2017/07/03
I know that I must move beyond
Those dreams of which I am so fond
To take my place among the rest
Of those who meant to give their best !
GOD BLESS AMERICA ( 2017 ) 2017/07/01
We’ve heard the tales, we know them well
The stories that the legends tell
Of heroes great both old and new
Who did the best that they could do.
They built this nation bright and strong
Accepting all who would belong
And turned our land into a place
Where freedom thrives in love and grace !
GO BACK AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/06/30
We found our faith, both strong and mild
When most believed in the Christ Child
We sang His hymns and spread His prayer
Because we knew that He was there
Life seemed to be quite simple then
I wish we could go back again !
GOD’S COMMAND ( 2017 ) 2017/06/29
The sound rings out on Sunday morn
A peal of bells faint and forlorn
See how it echoes on the air
A calling card for all to share.
Oh how I wish the time were near
Believers everywhere could hear
Sweet freedom ring across the land
A new world under God’s command  !
BENEDICTION ( 2017 ) 2017/06/28
Give me the words, dear Lord to say
To help me make it through each day
Show me the path, the way to go
Guide me oh Lord to goodness grow !
UNLOCK THE GATE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/26
The hum of life is all around
Hear now its rapid growing sound
Why even bees get in their share
You’ll find they’re busy everywhere.
The leaves are rustling overhead
I wish I knew what’s being said
The world today’s a mystery
With much to learn and more to see
Oh blessed Lord why must we wait
For angels to unlock the gate ?
Claire V. Bogdanos 