The Lord above is kind and sweet
And holds our hand e’en in defeat
He knows when we have had enough
And smooths the path when it is rough
God bless us all, may we survive
Until Lord Jesus will arrive !
DO YOUR BEST ( 2017 ) 2017/06/18
The lonely heart doth patient wait
For those who file past heaven’s gate
There is no cause to cry aloud
For who will hear in such a crowd.
The constant vigil all must wage
Before each earns space on life’s stage
The issue is just do your best
And pray that God supplies the rest !
SWEET GOODNIGHT ( 2017 ) 2017/06/16
I’ve watched the snowflakes filter down
And heard the rain pelter the ground
I’ve seen the stars zip cross the sky
While clouds above are flying by.
I’ve felt the wind rush through the air
As autumn helped her trees go bare
The summer rains are fresh and clear
And hum a song the birds can hear.
The world’s in tune, the season’s bright
Tis soon to bid all sweet goodnight !
LOVE TO SPARE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/15
The early stillness fills the air
With signs of calm we all may share
Oh shall our Lord in truth forbear
And cram each day with love to spare !
NO REGRETS ( 2017 ) 2017/06/09
There are some days I still recall
When all my babies were quite small
They laughed a lot and cried some too
Midst pillows, quilts, scissors and glue.
The kitchen floor, their happy place
With lessons and great playing space
It was the classroom served them best
That through the years withstood each test.
I relish now the times we had
When all were young, not yet a lad
So full of hope who could forget
And nothing left to hold regret !
YULETIDE CHEERS ( 2017 ) 2017/06/06
How sweet it is to greet each day
To wake each morn in peace and pray,
We thank you Lord for one more chance
To fill our days with life’s romance.
Who can be sure which season’s best
The springtime is so full of zest
While summer grabs our fantasy
It’s packed with much frivolity.
The fall rocks with its sounds and song
Until brisk winter comes along
But most can’t wait till snow appears
When all are caught in Yuletide cheers !
SURPRISE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/05
Wake up, wake up, let’s give a cheer
The son of God’s expected here
We know He’s coming any day
Our job is to prepare His way
Look up, look up unto the skies
Expect it soon,our grand surprise !
INCLUDING LOVE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/01
There is one thing of which I’m sure
This world we know is not secure
There is no written promise that
Our hopes and dreams will not fall flat
We none of us have guarantees
But are tenacious if you please.
No warranties or money back
Be ready for life’s sneak attack
Just place your faith in God above
Give all you’ve got including love !
ANGELS FLY ( 2017 )
There is no way one can explain
Why children love to splash in rain
Or why the mud is so much fun
In which to slide upon one’s bun.
There’s no accounting for the joy
That comes to every girl or boy
To screech as loudly as they may
To frighten every bug away.
Or why each babe will play with you
The game grownups call “peekaboo”
And truly I do not know why
They all believe that angels fly !
DECLINE AND FALL ( 2017 ) 2017/05/26
Tis true that tears are often sweet
That courage rises from defeat,
That wisdom needs to curb its cheek
With all those words that it may speak.
While silence is the calmest way
To channel all our fears away
It’s working hard that is the call
To save us from decline and fall !
A PRECIOUS GIFT ( 2017 ) 2017/05/22
A precious gift we each receive
Which all are anxious to believe
A God who’s there to see us through
In all the deeds that we shall do.
We thus are meant to comprehend
That life continues without end
So we must learn that day by day
There is a role that all will play.
Its parts are varied one by one
The task ahead begs to be done
To see each other as a friend
And pray for peace until the end !
BLESSING FLOWS ( 2017 ) 2017/05/20
There is this thought that life is sweet
That happiness makes all complete
That beauty pledges joy unbound
And wealth does penury confound.
However there’s much more to bliss
Than finance or sweet passion’s kiss
A heart that feels, a mind that knows
A God from whom all blessing flows !
GOD’S BLESSINGS ( 2017 ) 2017/05/14
The man is father to the child
A mother’s care is fair and mild
Grandparents teach the child respect
While governments police neglect
The educators fill their mind
As God does all their blessings find !
RAISING HOPE ( 2017 ) 2017/05/09
When you looked up into the sky
Did you ever once question why ?
The lights they twinkle in and out
At times you feel the need to shout,
“I see you now, oh shimmer bright,
Where do you rendez-vous tonite ?
The distant ceiling overhead
Is one enchanting shining spread.
How many can there be up there
A billion more with some to spare
Have you seen them on telescope
God sure knows how to raise our hope !
FAST FRIENDS ( 2017 ) 2017/05/08
When I was young too long ago
There was so much I did not know
I learned that I might wonder why
We had to walk while birds could fly
Or why the stars were seen at night
And spent their daytime out of sight,
Or how the snow would fall all day
And by next morning melt away.
Some other things I’ve noticed too
This ageing of both me and you
Tis sad to say it never ends
I pray that we’ll remain fast friends !
SECURED ( 2017 ) 2017/05/07
The sun keeps rising every day
The children small still run and play
The wind does blow swift through the trees
The branches swaying in the breeze,
The sounds of life enhance the air
Ensuring all that God is there
His giant task needs be assured
Please help us Lord to feel secured !
TIMING ( 2017 ) 2017/05/05
There are few words left for us to say
To make our troubles fly fast away
There are few dreams left for us to keep
No matter waking or fast asleep
There are few years left to get it straight
Before we shall meet at heaven’s gate !
THE PEACE OF GOD ( 2017 ) 2017/05/03
The times have changed and we have too
But not our faith, we’ll see it through
Our Lord is steadfast, kind and true
He knows it all what e’er we do.
The more we learn and understand
The more we’re able to command
For that’s all meant to be quite grand
The peace of God is what’s at hand !
PERFECTION ( 2017 ) 2017/04/28
The dawn has wakened with a grin
The sun’s warm rays beg “let me in”
Oh what a perfect start this is
The day is mine, the world is His !
ROOFTOPS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/25
As I look out o’er roofs and chimney top
There’s no place I can make my vision stop
That is not brick and mortar all alone
Accompanied by wood or tar or stone.
Now rooftops are a lonely barren place
Lacking enthusiasm to fill our space
They bring no beauty or accommodate
In any way the grace of man to date.
Of course they serve a purpose that’s a must
Saving all from cold, wind, storm, rain or dust
But I would love to look across that span
Envisioning God’s beauty all I can !
LESS FROWNS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/19
When life seems poorly, sad or tragic
Please try a smile, it works like magic
It is contagious as you can see
Most all folks react like you and me.
Have you noticed those whose mouths turn down
It lends faces that unpleasant frown
What a friendly picture it could be
To see a smile, maybe two or three.
Life certainly has both ups and downs
It would be great if we saw less frowns !
I BELONG ( 2017 ) 2017/04/18
The sun is shining in the sky
The gentle breeze is passing by
The trees are laden with new green
There’s ne’er a cloud that can be seen.
The birds are busy housekeeping
Sometimes I hear the faint peeping
I ponder how much more we’ll wait
Until they gather at the gate
I love to hear their joyous song
It makes me feel that I belong !
PASSAGE ( 2017 ) 2017/04/16
Oh Lord have I not understood
The wealth of kindness and of good
That we embrace from day to day
And is the path we pledge to stay ?
The time draws near, the moment bright
As terror passes through the night
I sense the angel wings on high
Tis soon the hour of sweet goodbye !
LESSONS LEARNED ( 2017 ) 2017/04/15
Now those of you who know me, you do understand
That I’m not a product, one born of my own hand
I am my mother’s child and learned my lessons well
I follow in her footsteps, most of you can tell.
It was she who taught all those stories that I know
And all the homilies I often choose to show
The majesties of God, the brilliance of His ways
That’s staid with me from birth until my dying days !
FAIR AND BLIND ( 2017 ) 2017/04/14
Where has it gone, integrity
How do we live in mockery
What rule is left that is not broke
What part of honest is a joke ?
Help us oh Lord, our children save
Their time is short, from birth to grave
For only with the saints we’ll find
That kindness is both fair and kind !
DO NOT FALL( 2017 ) 2017/04/10
I have often thought of that early morn
After sweet Jesus as a babe was born
He was heralded by the stars above
Filled with God’s blessing and the angels’ love.
There in a foreign land so long ago
On a path that would lead this world to know
That He was the sign we were waiting for
The key that could open God’s sacred door.
Oh, learn what a path that he had to take
To save mankind from poor Adam’s mistake
We need to remember once and for all
He’s sent to guide us so we do not fall !
THE CHOICE IS YOURS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/09
This heart that now beats in my breast
Is old and tired like the rest
The times have come and they have gone
This life we know must carry on
No matter what we choose to do
Oh Lord, we leave that choice to You !
HE DOES NOT LIE ( 2017 ) 2017/04/06
Whatever is it that I spy
Is that a rainbow in the sky,
The colors are so crisp and clear
Is it the first for me this year ?
Those seven colors that I see
Bring such great joy to giddy me
Red, orange, yellow, green and blue
Indigo and violet too.
Quite a vision that all may share
I wish that I could fly up there
And touch that rainbow God did paint
To find out if it is or ain’t.
God left His mark there in the sky
Reminding us He does not lie !
Claire V. Bogdanos 