I am convinced love passed me by
I’m told that love grows wings to fly
And so I laugh and chide a bit
Cause love and I don’t seem to fit !
Perhaps in time my heart won’t care
It’s far too late to hope or dare
I think I’ll stick to what I know
With God, love is His premiere show !
The sun is up the day is fair
A sound of calm does fill the air
The birds above are on the wing
I hear the sounds they chirp and sing
The wind’s at rest among the trees
Enchanting all with gentle breeze.
I spied a sparrow in the nest
Who seems as peaceful as the rest
Of all God’s creatures that I see
And find I’m jealous as can be !
I’ve kept my faith a long, long time
Some days it is an awkward climb
I’ve learned a lot I do confess
Just being here is one huge test.
I know enough to hold my place
And dream one day I’ll see His face
Well it’s okay if I do not
As long as I am not forgot !
From that bridge in Concord to each foreign shore
Bid God above bless them all forevermore
With that elusive peace we’ve been praying for
To rest at last outside of God’s own front door !
In the silence before the dawn
I stop to think why I was born
God does not mean for us to fall
We are all His, fat, thin, short, tall
Be sure to know that He is there
With love enough for all to share !
I hear the bells this Sunday morn
They ring aloud their glory song
How grand it is to hear the sound
Their voices raised in faith profound !
In God’s new world of kingdom come
There’s room for all and not just some
The space is wide and welcoming
It does not matter what you bring
If you can’t walk or run or trot
He’ll welcome you and question not.
Just bring with you an open heart
That’s yearning for a brand new start
A mind that’s willing to agree
He knows what’s right for you and me
And eager hands anxious to care
Because His world is ours to share !
I beg You Lord have faith in me
I need Your care and sympathy
For in my nakedness at length
I lost my shame but found my strength !
Of all the dreams I’ve ever had
……But one remains quite clear
The dearest one I do believe
……That God is very near.
He sees our woes and understands
……How fearful we must be
And promises to stay close by
……Until at last we’re free !
I am a simple gardener along life’s verdant way
I’ve seen the flowers come and go and know they shall not stay
Fact is our lives are seasonal and vary day by day
I hope that we may settle soon and clasp our hands to pray !
Is this the place where God abides
Above that space the rainbow hides
Where stars and comets fill the sky
As fragile earth bids each goodbye ?
I’ve learned to live from day to day
Perform my task and pay my way
To stand up for what’s right not wrong
And teach my heart how to be strong.
I’d like to be a child of peace
And pray world chaos soon would cease
However I know that can’t be
Until our Lord deigns we are free !
I wish I knew a leafy bower
Where I might rest for but an hour
And there among those pleasant scenes
I’d pass my time and dream my dreams !
When I recall how life is spent
I wonder where my childhood went
I guess the aged think like me
Together we share empathy.
In all the time that has gone by
Seems childhood is the first to fly
The lessons learned, the very best
They’ve helped us to survive life’s test.
We made it through this miracle
No stopping now, what e’er we do !
Now I’ve writ for many a year
Both out of love or foolish fear
I’ve learned to cut my words in half
To add a chuckle or a laugh,
And scale down every fancy word
So that my thoughts are plainly heard
I beg You Lord not to forget
That these old bones have some use yet !
Now I have lived my life complete
Met with success and with defeat
Saw my hopes shattered and decayed
And all my dreams destroyed, delayed.
I’ve lived alone without embrace
And spent some time in empty space
I’ve loved and laughed in my small world
And dodged the troubles life has hurled.
I found my faith was ever strong
And early learned where I belonged
There’s but one place I pray to go
When it comes time for my last show !
I find myself remembering
Those things that once were used to be
When days were sweet and lingering
And hearts were fond of liberty
While life itself was happening
And peace was all we sought to see !
My heart has been alone too long
It’s learned to sing a solo song
The words get lost along the way
The melody has gone astray.
Yet sure I am as nighttime falls
My memory of faith recalls
Those joys that God does share with me
The beauty of His world I see !
I know the price, I’ve played the game
We are no two born quite the same
Except for twins identical
Though that’s not always typical
For God has made each one of us
A member of His own chorus.
With heart and soul we try to sing
Both words and tune remembering
That in the end the difference
Is oh, so small and makes no sense
For we are His, spirit and mind
All shapes and sizes you can find !
Tis true I have no faith in make-believe
Nor swayed am I by goals I can’t achieve
But live with hope that this old world can change
To give all lives and dreams a greater range !
Let’s sing a song of joyous praise
And to the Lord our voices raise
Let’s cheer Him from the citadel
And to the world His glory tell
Let’s fly His banner in the sky
And aim to keep His love close by
Let’s build a pathway to the stars
And pray His truth’s forever ours !
Come see the sun peep o’er the hill
And watch its glow spread farther still
As all the mellow blends away
To melt into each brand new day.
It’s grand to know that God is there
And that He hears the smallest prayer
Which whispered softly on the breeze
Reverberates worldwide with ease !
I love you God can You not see
Dear blessed Lord You are the Key
How natural it is to be
Included in Your company ?
I feel the wind brush cross my cheeks
Midst all the sounds that nature speaks
At last the springtime has arrived
My world around does come alive.
As sunrays skip about the place
They fill the void in every space
The breeze is gentle, kind and swift
I sense my spirits rise and lift,
Oh what a day that we may share
And how I wish you would be there !
If I could fly on fairy wings
Or sing the songs an angel sings,
If I could launch into the sky
Or float on clouds as they pass by,
If I could reach to touch a star
Or snatch its glitter from afar,
Then I could speak into the crowd
To tell them all God has avowed
He will not fail us, not at all
He is with us win, lose or fall !
I watch the wind come out to play
It happens each and every day
I hear the rain come pelting down
The rooftops echo with the sound.
I see the gulls fly overhead
While other birds had all but fled
Their wasted nests hid in the trees
The remnants of last winter’s freeze.
Oh spring you are not far behind
I simply cannot wait to find
Rebirth in every sort of way
As nature does her role replay.
What precious joy each day doth bring
Our God has thought of everything !
The taste of joy is oh so sweet
So like our lives it’s ever fleet
It scampers by and will not last
And if we blink its time flies past.
There is no way we can explain
It comes and goes like summer rain
Now we must wait until that day
When joy and sun come out to stay !
I thank you Lord for all you’ve done
Not just for me but everyone
I’m grateful for Your help and care
And glad that You are always there.
I know You are the keeper of
My heart and mind from up above,
That all I have You’ve given me
And all I am belongs to Thee
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Claire V. Bogdanos 