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 !
Oh little birds where have you been
We’ve missed your chirps and cheeky spin
It seems as though it’s been too long
Since you’ve been here to sing your song.
The winter’s gone, so glad of that
Can’t wait to hear C sharp or flat
Oh little birds please fail us not
Without your sounds what have we got ?
Your happy dreams are always there
You simply need to know just where
The searching can be half the fun
Even when being done by one
True happiness comes from the heart
It only needs a smile to start.
Remember when it rains all day
The plumpest worms come out to play
Thus birds and chicks all gather round
And chirp a song with joyous sound
Reminding us no matter what
Our memories are all we’ve got !
I can remember days long gone
When we had trails to hike upon
That wound through forests clad in green
Up wooded hillsides by a stream
Along the bend where moss rose grew,
Look up you’ll catch a patch of blue.
Hundreds of trees of every size
Parade before your very eyes
Oh such a sight it was to see
What I would give once more to be
Alive upon those mountainsides
Where bits of God’s true wealth resides !
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 !
Flying carpets where have you gone
I need a rug to ride upon
Perhaps a shell like Venus had
Or dolphin’s back, like Alan Ladd.
We should recall those olden days
When fantasy was all the rage
And films and books and fables old
Like fairy tales were stories told.
Today the truth is all we’ve got
Accepting that, I’d rather not
While Ali Baba was his name
Those forty thieves brought him his fame
Arabia was mystic too
I liked it then, well didn’t you ?
Today tis sad, this world to think
It seems we’ve reached the final brink
There’s no time left for let’s pretend
The world we knew has met its end !
Those images that I recall
So long ago when I was small
My father’s laugh, my mother’s smile
Sweet memories held by a child
The smells, the sounds that filled the air
The joyous times that we all shared.
Oh how grown up it was to be
Included in their company
Such love held fast both now and then
And glowed as I remember when !
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 !
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 !
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 !
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 !
I had a dream the other day
I dreamt the winter washed away
Oh what a joy and sweet surprise
There’s no more snow to greet the eyes !
Let’s on with rain and flowers bright
In colors that astound the sight
The bounty that the winter brings
Are vistas where God’s beauty sings !
There are loud footsteps in the street
The frantic sound of running feet
Where are they going ever fast
What am I missing as they pass ?
There is some music I can hear
Midst growing din, hurrah and cheer
I’m sure I hear the bagpipes play
Can it be so it’s Saint Pat’s Day ?
Oh what a joy that fact will bring
A few days more until the spring !
Aroma wafts up to my nose
It is the smell of oreos
I never thought I’d halt to think
About an odor, smell or stink !
But now I know that this is true
Please take a whiff I beg of you
Incredible how sweet they seem
Care to share an oreo dream ?
( OREO BIRTHDAY NYC 3/6/1912 – 1st SOLD, HOBOKEN, NJ, USA )
Fantastic visions fill my head
As I lie here upon my bed
I feel as though I’m in between
The space that lives twixt wake and dream.
My visions are so truly clear
What e’er I see seems strangely near
My heart pales, I can’t catch my breath
What is it like so close to death ?
A simple sound defiles the air
And stills the gloom, be gone despair
I’ve things to do I can’t forget
This is too soon it’s not time yet !
A ballerina is so sweet
She dances on her magic feet
Her art intense her ache endures
For painful feet there are no cures
Perform she must that’s how it goes
It’s what she loves her twinkle toes !
We all owe her great empathy
She pirouettes much to our glee
Her graceful moves part of the dream
The jetes mark her dance supreme !
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 !
I thank You God for being there
You are my strength and loving care
In all the years that I have known
You have not failed, I’m not alone.
It is my wish to rest with You
After my life on earth is through
I know that there is room for me
I do not fear eternity !
There was a story that I’d heard
So long ago it seems absurd
About a man who lost his way
He couldn’t tell his night from day.
He wandered far across the land
Through mountainpass and desert sand
He crossed the waters wide and deep
He travelled on without much sleep.
Until at last he stopped to rest
And found the object of his quest
An ancient town and tiny gem
By name it was called Bethlehem !
Life is a giant mystery
All twists and turns, no victory
A winding path that’s gone astray
And often seems it’s lost its way.
It prowls the street when darkness falls
And answers when each morning calls
It spins itself into the winds
To where all life again begins !
I’m standing by the window here
The city lights so seeming near
The sky above all black and grays
Now changing with the dawn’s first rays.
Her light moves slowly in the skies
Revealing morning’s bright surprise
Another day has come to stay
Don’t worry she’ll soon go away.
The city lights forever are
Like wind and rain and moon and star
These gifts of God from up above
Insuring His eternal love !
For all the gifts You’ve given me
My heart will ever grateful be
Much thanks for joys You’ve brought to me
It is all there, the world may see !
I’ll not complain when troubles call
For there are days the rain must fall
I’ll rise above the misty pall
To whisper thanks to God et al.
Sometimes I waken with a fright
And pray I make it through the night
The morning brings its sweet delight
Wings bearing hope now in my sight !
Anon bells in the tower will ring
While clear and loud the voices sing
The words so true the aim so high
They lead the chorus in the sky
And sing of things they hope will be
In soon to come eternity !
I still remember Christmas Day
That little church seems far away
I miss the sound of choir sing
Sweet children’s voices caroling.
Pleasant whispers from the vestry
The kindly way things used to be
Just a piece of celestial air
Around the bend and up the stair,
One short step that’s not too much more
We are outside of Heaven’s door !
The beauty of
Our Christmas love
Comes from its length
And brings us strength.
Two thousand years
To quell our fears
And help us heal
The loss we feel.
Oh blessed Lord
We’re in accord
We’ll stand with you
Forever true !
I love you Lord you are my soul
To bide with you this is my goal
But if it cannot ever be
It will be quite alright with me
I’ve had my turn it’s over now
I pray this world finds peace somehow.
It matters not what we each do
Because the end is up to you
And when those final hours arrive
The calm we sought must then survive !
Oh blessed Lord come hear my plea
And raise me up from bended knee
Please take my hand and walk with me
And when I die please set me free !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 