I thought my heart was in a bind
Because true love I could not find
No matter what I came up blank
Nothing was left on which to bank.
I’ve often wondered what went wrong
Why did it take so very long
My life’s been filled with true regret
There’s been no happy ending yet.
And chances are there never will
My stars are crossed, romance is nil
At last I am too old to care
Thank God my Lord awaits me there !
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There is a God, I know He lives
With all the blessings that He gives
He is my Saviour and my Friend
Who’ll stick with me until the end.
I have no fear, He’ll be with me
Until I reach Eternity
I often wonder how He knows
About my fingers and my toes,
My every thought and every deed
My hopes, my dreams and every need
God is the answer to each prayer
I beg You Lord, be always there !
AMEN.
How softly falls the gentle rain
That trickles down the window pane
Reminding us that spring is due
Before the Lenten days are through.
As Easter wears her coat of green
And early buds burst on the scene
The trees prepare for all the guests
Who’ll need to gussy up their nests.
Oh what a joy for us to bear
With such great memories to share
As spring returns again this year
To spread its happiness and cheer !
Outside my window I can spy
A flock of birds exiting by
The day is crisp, the air is sweet
Perhaps the winter’s in retreat.
Can you hear water dripping down
It makes this happy joyful sound
And melts into a drip, drip, drop
That seems somehow to never stop.
What if tomorrow does not come
To all of us but only some
Tis time to thank our God above
For sharing His eternal love !
The world outside’s pristine and white
A sparkling, glistening joyous sight
There’s not a single moving thing
That to each surface snow won’t cling.
All silence shouts with one accord
Let’s take a moment to afford
God’s challenge that He brings to us
In life and times too glorious.
How little do we know or care
About this heritage we share
For all we love is there to see
The power of His majesty !
Across the meadows of the sky
The scattered clouds are drifting by
Like puffs of cotton hung in space
All seeming to be out of place
The clouds diminish one by one
Until the skies of day are done !
Mocking bird, mocking bird, sing me your song
Help keep me amused through all the day long
Sing me a garrulous tune with your notes
Including for me, your mocking bird quotes,
Love your clear whistle each morning I hear
Wishing me well with an earful of cheer !
Of all the joys I’ve ever known
The ones I treasure as my own
Are those that I have always spent
Enclosed under God’s earthly tent !
Days when I’m sure I can’t go on
Because the pain is never gone
It tries my patience and my faith
But love of God keeps my heart safe.
And if I keep believing thus
Another day is one more plus
I must have hope to stir my soul
And make tomorrow my next goal !
The wind is in the willows
The birds are on the wing
While lazing here on pillows
My heart begins to sing.
The year is growing older
Before long twill be spring
My will is growing bolder
In spite of winter’s sting.
My faith begins increasing
In every way it may
With all my fears releasing
The burden of each day !
The sun has risen o’er the eaves
As shards of light do patterns weave
And all the limbs and branches seen
Cast shadows on each window screen.
Oh let the joy of morning sun
Enter each window one by one
To spread the light and share the heat
That sunshine brings when e’er we meet !
The sun it rises in the sky
Preparing to bid morn goodbye
The day progresses faster now
Soon twilight will appear somehow.
The sun does sink beyond the trees
The moon it rises with dark’s ease
The stars above sparkle and shout
Tis now the time for faith devout !
Be still my heart, I hear your beat
Sounds like a drummer on the street
What message is it being sent
That seeks a refuge in God’s tent ?
Oh blessed Lord, please help me find
Peace in this world that acts unkind
And teach me how to share this gift
With others who could use a lift !
Each day I wake and thank the Lord
And pray we are of one accord
I beg we have but this defence
Our world is ripe with common sense.
Tis sad that we have yet to learn
Of all God’s blessings each may earn
It is not wishing makes it so
But how we act and think and grow.
If I should pass this way once more
And chance to knock upon the door
Perhaps you’ll welcome me because
It’s now we must serve common cause !
What is it that I want to say
What act of wisdom to display
What golden thought may I impart
To let you know what’s in my heart ?
For I am old, beyond most fear
My day of judgement soon draws near
The only message that I know
Is fear your God and love Him so !
Oh sad it was, too sad to bear
To live a life full of despair
Twas never meant to be a chain
To anchor one to fear or pain.
How simple all our lives might seem
And open to most sorts of dream
If only peace were there for free
For all life’s forms of slavery !
Too many dreams have gone astray
Or run aground along the way
Too many hopes have disappeared
In clouds of rising silent fear
Think positive in all you do
Your endless faith will see you through !
Tis Sunday morn a day of rest
Enjoy the day and dream your best
Pick up the pieces if you care
And be assured that He is there !
There’s a layer of frost upon the ground
A more glistening sight can ne’er be found
See how the light and the shadows collect
Mother Nature’s efforts, I do suspect.
There’s the feeling of snow now in the air
To promise us all it soon will be there
Oh for those days when the time used to be
We were all young and our freedom was free.
When life was a joy and so full of zest
Before we’d begun our own lifetime’s quest
As dew on the rose accompanied dawn
The birds begin singing come early morn.
God was right there when we opened our eyes
Depend upon Him, He offers the prize
For life without faith is no life at all
I’d rather be dust than miss His last call !
There is a joy that loving brings
With laughter and a smile that sings
A twinkle that does cause the eyes
To shine and light the darkest skies.
Keep positive in all you do
Remember lessons taught to you
Thank God each day for every gift
Beg Him to all your spirits lift
Take care you are divorced from spite
Continue prayers both day and night !
There is an oak outside my door
That stretches up ten stories more
There is no way that I can see
The sidewalk to the left of me.
This ancient tree is truly old
Devoid of nicks and is not bald
Her branches spread this way and that
She wears them like a giant hat .
And when it rains the ground is dry
Because her leaves are piled so high
Oft do I think, about those trees
That gently sway into the breeze
I’d like to know what I can do
To be that free and live long too !
Well my dear, I saw an old friend today
With her soft pink skin and her hair of gray
Her eyes so clear framed by those gentle curls
She must have been the prettiest of girls.
As we sat there together I could see
That she struggled hard to remember me
She was a stranger that I knew so well
There’s no point to the oldtime tales retell.
I’m sorry that my dear friend has moved on
But I’ll visit again ere we’re both gone !
TO ROSA, GOD BLESS !
I hear sweet music in the air
That’s offered up to God in prayer
It sounds so full of faith and awe
That is what hymnals are meant for.
We praise our Lord, call on His name
Help us remember why He came
Show us how to aid in His work
And help our neighbors, never shirk.
Let’s make this earth a better place
In which to raise the human race
Depend on Him, He’s always there
To ease our pain and wonders share !
I thank You Lord, for all my dreams
And all my silly hare-brained schemes,
For all the joy that I have known
In spite of all life’s sadness shown.
Like those whose paths have crossed with mine
Adding to that, past valentines,
A birthday message gone astray
Or those I’ve loved who went away,
Remember Lord that I’m still here
My day of reckoning grows near !
AMEN.
Oh how I wish that I could fly
On magic wings into the sky
To visit in that storied land
Where dreams come true and hopes expand.
With love and joy in every nook
And shelves chock full of toy and book
A special place devoid of fear
Where no one ever sheds a tear.
There is no hunger anywhere
And there are beds for all to share
Nor is the sound of anger heard
All seem to have a kindly word.
How marvelous if we could see
Our world bathed in such harmony !
There is a shaft of light just resting on my sill
Some mayhaps see it, others never can or will
Like sunlight in a garden when the leaves are still
Basking in the silence some hearts may sense a chill
There gleaming in the distance o’er each dale and hill
God’s gracious glow of love while gifting us a thrill !
The willows in the wood reach the ground
Stretching their branches down all around
The stars in the sky shimmer and shine
With greetings they bring to yours and mine.
This year’s ending with no alarm
Leaving us with past wealth and old charm
Let’s look ahead to days that soon come
Sharing with others a bit and some
Forgiving all our errors and sins
How wonderful each New Year begins !
Lord, how much longer must we wait
To meet our Maker, seal our faith
What vision is it we need see,
Embrace our hearts and set us free ?
What battle more than we shall dare
Or journey far that all may share,
Where in the end of win or loss
Each faces his own special cross !
Mocking bird, mocking bird sing me a song
Keep me amused through this afternoon long
Oh sweetest of sounds, please show me the rest
Sing me those melodies I love the best !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 