Do you hear the children hard at play
On this idyllic autumnal day
Happy voices raised, so full of glee
Charming the likes of both you and me !
RELEASE ( 2020 ) 2020/01/25
I hear the words ringing in my ear
So soft and sweet and quite full of cheer
A great big smile and a happy face
One heart full of love none may erase
God bless us all and bring each one peace
And from life’s burdens help grant release
We need assistance to keep us free
Please lead us dear Lord to liberty !
LITANY ( 2020 ) 2020/01/15
A tiny bit of heaven grows
In secret places no one knows
Sometimes a corner near a hedge
Or closeby at the garden’s edge
Under a pine tree by the fence
With smell of violets intense.
Around a tree stump you can see
Peat moss plays host to wild daisy
The dandelions tramp all about
While peonies their color flout,
Oh such a sight for all to see
And witness as God’s litany !
WHERE WARMTH IS FREE ( 2019 ) 2019/11/13
The cold slips in beneath the door
And shimmies fast across the floor
Leaving behind a lasting chill
As icy fingers often will.
No matter where it is I go
I am no fan of frost or snow
And wish I had a magic wand
To shoo the cold to places yon
What bliss t’would be to bide somewhere
That warmth is free and everywhere !
NO ALARM ( 2019 ) 2019/10/02
I have never found myself depressed
Tis like facing the world half-dressed
I have never understood the term
But I suppose I will have to learn.
A foolish thought that I cannot shake
Oh days to come, please give me a break
I can’t imagine time that is lost
As an exception, what is the cost ?
I pledge today I shall do my best
To laugh and smile and pass every test
To keep my spirits pleasant and charmed
Present no reason to be alarmed!
SERENITY ( 2019 ) 2019/09/30
The sky is blue without a cloud
Hear all the birds chirp out aloud
The air is fresh and clearly sweet
There are no strangers on the street,
A subtle breeze blows all around
The leaves are drifting to the ground
There is much beauty all may see
In nature’s great serenity !
BLINKING LIGHTS ( 2019 ) 2019/09/07
I watch the stars fade in and out
So patiently, night after night
And wonder why they’re so devout
And why they shine so clear and bright.
Sometimes I fear that cannot last
For even stars fall out of sight
Oh, what an image they have cast
With their eternal blinking light !
GIANT HEART ( 2019 ) 2019/04/13
Sometimes the world seems upside down
Sure makes it hard to get around
Sometimes we notice small mistakes
Let’s fix it fast before it breaks
Sometimes we find we’re not that smart
But we possess a giant heart !
OH ITALY ( 2018 ) 2018/11/19
Where the moon comes over the mountain
And the stars disappear in the sea
There’s a statue rains in a fountain
In a special place they call Trevi.
In the past I have been there often
It’s such a heavenly place to be
As I remember how hearts soften
And the day I’ll return there to see !
GOD’S COMFORT AND GRACE ( 2018 ) 2018/10/16
We are walking our way back to God
O’er a path that’s rocky and oft hard
In a manner that would uphill wind
What e’er this discovery may find.
On a foreign road unknown and strange
We’ve tackled a job due for a change
Picking up the pieces of broken hearts
While trying to find all the lost parts.
It’s a worthwhile service that we’ve found
Attempting to get our lives unbound
Praying to reach a much finer place
Therein receive God’s comfort and grace !
THE RUNNER ( 2018 ) 2018/09/06
With all her hair piled on her head
Her cheeks so pink, her lips true red
Her running shorts cut at the thigh
With measured trot while passing by.
She is a picture of content
Angelic smile from heaven sent
As daily I observe her pass
From my front window’s pane of glass.
Her running shoes and steady pace
Are ne’er distracted by each race
She’s happy jogging every street
Controling life while on her feet !
THE SYCAMORE ( 2018 ) 2018/03/01
My eyes observe huge sycamores entwined
Where branches, crowded, up to heaven wind
Quite barren now of leaves or other frill
This vision of the sky gives me a chill
There rises through that mass of jumbled limbs
A dazzle of congested psalms and whims.
I’ve never seen such turns and twists before
Wherein my memory could ever store
Massive as all these scattered arms may be
Seems they stretch out to touch infinity !
SHARE A SMILE ( 2016 ) 2016/07/03
The sadness of this life I see
Is absence of one thing that’s free
No matter where it is I’m at
The world about is sad and flat.
Those faces that are all around
Are full of darkness or a frown
The answer’s simple and worthwhile
How lovely if they’d share a smile !
NO FEAR ( 2016 ) 2016/03/15
At peace, a child of God am I,
I yearn to see His banner fly
I’ve followed Him along the way
And have not begged a longer stay.
I know that He is always there
Assured He answers every prayer,
He holds my life in His own hand
With Him I’m sure all will be grand
I close my eyes the time draws near
My heart is full I have no fear !
OH HOW I WISH ( 2015 ) 2015/12/15
Oh how I wish that I could be
The Christmas star upon your tree
I’d cover me with sparkle dust
And shimmer in a style august !
I’d shine and twinkle through the night
And glimmer in the early light
I’d hear the wishes that you made
Before it was to bed you’d laid
I’d gift to you a world so sweet
Filled with pure joy and hope complete !
PROMISED LAND ( 2014 ) 2014/05/14
How brilliant has this morn begun
Displaying such bright yellow sun
While helping every living thing
To share a vibrant breath of spring !
On seeing, one emits a gasp
This vision sweet within our grasp
To touch the rainbow near at hand
That leads us to the promised land !
Claire V. Bogdanos 