See sunlight streaming through the trees
While leaves are swaying in the breeze
The morning air’s so fresh and cool
The rising sun shines like a jewel
Oh what a great day this will be
A gift from our own Diety,
God bless us all as we arise
Let’s pray this day’s full of surprise !
There is a world that waits for me
Somewhere across God’s great blue sea
A place where anger can’t exist
And only kindness does persist.
But I’m not sure if I can wait
To make the journey to that Gate
Because my world is falling down
And crushing kindness to the ground.
What shall I do, how can this be
Is this the new heredity ?
Oh Gracious Lord, remember me
For only You can set me free !
I ask You, Lord, to comfort me
While this old world is still not free
Give each a turn to stand up tall
Before the times wherein we fall.
Show us the mercy that You gave
To all the Saints that You have saved
And grant us peace ere we must die
Without a fragile last goodbye !
Out of the quiet of the hour
Tis now the time for peace to flower
When angels rest the air turns still
So hope may shine upon yon hill
Thus power rests in present thought
Of all the lessons life has taught.
We need replace man’s lack of love
With kindness shared from God above,
Take heart and dream what life’s about
And learn to live with faith devout !
There remains certain moments we encounter every day
When we are at our leisure and the world’s prepared to pray
Aft the silence has been broken and eventide occurs
And times spent all together aren’t his or aren’t hers .
When all our simple pleasures are aligned there side by side
And the honeymoon is over without some silly pride
May the Good Lord take the measure of tasks already done
Guaranteeing life’s diversion twist happiness and fun !
THANX TO SECOND CHANCES
Oh how my love plays tricks on me
And gathers up my sympathy
My eyes are full of sweet surprise
With all the joy of each sunrise
Observe God’s will with constant heart
Stay true to values from the start
Believe in your own destiny
Keep faith alive and courage free
Always remember God is there
To save us whether foul or fair !
There she is our Lady Liberty
Symbol of this safe home of the free
She’s the grandest of all that we sight
There in the Harbor each day and night.
She spurs us on to do greater things
Like prayers we say and hymns we sing
We’ll join our hearts and hands together
Through pleasant days or stormy weather.
Let’s ask our God to protect us all
In case old Satan decides to call !
When I was small and but a child
I spoke in manner sweet and mild
Twas not a time of angry ways
For kindness dwelt in all our days.
We spared each other any pain
Determined to help and explain
Our words displayed the constant grace
Of honesty while face to face.
How clever that our role should be
To echo God’s integrity
And live with honor all our days
To seek God’s love and sing His Praise !
My dearest child, I miss your voice
I know there is no other choice
In times as these we need be strong
To caution’s cause we must belong
Be kind to those who’ve tried so hard
To keep the faith and walk with God
Remember always to be fair
That of God’s bounty all may share
Please grant us peace day after day
Help each to follow in His way !
AMEN.
I am so glad I can recall
The bygone days when I was small
I’d sit upon my nana’s lap
All snug and warm in cozy wrap
And get to spend much of my days
In comfort close under her gaze
For all my life, I’ll never find
Another who would be so kind
Her gentle ways and crooked smile
Made early life for me worthwhile
Seems today’s life has its ups and downs
In this world that’s full of smiles and frowns
With its portion of both laughs and tears
Enough to last us a dozen years.
Thus we come and go and only find
The path we have chosen will unwind
So we’ll take our chances come what may
And praise our Lord for each precious day !
Lord save us from old Satan’s might
And guide us through each lonesome night
Protect us as we wend our way
From morning’s light till end of day
Forsake us not, we do believe,
We’re grateful for gifts we receive.
Lord, how much longer must we wait
To greet You at God’s Golden Gate ?
My heart’s so sad I cannot bear
The thought that I may never share
Or see the end of all we’ve wrought
And what has been or heard or taught.
The dreams of all our yesterdays
That in this life do garner praise
Are kept quite safe in memory
Reflecting our identity
For dreaming is a part of what
Life is about, like it or not !
There is a sound I remember well
The joyous peal of our Christmas bell
Resting there in its lofty steeple
Reaching out to all of His people.
Granting each one love, peace and surprise
On Christmas morn as all do arise
Thank God for our blessings great and small
May the Lord above gift hope to all !
There are so many ways to say
I love you each and every day
A kiss, a hug, a smile or two
Will do the trick to get one through.
A voice that’s gentle, ever kind
With not a single edge to grind
True honesty in all you do
Dependable, trustworthy too,
These are the qualities you’ll need
To be a winner and succeed !
Oh how I wish that I could fly
Above the dark clouds in the sky
Into that place where dreams are made
And raindrops taste like lemonade,
Where children laugh and play and shout
And no one has to do without,
Where God above has room to share
With anyone who visits there !
There’s been a moment I recall
A moment that came first of all
Before we challenged all the rules
And listened to the sound of fools
When sense was part of every day
And kindly words were ours to say
Tis time to get our values back
And keep us all on a right track !
In dreams we find life’s small escape
Some dreams are meant to keep us safe
While arms are meant to wrap around
And keep us warm with love unbound.
How wonderful this world would be
Wrapt up in God’s divinity !
Oh, how I pray that I can hide
These tears I shed on the inside
For all God’s children that I see
Who dwell in abject poverty.
They never really had a chance
For all their dreams to be enhanced
Or find a safer path to take
That guarantees a better break.
Our Lord is just and answers prayer
He comprehends we all must share
It’s left to us to learn and teach
The world we love to kindness reach !
All creatures lives are full of fear
As they survive from year to year
Some lifetimes that they share are cruel
Still their love sparkles like a jewel.
While all the legacy we leave
Are what we’ve said or do believe
The animals can’t speak their mind
But truer love this world won’t find.
How sad that few may chance endure
To cruelty there is no cure
Beg God protect each simple beast
From giant-sized down to the least !
The sun came out to play today
While sunbeams danced their hearts away
The air was warm and smelled so sweet
And all were light upon their feet.
I wish somehow we could replay
The happenings of every day
That bring God’s laughter and His joy
For all His creatures to employ !
Oh blessed Lord, see how my heart grieves
When another of Your children leaves
This generation has missed so much
No love or kisses, no tender touch
A prayer or two for what used to be
And a hint of things we’ll never see.
I beg You Lord to find him a place
Help him to rest in a special space
Show him the love that he’s never known
Treat him as if the sky were his home
Answer his queries best as You can
Help him remember he died a man !
TO MICHAEL WITH LOVE.
I’d like to think that God is here
And those I’ve loved are ever near
That all I need is close at hand
And everything will turn out grand.
I’ve waited my whole lifetime through
To know what is it I must do
Be thankful and remember this
God’s gift to all, eternal bliss !
The air is thin and smells lke snow
When winter comes where does one go
And where will all God’s creatures hide
If there’s no warmth to find outside ?
Oh Lord, have mercy on those souls
Whose lives are lost and without goals !
The world we know is crass and cold
Its conversation brassed and bold
And leaves no kindness in its wake
Just policies that crash and break
With no thought for tomorrow’s child
Inheriting this place gone wild.
God help us all to find our peace
Before He grants each soul’s release !
Today’s a day for reveries
Of love and tears and memories
Of sadness and reproach, it seems
Of fear and of aborted dreams.
I’ve lived a life so full of pain
And will not pass this way again
I wait here in the silence of
My lonliness and derth of love.
Dear Lord, protect me from myself
And place me on the “keepsafe” shelf
I know Your heart’s with every child
In manner kind, loving and mild !
My wishes for a pleasant day
To you are wending fast their way
I hear the church bells as they sound
With joy and worship heaven bound.
For all who listen to my voice
Your time’s arrived to make a choice
Choose God and learn how to obey
To love your neighbor and to pray.
Be kind remembering the need
Of all God’s children and their seed
For all are meant to heed His Word
And cherish all that they have heard !
Dear Lord, when pain is so intense
I turn to you for my defense
And beg You please to hold my hand
To bring me peace and understand.
There is nought else that one may crave
But act the hero and be brave,
The answer comes from God above
Who’s good and kind and full of love !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 