Three words resound upon my ears
And play a role deflecting fears
They lend me strength beyond my years
And help me to absorb life’s tears !
I HAVE NO FEAR ( 2017 ) 2017/07/20
There is a door, where does it go
The truth is that I do not know
There is a place beyond the stair
I do not care how it got there.
What is it looms behind that door
The one that all are searching for
How will I know what we will share
I have no fear, God will be there !
DATELINE : HOBOKEN, NJ, USA ( 2017 ) “ANGELS OF MERCY” 2017/07/18
EXCUSE ME but I have just returned home from another one of my medical adventures which are becoming more frequent as time passes. I am impelled to applaud many of the professionals who take their ER duty to the Nth degree ! There’s Danielle who daily travels from south Jersey to Hoboken regardless of traffic or weather. Or Joy, who moves around helping the patients attached to varied drips or machines reach the facilities or get a food tray or liquids, or Ado as he endlessly smiles and tends the infirm. And Frank who constantly manoeuvers the beds from one area to another during his shift, never making a sound ! When you have at last secured your bed space in the proper department, with the helping angels, nurses, aides like Marichelle, Maria, Michele, Kathy, Paolo and many others with their stream of endless care. We even experienced a real fire emergency on the 2nd day ! There are myriads of other workers, laundry, cleaning, maintenance like Carmen or Billy on their toes and alert. And the doctors, Simon, Orbelyan, Lim or Krish on the floor moving from room to room. There are nurse managers like IJ overseeing procedures and needs. But my favorite is the Chaplain Marjorie who has words to bring peace to all, group prayer, sing-a-long hymns. She is the soft spoken disciple of God who utters kind words of comfort and reason ! God bless all and thank you for being there ! Sincerely, Claire B.
UNWIND ( 2017 ) 2017/07/16
I often dream of many things
Like butterflies and fairy wings
Or cotton candy, oh so pink
The sunrise when it’s on the brink,
A baby’s laughter chiming in
My father’s face wrapped in a grin
Those yesterdays that we forget
New people that we haven’t met,
The brand new joys we mayhaps find
As all our destinies unwind !
HOORAY, HOORAY ( 2017 ) 2017/07/14
Hooray, hooray, I’m home today
This time let’s pray I’m here to stay
The road is long, the hill is steep
And I’ve a rendez-vous to keep.
I’m old and worn on my last leg,
Far too tired to try to beg
I’ve kept my eye upon the ball
Waiting to hear His final call.
The day is here, it’s on its way
But time and place no one can say
I thank you Lord for being there
Reminding me how much You care !
SPREAD HIS WORDS ( 2017 ) 2017/07/10
I’ve lately come to understand
That memories are ever grand
But only last a lifetime long
And to our history belong.
While words we place upon a page
Remain forever throughout age
With many lasting years and years
To heal our wounds, allay our fears.
We would not know about God’s word
If all those crowds had only heard
And scribes had then not set it down
For men to spread His words around !
“PLAY BALL” ( 2017 ) HOMAGE TO LOU GEHRIG 2017/07/09
There was a man who did “play ball”
Aft all the years most still recall
An icon who did make this game
The key to his unending fame.
A humble man of wit and length
So lank and lean and full of strength
A simple man and faithful too
The game seemed to be what he knew.
He gave his all it cost his life
Thank God he chose the proper wife
Tis sad that heroes oft die young
Long fore their praises will be sung !
GOD’S TRUE LOVE ( 2017 ) 2017/07/08
I wish I were a child again
Returning to remember when
Those days gone by that I recall
When I was young and oh so small.
I never questioned for one time
That I was in some unsafe clime
I wish that I could do the same
For all those children I can’t name
Who need to seek the safety of
A world chock full of God’s true love !
VALUE FAITH AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/07/07
The days are fleeting this I know
As dreams and heartaches come and go
The time is now to loose the chain
And learn to value faith again !
YOU WILL BE THERE ( 2017 ) 2017/07/06
Of late the days all seem to fly
As leaves of time keep flashing by
There is so little I can grasp
I need a halt to take a gasp.
Sometimes I’m deaf and sometimes blind
I’m never sure what I shall find
How can my life just melt away
Without my having any say ?
I trust You Lord and know You care
That in my pain You will be there !
TRUE ( 1963 ) ( LINES LOST LONG AGO ) 2017/07/04
Without faith there is nothing left but loneliness
Without God there is nothing more than emptiness !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ( 2017 )
It seems to me we need employ
The safest way to display joy
On our great nation’s holiday
From all of us Happy Birthday !
SURRENDER ( 2017 ) 2017/07/03
I know that I must move beyond
Those dreams of which I am so fond
To take my place among the rest
Of those who meant to give their best !
GOD BLESS AMERICA ( 2017 ) 2017/07/01
We’ve heard the tales, we know them well
The stories that the legends tell
Of heroes great both old and new
Who did the best that they could do.
They built this nation bright and strong
Accepting all who would belong
And turned our land into a place
Where freedom thrives in love and grace !
GO BACK AGAIN ( 2017 ) 2017/06/30
We found our faith, both strong and mild
When most believed in the Christ Child
We sang His hymns and spread His prayer
Because we knew that He was there
Life seemed to be quite simple then
I wish we could go back again !
BENEDICTION ( 2017 ) 2017/06/28
Give me the words, dear Lord to say
To help me make it through each day
Show me the path, the way to go
Guide me oh Lord to goodness grow !
TO STILL MY VOICE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/25
There is this battle that I fight
From early morn straight through the night
It is a war I cannot win
Sometimes I think I should give in
But that is not left up to me
And leaves no option I can see.
As much as I may choose to stay
Such choices do not pass my way
My God supreme does have control
O’er conscience, body, heart and soul
And He alone does make the choice
To stop my heart or still my voice !
WHERE IS THE DREAM ( 2017 ) 2017/06/23
Do feel the sun, its warmth is there
As is the scent upon the air
That flutters sweetly on the breeze
And waltzes lightly through the trees
Oh pleasures all, where have you gone
Where is this dream we’re counting on ?
DO YOUR BEST ( 2017 ) 2017/06/18
The lonely heart doth patient wait
For those who file past heaven’s gate
There is no cause to cry aloud
For who will hear in such a crowd.
The constant vigil all must wage
Before each earns space on life’s stage
The issue is just do your best
And pray that God supplies the rest !
SWEET GOODNIGHT ( 2017 ) 2017/06/16
I’ve watched the snowflakes filter down
And heard the rain pelter the ground
I’ve seen the stars zip cross the sky
While clouds above are flying by.
I’ve felt the wind rush through the air
As autumn helped her trees go bare
The summer rains are fresh and clear
And hum a song the birds can hear.
The world’s in tune, the season’s bright
Tis soon to bid all sweet goodnight !
LOVE TO SPARE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/15
The early stillness fills the air
With signs of calm we all may share
Oh shall our Lord in truth forbear
And cram each day with love to spare !
PURE FANTASY ( 2017 ) 2017/06/09
I loved my father I sure did
That is a fact I never hid
I wonder what he’d think of me
If he were here today to see.
With all the years that he’s been gone
Seems now to be a time too long
I wonder how we two might greet
If ever we should chance to meet ?
Well that is just pure fantasy
Though I sure wish that it could be !
SWEET MEMORIES ( 2017 ) 2017/06/07
Now I have lived quite a long time
In varied places and other clime
And learned that one must try to fit
Into each spot that’s part of it.
When but a child, the horse and cart
Is how our travel had its start
Next came the Ford all black and square
While in the rear its trunk was there.
Those skinny tires were truly sad
I cannot count the flats we had
Oh for those days that are long gone
Sweet memories my heart dwells on !
SURPRISE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/05
Wake up, wake up, let’s give a cheer
The son of God’s expected here
We know He’s coming any day
Our job is to prepare His way
Look up, look up unto the skies
Expect it soon,our grand surprise !
INCLUDING LOVE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/01
There is one thing of which I’m sure
This world we know is not secure
There is no written promise that
Our hopes and dreams will not fall flat
We none of us have guarantees
But are tenacious if you please.
No warranties or money back
Be ready for life’s sneak attack
Just place your faith in God above
Give all you’ve got including love !
ANGELS FLY ( 2017 )
There is no way one can explain
Why children love to splash in rain
Or why the mud is so much fun
In which to slide upon one’s bun.
There’s no accounting for the joy
That comes to every girl or boy
To screech as loudly as they may
To frighten every bug away.
Or why each babe will play with you
The game grownups call “peekaboo”
And truly I do not know why
They all believe that angels fly !
LIFE’S FORECAST ( 2017 ) 2017/05/27
The heart is full with joy complete
For love of God is ever sweet
There is no reason to complain
Nor purpose needed to explain
Life’s forecast dwells in peace with thee
And basks in God’s divinity !
SET US FREE ( 2017 ) 2017/05/24
The shifting sands of life do blow
Across our vision wide and slow
And changes all the views we see
As we seek out God’s harmony.
The winds of time have come and gone
And left our dreams both pale and wan
Escape, escape, that cannot be
For none but death shall set us free !
Claire V. Bogdanos 