When I was young and not so smart
I fell in love and lost my heart
It didn’t take too long for me
To learn that love’s not always free !
No matter what, I can’t explain
Why life holds passion in disdain
We’re told true love will never die
For many that becomes a lie !
My heart is full, I cannot speak
My arms and legs are oh, so weak
I fear that life is passing by
I’ve no strength left to laugh or cry,
But try I shall and try I may
To hold on tight another day.
What else is there to keep me here
A taste of happiness or cheer,
The thought that God does love us all
And picks us up ere we may fall !
As crowds of angels raise their voices in prayer
May our Lord in heaven forever be there
May He bless us and keep us close by His side
And always remember with Him we’ll abide !
Light the candles and hold them high
Let sunlight enter from the sky
For in the dark one cannot see
That in the light our way is free !
Sometimes I think, when I do recall
All those precious days when I was small
I would grasp my mommy’s hand so tight
As we crossed the street without a light
We always walked close and side by side
Or shared the seat on a trolley ride.
We were such great pals she and I
While all of the years were passing by
And as those times seem to fly away
Appears we switched places on one day
It was she who took my hand to cross
And me who watched she did not get lost.
Those days are gone and I miss her much
And long for the warmth of her sweet touch
I wish I knew what I could have said
Before she passed and our friendship fled !
At times I feel that I cannot last
Until this current winter has passed
There are no plans that I wish to make
No celebrations or birthday cake
No special outings or travel plans
Or any trips to some foreign lands
I’d rather stay here close to my home
Then venture out or decide to roam.
Now as I trek to the local store
I may find just what I’m searching for
There is a chance if I’m very good
That somewhere near in my neighborhood
Perhaps one corner under some tree
Popping through snow as bold as can be
One tiny crocus will rear its head
Promising all that hope is not dead !
This is a song small children sing
That I can’t help remembering
About how much we each are loved
By Jesus who resides above
A simple tune of honest word
The earliest I’ve ever heard
It rings so clearly in my head
The dearest words that can be said !
My heart has wandered ever long
To find out where it does belong
I’ve followed every path I knew
To search for love and comfort too
Alas I found no haven there
Just emptiness and sad despair.
I guess I’ll have to try again
My problem is I don’t know when
Perhaps tomorrow I’ll have luck
The trouble is I think I’m stuck
Between a rock and some hard place
Dear Lord, help me my fears to face.
So let’s not waste a minute more
It’s time to knock on God’s front door !
Please look outside, what do you see
Small groups of birds in every tree
That seem to be in ecstasy
Their happy sounds bring joy to me !
If only I could learn to fly
Like all these friendly passers-by
I’d join them on their branch so high
And praise the Lord up in the sky !
I feel the winds of change expand
They silent spread across the land
I sense the tremor in the trees
That shimmers in the morning breeze.
A pleasant peace now settles in
Inverse to all of life’s chagrin.
What is it I shall ask of God
Life that’s simple, and not too hard
True friendship based on moral core
With kindness, care and so much more
Let’s pray the Lord is always there
And guides us through with joy and care !
So long ago and quite faraway
In the world that was then, not today
There lived a priest they called Valentine
He married couples most of the time.
But Claudius, great emperor he
Needed all young men for his army
Thus marriage was a forbidden joy
For many a Roman girl or boy.
Well Valentine refused to abate
And so he suffered that triple fate
Torture, stoning, beheading also
This was the way that he had to go
Oh sad for him twas too long ago
Who knew he’d become our great hero ?
There is a joy that giving brings
Among all life’s vast happenings
Love of family and of faith
The need for God to keep us safe
In hope that we may overcome
The evil we’re escaping from.
The sense to know that God is there
To hear our every hope and prayer
Perhaps this time we’ll get it straight
And all wind up at Heaven’s Gate !
Amazing word, how sweet it is
To love the Lord and to be His!
With all my strength I pray that He
Will never leave or forsake me
My sins forgive and love me true
There is no more I ask of You
And so this day I’ll ever keep
The promise made before I sleep,
And if it be I should not wake
I beg You Lord my soul please take !
Oh how I wish the world could know
Our God is everywhere we go
The air we breath, the sky of blue
The birds that fly and oceans too.
The wind that blows, the earth below
Fields that bloom and the trees that grow
The lakes and streams and rivers all
The valleys that do rise and fall,
Those creatures that dwell in the seas
And furnish food for all who please
This wond’rous world that fills our space
Reminds us all of God’s sweet grace !
If I could have a magic wand
Or star that I might wish upon
To make your dearest dream come true
Or create memories for you
Then I would chalk myself a win
And thank my God with an amen.
For that is what a mother does
And all she is or ever was
No matter what their age may be
Each child is still her sweet baby !
Our world about is full of sin
What kind of mess are we all in
I’d like to know how we got here
Too many people live in fear
This is not by the Lord’s design
When He’s in charge all will be fine.
Recall the walls of Jericho
Or Sodom and Gomorra’s woe,
The lions will lie down with lamb
Do you remember Isaac’s ram ?
It’s time to get right on the track
We need to take our futures back
We’ll say our prayers and sip the cup
Oh please, dear God, let’s hurry up !
The mornings come, the mornings go
From dawn through dusk and starlight show
The world we know is dying fast
This future now may be our last
For who can say what will come next
A ferv’rent prayer or holy text ?
The seeing eyes of God above
And unrelenting force of love,
I beg Him here on bended knees
Repair the hole in my heart, please !
The day is coming soon enough
The road’s been rocky, steep and tough
Is this the day that’s still to come
When angels gather only some,
To lead them into fields of gold
Where words of God resound untold
And man may reach his glory road
Where all His wisdom glows and flowed ?
Our Lord shall rule from up above
The air we breathe instilled with love
And so it is and so ’twill be
When all of earth at last is free !
Oh what a place this nation is
Full of vim, vigor, pep and whiz,
Like bottles of rare bubbly wine
From grapes of joy grown on the vine
Transformed to champagne in our lives
Granting all goodness that revives
Ask that one Special Force above
To bless us with unending love !
I thank you God for life is kind
There always is some good to find
Though painful days will sadness bring
Together with our suffering.
Sometimes we rise beyond the past
To find the calm we dream may last
For life is more than stuff or things
It’s full of joyous happenings
It’s peace and love, laughter and song
God’s world in which we all belong !
Tears on my face are nothing more
Than wishes I have hungered for
Like dreams that vanish with the dawn
Before each morn is newly born
It’s time to find some other ways
To help me through these trying days !
We have been friends so many years
We’ve shared the range of joy and fears
We laughed a lot, we also cried
As family and pals have died.
We toughened up and made a choice
We chose to heed the calmer voice
For this scant time we each have left
Perchance to guard against its theft
As all that we’ve been wishing for
May help us reach God’s exit door !
The moment that I rise from bed
Old memories do fill my head
I am back home when I was small
And dad is whistling in the hall.
Mom’s hanging clothes upon the line
The wind is crisp, the day is fine
The children shreiking in the yard
Makes hearing conversation hard.
While Nana’s praying in her room
Pop’s sweeping sidewalks with his broom
The smell of onions fills the air
As dinner waits to be prepared.
My world gets smaller day by day
As those I love all pass away
And will to me this legacy
They bide with me in memory !
I love You Lord, You are my strengths
I’d follow You to any lengths
You are courage and made me strong
And in Your care I do belong.
I am with You where ere You go
Through summer storm or winter’s snow
And when I die remember this
I beg of You, one parting kiss !
I’d like to think that God is there
And hears our every thought and prayer
For He is privy to our dreams
A part of all our lifetime schemes.
I pray that He does not forget
We’ve all done things that we regret
And dare not hide our many faults
Although it’s He our heart exhalts.
But for our God what have we got
Forsaken goals and empty plot
Without His care and loving heart
No life on earth would have a start !
Goodbye’s a word I cannot bear
It means that you’re no longer there
I can’t believe that you have flown
And left me here, I’m on my own
How shall I know when all is lost
And who is left to pay the cost ?
The time has come, the clock’s run out
I’ve no strength left to cry or shout
Somehow I think there is no cure
The end is near of this I’m sure
God help me now to constant be
As I embrace eternity !
Oh how I wish that we could be
Like children once again born free
Beginning with good habits taught
And acts of kindness as we ought.
Let’s use our time to good deeds do
And mend our lives with loving glue
Teach able friends to heal the land
Love one another heart in hand !
My heart is true, my mind is fair
I know God’s love is ours to share
With simple tasks and friendly deeds
Kindness fulfills all of our needs.
The way is clear and straight ahead
His road to Paradise instead
Awaits us all who patient stand
In line to reach His promised land !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 