I hear the angel choir as with clarity it rings
The sound of angel voices carries joy upon its wings
That promises to all a new tomorrow full of peace
As from this earthly plane the Lord does grant us our release !
GOD’S PARADISE ( 2015 ) 2015/09/25
A little bit of garden around the corner there
A little touch of heaven in early morning air
A highway in the sky for migrating birds to share
A pathway to the stars and a road to get you there.
IF ( 2015 ) 2015/09/24
If thoughts were things
And hearts had wings
Then you and I
Would learn to fly
Into God’s world
With hope unfurled
And spend our days
Singing His praise !
THE CLIMB ( 2015 ) 2015/09/23
Let us build a road to heaven
We’ll pave it with unselfish deeds
Days of the week are but seven
Not quite enough to meet our needs.
This task may take us forever
I hope we can afford the time
Will we succeed, I’d guess never
God knows, it could be worth the climb !
I WONDER ( 2015 ) 2015/09/20
I hear those church bells loud and clear
The peals fall sweetly on the ear
I wonder if the Lord above
Finds this a simple show of love ?
When all the choir voices raise
Their hymns to God in grateful praise
I wonder if their thrilling sound
Will reach His ear while heaven bound ?
ALL REASON ( 2015 ) 2015/09/18
When I look back upon my life
As child, daughter, mother or wife
Those things that I remember best
Are those that have withstood time’s test.
The days of childhood now long gone
Which gave us hope to wish upon
All followed by the maiden schemes
To shape one’s life and seek one’s dreams.
Then on one day to find true love,
The hero she’d been thinking of
Thus starts new life and motherhood
The years fly by as all years should.
Now that it’s part of what has passed
The good, bad, strayed or could not last,
Tis sad to think that nothing’s sure
Our God alone holds reason pure !
APPLAUSE ( 2015 ) 2015/09/17
Each morning as my body stirs
My mind awakes, my heart concurs
And here I lie, incumbent still
I’m loathe to rise, I’ve lost my will.
My bed is warm and soft and safe
Protected from the phantom wraith
For God alone is my true cause
And nought but He earns my applause.
The time draws near when we must meet
And I will cower at His feet !
THE FINAL CALL ( 2015 ) 2015/09/16
Now Lot was a good kind ambitious man
The nephew of our father Abraham
He chose life in the valley of Jordan
Among the hills within the rivers run.
While there midst all those noxious Sodomites
Lot made his choice to live his days and nights
God sent His angels with a message and
Bade him escape the evil of that land.
Lot’s wife, poor thing, would oh so foolish be
Turning, for the last she would ever see,
The lesson is the Lord does speak to all
Please listen close to hear His final call !
HEAVEN’S GIFT ( 2015 ) 2015/09/15
A little bit of heaven has nestled next to me
An angel without wings I’m convinced that he must be
He is a precious package and smells so extra sweet
His daddy’s pride and joy and his mommy’s dearest treat.
Oh tiny babe, with chubby cheeks, hands of doll-like size
You are God’s gift of true love, His blessing in disguise !
FORGIVENESS ( 2015 ) 2015/09/11
There is a core buried deep inside
A place for our tears, our fears to hide
This lonely spot hidden fast away
And older grows with each passing day
We need to learn how to break the spell
To face the world while the story tell
But who are we, who can change our fate
With God’s constant care, pray we’re not late !
THE ROSE GARDEN ( 2015 ) 2015/09/10
There is a special place that I do remember well
It’s full of sweet aromas all wonderful to smell
And there among the roses this bit of heaven rests
A garden in life’s jungle of God’s own treasure chests !
AN ADAGE ( 2015 ) 2015/09/07
Love is the glue binding hearts together
Random acts of kindness are the tether.
A LITTLE FAITH ( 2015 ) 2015/09/06
I wish I were a tiny child who fell asleep each night
With thoughts of angels all about who keep us in their sight
They comfort us with melodies or words that are so sweet
And show us how to accept our success or our defeat.
You’ll see our fears would disappear we’d be so ever calm
As all this love the angels share works like a magic charm
I know some find it hard to trust that angels keep us safe
Believe that God is on your side, oh ye of little faith !
DIVERSITY ( 2015 ) 2015/09/04
Have you seen all the shades of blue
That seem to range the ocean through
From azure light to dark blue green
With all the shades that lie between ?
From almost clear close to the shore
Or paler as you dip your oar
Reflecting rays of strong sunlight
Or midnight dark under starlight ?
Such a happy phenomenon
I sure would like to dwell upon
What all of this can mean to me,
I think God loves diversity !
OLD AGE ( 2015 ) 2015/09/01
The hours fly like autumn leaves
Both sere and withered in the breeze
The days are lost, they’ve disappeared
Like storm toss’d trees all stripped and sheared.
Our yesterdays are hard to find
Our joys and pains are intertwined.
Confusion teases what we’ve known
With memories long deeply flown.
Our fleeting thoughts do come and go
We queue to wait for God’s next show !
WHAT SHALL I DO ( 2015 ) 2015/08/31
I miss you Mom it’s been so long
All through the years our bond was strong
Though you’ve been gone for quite a while
I still remember your sweet smile
And all the love you gave to me
When times were dark your torch was free.
Thanks for your help in those bleak days
Together while those boys were raised
You always shared that wise advice
You taught me how to compromise
I’m glad that I was there for you
Now you are gone, what shall I do ?
LAMENTATION ( 2015 ) 2015/08/30
There is a longing in my heart
That has been forever there
I don’t know how it got its start
I can only guess from where.
I’ve begged the Lord to help me out
As oftentimes I feel lost
I find myself quite full of doubt
No way now to count the cost.
I am the sum of all my fears
In truth I possess a few
I’ve laughed and cried a million tears
All of them seemed overdue.
TRUE LOVE BELONGS ( 2015 ) 2015/08/27
I learned so many years ago
That love’s a part of God’s design,
That each of us needs time to know
Shall we accept His will divine ?
Within the heart exists this place
That lingers wistful ever long
For only God can fill its space
Because it’s where true love belongs !
THE PRIZE ( 2015 ) 2015/08/26
I left my dreams at God’s front door
I cannot beg, no not once more,
Some will come true while others fade
I shall accept decisions made
For in the end when hope is not
The love of God is what I’ve got !
IN MY EAR ( 2015 ) 2015/08/24
I’ve wandered lost through life’s long corridors
Without one question or list of what-fors
Because my heart’s been laden with a trust
That I must perform the deeds I deem just.
It seems I have not found the circumstance
To change my ways or make a second glance
I heard the angels whisper in my ear
Follow your heart it’s no mistake my dear !
BEDTIME ( 2015 ) 2015/08/23
There is a place that I recall
Where visions wake when twilights fall
It isn’t very far from here
In fact, in time it’s very near.
I like to visit now and then
Because I need remember when
The price is right, an hour of sleep
To transpose dreams my heart will keep
While I return to yesterday
Before our love wasted away.
GOD NOT MAN ( 2015 ) 2015/08/21
It is my wish to walk with God
And tred the path wherein He trod
I sacrificed all that I know
That I may follow where He’ll go.
I shadow Him because I must
Or I shall only turn to dust,
First man was formed of simple clay
God breathed in him His holy way
I will succeed I know I can
How wonderful He’s God not man !
LOVE NOT FEAR ( 2015 ) 2015/08/19
Our Lord has made His presence known
With every breeze the wind has blown
He is the air which we all breathe
And every tear or sigh we heave.
Be not afraid there in the dark
Though night may seem still, chill and stark
Be glad that you are not alone
Upon the cliff or rock and stone.
God wills each tree to stand or fall
He is the master of them all
Rest easy as your time draws near
God shares with all His love not fear !
OUR NEEDS ( 2015 ) 2015/08/17
There is this dream I’ve had before
Of some place where there is no war
Where men may thrive and bide content
Beneath God’s giant moonlit tent,
A world in which His word is law
Where no one questions or keeps score,
A place where peace and love abide
And all our needs, the Lord provide !
LOVE’S GLOW ( 2015 ) 2015/08/16
Sometimes I hear the echoes of
Old days that were consumed with love
When hearts were young and lacked the fears
That follow through life’s troubled years.
Why is it love can’t remain long
Why is it weak or seldom strong
There is a need for all to know
What does one do to make love glow ?
TEARS ( 2015 ) 2015/08/10
These tears are mine, they will not cease
Here in God’s world, there is no peace !
SOJOURNER ( 2015 ) 2015/08/09
I’ve never been to Samarkand
Or toured the cities cross that land
But I have stood beside the sea
Where Mary sojourned to Turkey
To make her home in Ephesus
After the death of dear Jesus.
So many tales that did unfold
In ancient Corinth’s city old
I stood upon the bema where
Paul called his followers to prayer.
I’ve wandered round the isle of Crete
Where Titus preached in every street,
I’ve been to Michael’s Mount in France
Where history is my romance
Perhaps one day I’ll get to see
The hill they call Gethsemane !
HOMEMADE NOT CANNED ( 2015 ) 2015/08/06
When I was just a tiny child
There was this dish that drove me wild
My favorite soup, can you guess
With flying colors passed the test.
Carrots, celery and parsley too
Were cooked together in a brew
Of chicken stock all warm and bold
So good that I could eat it cold
But the best part, the noodles yet
Were letters of the alphabet.
I tell you now that I still store
A jar of noodles on the door
And when I feel I need a break
Those alphabets are what I make
I’m sure my love of words began
With this great soup homemade not canned !
Claire V. Bogdanos 