Our tears are flowing down like rain
With cheeks pressed hard on window pane
Each throat is tight and cannot breathe
And struggles hard to find relief.
The madness now does seize us all
From sources which demand our fall
Our hearts are dying one by one
When will this agony be done ?
This land of beauty and great wealth
Our citadel of strength and health
Is under seige by evil force
Oh Captain, do reverse this course !
The sun is fading in the west
My world unravels as a test
I bear the weight of my belief
Too soon there’s nothing left but grief.
Awake my heart and try to say
Great words before you melt away
Like Dorothy ere she is caught
In winds life’s misery has brought.
Command the soul, be steady now
And to its pain refuse to bow
Then keep your place in heart and mind
Until God’s rest that you’ll soon find !
WALK WITH ME.
Oh how I wish I were a bird
Who mimicked every song he’d heard
It would be such great fun to do
A gift of joy between we two.
We’d sing our tunes each morn to night
From early mass until midnight
These pleasures add to daily life
Though riddled by anger and strife.
Now if our melodies are sweet
Perhaps this anger we’ll defeat
And seek a reason to believe
Our peace with God, we shall achieve !
How can it be, the path is clear
Why should some acts instill deep fear
What crisis now hinders our ways
And complicates too many days ?
Where is the peace that we all seek
To get one through each coming week
Have we methods to gain redress
Why can’t we live without distress ?
It simply seems to query why
We must suffer ere we should die
For life was never meant to be
A paradise where none are free !
Today is not a holiday
We celebrate like some birthday
Instead it is a mark in time
That saved us all from our decline.
Six, six, four, four, who can forget
Those memories without regret
The world we knew was on its knees
Until those ships did sail the seas
To land upon that foreign shore
Where thousands died and so much more.
How sad that we discard their deeds
And in the end, neglect their needs !
FORGIVE US LORD.
When I was small I chose to be
A child of God, inspired and free
I’ve loved the Lord my whole life through
My faith in God’s been tried and true.
I’ve prayed so hard that I might find
A key that would one day unwind
The path to peace and heaven’s gate
Dear Lord, I hope it’s not too late !
Well here we are, alone at last
Into the sea of life we’ve cast
Seeking solutions in our quest
Whilst reaching out to find the best.
May God Himself direct our thought
To teachings old and lessons taught
Let kindness and a gentle heart
In all directions be our start.
Please guide us to eternal peace
Where anger, hate and trouble cease
And God and man begin anew
To relish all the good we do !
What is it we are waiting for
The peace of God to use our door,
To enter in and take the space
Reserved for His Eternal Grace ?
How can it be this world’s destroyed
And of all fairness, now devoid
While angels weep and rain their tears
Upon this place, too full of fears ?
Where do we turn to reach You, Lord
That we may be of one accord
Oh, dearest God please help us find
The path that to Your Heart unwinds !
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
It seems each road shall have an end
Without a lover or a friend
The seasons change or pass away
And move on by, day after day
The stars above fade aft each night
And disappear in morning’s light.
The sun will break its fast at dawn
While we are left to carry on
How lonely that one lifetime seems
With out its history and dreams
As all pass into the oblique
Deserting every quest we seek !
Oh little child who dotes on sweets
With dancing shoes attached to cleats
Black patent taps that click away
And to the world new steps display.
This child to theatre newly brought
With skills and talents often sought
Hear now the sound of tapping feet
Proceed to stage, steps and the street.
How shall we serve our Lord the best
Accepting every sort of test
And understanding as we do
That all we are belongs to You !
Oh wind that breaks upon the waves
And breeze that shares each morning’s gaze
Teach me to chant a pirate song
That I to seafaring belong.
Oh save my heart from lonesomeness
While all my handicaps confess
Help me to strive for constancy
And all my weaknesses foresee.
Hand me the light that I might shine
It’s endless glow on yours and mine
God let us put our toys away
Make ready for our Judgement Day !
Our Father who abides on high
His wisdom reigns down from the sky
Have pity on the earth below
Where man and beast do ebb and flow
We crave Your Help and Tender Care
For soon there will be nothing there.
If man could but sustain his faith
Arising o’er the power of wraith
To triumph and reclaim his right
Hence revel in his God’s delight
Achieve that goal before one dies
Upon God’s help whence love resides !
There was a street that I used to know
When I was a girl so long ago
With an old house that had three large floors
Lots of windows and quite a few doors.
Dozens of roses, black iron torch
Both back yard and front, plus a great porch
Tomatoes, peppers, carnations too
A home full of love much overdue
As I’ve wandered down memory’s lane
Couldn’t help singing a glad refrain
Reminding myself God loves us all
Whether we’re skinny, fat, short or tall !
Oh sad the day the Christ did die
And bid this world His last goodbye
He suffered there upon the cross
While the whole world endured the loss.
God’s darkness fell that distant day
And since then has not passed away
We’re ready Lord, and waiting here
For You at last to reappear !
AMEN.
I’d like to think that I recall
The tender years when I was small,
I sat upon my grandpa’s knee
And snuggled while he read to me.
There was a story I loved best
Both head and shoulders o’er the rest
About the night our Christ was born
And how the world rejoiced that morn
As angels sang and skies did glow
The world did kneel and honor show.
God placed His star high in the sky
With earth to note its passing by,
His promise of eternal peace
And from all sin, at last release !
AMEN.
I see the rooftops through the trees
The sun now bouncing off the eaves
The sky is clear and ever bright
I do not see a bird in sight
The silence echoes in my ears
Allaying all my aged fears
But soon the sun must fade away
To morph into some yesterday
My life continues as it goes
Just on and on till heaven knows !
Man cannot live without a dream
Believing elsewise is extreme
How difficult without a cause
Our lives are dull and lack applause
There is a vision all do need
To raise each up, to help succeed
We have a God, be not afraid
He is our Friend, our Help, our Aid
And in the end when life seems done
Tis when our journey’s just begun !
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.
The sun is rising o’er the hill
The air is motionless and still
There’s not a breeze stirs in the trees
As if the day’s caught in a freeze
The room is silent and alone
A truly antiseptic zone.
Oh how I wish that I could fly
Up to a haven in the sky
But guess that I may only dream
Of my unrealistic scheme
Oh Lord above, help me to find
Some safety and true peace of mind !
I love You Lord, You are to me
My joy and life’s Epitome
The whipped cream on my piece of cake
Like mushrooms on my filet steak.
You’re the Beginning and the End
Of all my dreams and my best Friend
I need Your love to help me now
To get me through these days somehow !
AMEN.
I hear the bells ring out for me
They sing a song of unity
The melody I recognize
It brings tears to my tired eyes.
The night is father to the dawn
That breaks upon the early morn
To teach each all the patterns of
God and His never ending love !
Too many must risk life and limb
In foreign lands beyond the rim
Let’s return them all home at last
And bury disputes of the past
We need once more a brand new start
A smarter way, a bigger heart
Tis time to lift our eyes above
Seek greater wisdom from God’s love
Apply His ethics one by one
And keep His law until we’ve done !
The shades of night are closing in
As skies outside now fade and dim
There is a hum that one can hear
The sound keeps whistling on the ear.
A silence overides the halls
While darkness of the night time falls
Somewhere a hush has settled down
As clicking heels reecho sound.
Hush, hear the rale of breathing now
God help me to survive somehow
The quiet of these empty halls
Until at last, destiny calls !
Love is the strength I lean upon
My faith, my hope, my carry on
Without the Lord where would I be
Alone in some lost company.
I never thought I’d spend my days
At last in one forgotten haze
The final exit left for me
Is labeled God’s eternity !
I love America, land of the free
I love America, tis home to me
As she spreads from the mountains to the plains
Replete with thunder storms and summer rains.
From her northern tips to the sandy shore
Cross the valleys deep and wide, trees galore
The beauty of this land entices all
Through winter, springtime, summer and the fall !
I’m lying here in dark of night
Anticipating morning’s light
A bright new dawn is on its way
To wish us all a pleasant day.
How wonderful our God must be
With all His generosity
And greater strength with peace of mind
A truer friend we’ll never find !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 