There is a hole deep down inside
You try your darnedest to deny
It doesn’t matter where you hide
The emptiness just will not die !
With time one learns to get along
Because that’s what our Lord does teach
He fills our lives with love and song
And helps us to our fullness reach !
The autumn colors, what a sight
Ranging in shades from dark to light
Such joy the fall’s chill air does bring
That culminates in harvesting,
Like gourds and pumpkin on the vine
Great bales of hay all in a line,
The sheep whose wool is thickening
And will be sheared in early spring
Oh would that we must thank our God
Though times be plenteous or hard !
I may wander in the twilight until my life is o’er
And wonder if I understand what hope is really for ?
From deep in my heart I avow now
This pain you feel will soften somehow
And wait in a corner on a shelf
Until you’re ready to face yourself
Be unafraid there’s nothing to fear
You’ll be secure, the vision is clear.
Always remember you’re not alone
You are hooked-up to God’s instant phone
Just call on His name and He’ll be there
To lighten the burden with your prayer !
Too often in the twilight as day begins to fold
And all of life’s real stories prepare to be retold
There rises intermission when nighttime hushes all
As somewhere in the distance a vision is recalled.
Now we are brought again to the stories of the past
Where tales of our commission were never meant to last
And in these final moments as life does fade away
We’re left with the decision of what we have to say.
Farewell to all our colleagues, both family and friend
And if we’ve ever hurt you, please know it is the end
There will be no tomorrow this is a last goodbye
One final wish we ask for, remember do not cry !
I never thought that I would find
A place where I’d have peace of mind
Or learn to live beyond the race
That infiltrates life’s current pace.
It seems as though change is okay
To challenge us from day to day
The problem is we need to learn
That God helps us each in our turn !
There are times I rest idly on my bed
While many visions spin around my head
And I am caught in pages of the past
Among those hopes and dreams that did not last.
Now I’m sure hopes are prayers we cannot say
And dreams must keep until a later day
Lose not your faith in all that is to come
This Power we trust is neither blind nor dumb
And all we ask is that we may but share
The smallest bit of our God’s loving care !
Now as for me when I am dead
My ashes will wind up instead
Upon the surface of the sea
Tis such a briny place to be
There float away to foreign lands
And rest at last on distant sands !
My dearest boys you’ll never know
How I do love you, ever so
I’ve watched you all as each matured
And prayed your future be secured.
I’ve been your cheering squad and fan
Those times you won or also ran
I’m there for you no matter what
I hope you’ll give it all you’ve got.
There’s nought I ask for in return
No medals sought or kudoes earned
Just be a man and do your best
Trust in your God, He’ll do the rest !
The air is still, no breeze at all
There is no sound, no lone bird call
The streets are silent, quiet, hushed
No barking dogs or frantic rush.
The silence permeates each room
Defining life’s tenacious gloom
Our God is there to keep the score
Controlling all win, lose or draw !
I feel great need to reach out and touch
This trembling world which suffers so much
A diadem in God’s crown of gold
With footprints left by giants of old
And a history that no one knows
Began with a bang, the story goes !
Be grateful dinosaurs died away
Insuring all that we’re here to stay
I’d like to think in this world at large
Our God above is the one in charge
His plans for us to reclaim the earth
Deserve our efforts for all they’re worth !
The poppy blooms o’er many a grave
Of all the souls that we could not save
Colored red like blood that heroes gave
That our emblem might forever wave !
My heart does flutter with every thought
My throat goes dry and my voice gets caught
And for all the sadness war has brought
You’d think we’d accept that lesson taught.
For the time we’ve left, we must demand
That the world we know need take a stand
And plant red poppies across the land
Reminding all that peace is at hand !
My heart does beat a happy song
It laughs and sings the whole day long
And keeps a smile upon my face
While I bask in His holy grace
I’m now convinced our lives will be
Bathed in the Lord’s divinity !
Seems I have wept ten thousand tears
And dealt unflinching with my fears
I’ve traveled long and traveled hard
And made a pact with man and God.
I’ve bowed my head to bid farewell
There are no stories left to tell
I’m praying He is on my side
For this our long and final ride !
The world is wide, the oceans blue
The mountains high are fresh with dew
The forests tall grow thick with green
There’s rivers flowing in between
Across the meadows o’er the hill
The air is quiet, ever still
The beasts, the fowl, the nesting bird
Are all the sound that can be heard
Oh what I’d give to join the crew
And tarry there till life is through !
Now who am I to ask for more
As though I have not done before
A child of God with absent thought
That in life’s web I find I’m caught.
Please teach me how to humble be
And live with self humility
To find a place where I belong
That swells with peace and love and song !
The wind sings a song through the trees
With compliments from every breeze
The melody is ever sweet
Or loud and bold or indiscreet !
The echoes heard from faraway
Produce a sound both night and day
And carry on the drifting air
Such visions that we all may share.
And so it is as breezes blow
With wind or rain or sometimes snow
Grandeur’s gift that we’ve been given
From that office there in heaven !
Now I have trod a long, long road
Upon my mind this heavy load
My burden is too great to bear
I can’t be sure if I’ll get there
It is Your help I’m searching for
A beggar here outside Your door.
I only hope that You will hear
My urgent plea upon Your ear
And comfort me so that I know
I shall have peace before I go
As You assume the burden of
A mother’s last unfettered love !
We seek Your path which is rough shod
And need Your help the way is hard
For all our sin we must atone
Our secret Lord we’re not alone !
We live in dark and dangerous days
Beware of those preaching foreign ways
Remain steadfast to God’s own commands
Avoid the teaching of new demands.
The day expected is soon to come
Keep hold of your faith with its wisdom
God speaks to us and we must adhere
For His judgement day is too soon near !
I am convinced love passed me by
I’m told that love grows wings to fly
And so I laugh and chide a bit
Cause love and I don’t seem to fit !
Perhaps in time my heart won’t care
It’s far too late to hope or dare
I think I’ll stick to what I know
With God, love is His premiere show !
I’ve kept my faith a long, long time
Some days it is an awkward climb
I’ve learned a lot I do confess
Just being here is one huge test.
I know enough to hold my place
And dream one day I’ll see His face
Well it’s okay if I do not
As long as I am not forgot !
There is no anger that I feel
No sense of needing to conceal
I find no fault in those I know
For they like me have far to go
Each finds their place in life’s vast plan
Respecting all for God and man.
Remember now the ancient phrase
About our lives and all our days
And so twill be that we shall learn
That what we sow is what we’ll earn !
There is this book we all know well
That has so many tales to tell
It’s been around thousands of years
Chock full of joy, promises, tears
They’ve not forgot one single thing
Bout love and lust of prince or king.
It speaks of fear, hate, jealousy
And those who can’t or will not see
Of wisemen, prophets, soldiers too
With visions of our dreams come truth
Life history since time’s begun
There’s nothing new under our sun !
From that bridge in Concord to each foreign shore
Bid God above bless them all forevermore
With that elusive peace we’ve been praying for
To rest at last outside of God’s own front door !
The battleground of Shiloh has fields of missing and of dead
Where many nameless small white crosses lineup from head to head
A place where ten thousand died as through the heart this nation tore
While Shiloh from the bible came with His message, peace not war
And was the home of God’s own ark and His holy covenant
That from the Lord to us our peace and true happiness was sent !
Each morn I wake to great surprise
It’s not yet time for my demise
Another day, another chance
To take a shot at life’s last dance.
Oh how much fun t’would be to see
What each new day may bring to me
Of course now it is far too late
To entertain some change in fate.
I ponder what is yet in store
And pray that it is so much more
Than just the weeks and months ahead
But joy and hope and love instead !
I hear the bells this Sunday morn
They ring aloud their glory song
How grand it is to hear the sound
Their voices raised in faith profound !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 