The pain is real and so intense
What shall I do for my defense
Oh blessed Lord reach out to me
And grant me some immunity
My faith is strong what shall I do
To prove that I believe in You ?
I’ve made the best of what I’ve got
And know this is my final shot
Please help me Lord to find some peace
As from this place I beg release !
AMEN.
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 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 !
This silence that I share is free
It spreads its veil of peace o’er me
And quiets all the disarray
That one encounters day by day.
How little do we know of life
That is content and without strife
Contentment is a foreign thing
That in our lives has been missing.
Oh Lord above do hear this plea
Help each to live with charity !
Oh life that was and is no more
Has tiptoed softly out the door
And just as peaceful laid to rest
Amidst the ages mongst the best !
The air is damp and holds a chill
The wind is wet and oh so still
There is no sound that can be heard
No peep or chirp from any bird.
Tis like a prelude to a storm
Wherein the clouds have yet to form
Help me, oh Lord, to find release
To spend my days in quiet peace !
AMEN.
There is a shadow that we fear
Its size increasing year by year
It towers o’er our greatest aim
And poses threats to God’s good name,
The world appears to welcome all
Who answer to old Satan’s call
While sadly, they may do his will
Until their lives at last are still.
Oh Lord above, please bring us peace
From evil’s grip grant us release,
Help us accept Your quiet ways
Increase our love and guard our days !
Oh little lamb you are so sweet
With wooly coat and cloven feet
This gift from God to all who care
A gentle lamb its peace will share
When Christ was born in history
The sheep and lambs were there to see.
These animals that will not fight
And cannot sleep all through each night
Will herd themselves in a close space
They’ll stay together, face to face
And in the morning when you rise
They’ll greet you in quiet surprise !
The sun sinks low in darkened sky
Preparing soon to say goodbye
The wind has reached its all time low
With reticence here and below
The evening creeps, its silence taut
The stars keep blinking as they ought
Tis time to bid to all good night
Until we wake with morning’s light !
There’s ne’er a sound upon the street
Not e’en the thump of running feet
One cannot hear the music beat
From cruising cars most indiscreet.
No blaring horns, no clacking sound
There’s only silence all around
I wonder why most city folk
Think country living is some joke ?
Lone vigil kept throughout the night
Doth end in early morning’s light
The stars all seem to bid goodbye
The wind reduced to but a sigh
Seems quiet has become God’s will
The battle’s o’er, the heart now still !
The shadows fall upon the eaves
To mingle in the evening breeze
The dwindling light now flickers slow
Soon tis the hour for light to go.
The sun is fading neath the hill
Before too long the wind is still
I hear a voice reach out to me
It’s searching for some sympathy.
The day’s been long and soon will end
The time has come to be with friends !
The shadows drift down through the trees
And shimmer in the gentle breeze
The dried leaves crackle underfoot
The chimney’s belching smoke and soot
The nightfall moves in like a cat
With moments ripe to have a chat.
A chill is in the air it seems
Soon time for reverie and dreams
The quiet shifts into the past
I think the day now breathes its last !
Well here I am alone at last
Safe from the power of times long past
Wherein my search I’ve tried my best
To comprehend what is the quest.
The answer softly doth resound
With all the love that each has found
And thus it is we seek respite
While gentle speaks the last goodnight !
There was a place that I loved best
Besides the sea, at water’s edge
So many hours that I spent there
All types of weather, foul or fair
I learned back then to patient be
Accept God’s will and wait to see.
Well that was then and this is now
I have survived life’s storms somehow
There’s this advice I offer you
To thine ownself be kind and true !
The early morning fog begins to clear
I hear each leaf’s staccato on the ear
The wind whips through the clutter at the curb
While seeming to declare, do not disturb
The hollowed silence of forgotten days
Now echoes through this empty canyoned maze !
Every day starts out the same
I’m getting tired of this game
I do believe I’d like some change
Although I think it could feel strange.
I’ve been a creature of routine
My life is calm, sweetly serene
And I don’t know if I’d survive
An increase in excess or drive.
Perhaps I’d better rethink this
And settle for my boring bliss !
I’ve trudged among the trees where winter breezes blow
Shuffled through the streets piled high with new fallen snow
Lingered in the shelter of tall buildings nearby
Silent as particles of snowflakes gently fly.
There is certain quiet that I appreciate
Appearing only after the hour has grown late
And so it is in winter we place dreams on hold
All’s impossible in this never ending cold !
So now my Lord, the curtain falls
It’s gently slipping down the walls
The silence flowing all around
Leaves ne’er a whisper to be found.
The light is dim it barely shows
Its shadows all seem to have froze
Tis time for us to catch our sleep
And conjure dreams that we may keep !
There is a darkness that I see
It gently closes over me
The shades of night begin to fall
The shadows seem to cover all.
There is a quiet that I seek
And feel no need to eye or peek
There are no words that I must say
For now is time to bid good day !
I wish I knew a leafy bower
Where I might rest for but an hour
And there among those pleasant scenes
I’d pass my time and dream my dreams !
The winds have swept this coat of white
Across the rooftops through the night
The streets lay silent and pristine
With winter’s stamp upon the scene.
The birds seem quiet deep in sleep
For how much longer may we keep
This peaceful picture in our mind
To help us all some comfort find ?
I hear the wind it speaks to me
It’s hollow voice drones endlessly
The sound it makes is dark and deep
It has not learned to silence keep.
The power echoes in my mind
Where is this peace I sought to find
Perhaps I’m lost, I don’t know where
But for today, I do not care !
Just close your eyes, what do you hear
The sound of chaos on your ear ?
Oh what a joy that it would be
To hear the surf beside the sea
Or deep within a leafy glade
To cherish sounds God’s creatures made
Or like the quiet of the air
You sense in fields as you stroll there.
But all that I can do today
Is shut the windows, run away !
The wind is in the willow
the dew is on the ground
God is in His heaven and
His peace is all around.
You can barely hear, the murmur’s so soft
As birds begin stirring in nests aloft
Be still and listen when decibels grow
As the lights of the dawn begin their show.
These tiny fledglings do make lots of noise
With their bobbing heads all hungry and poised
The sound increases as the morning glows
Preventing some from enjoying a doze.
Ah but now it seems all are quite content
Hear the silence speak, no complaints to vent !
A little time to breathe the air
A little more just being there
A tiny space to think aloud
Like time to float upon a cloud
A moment with no purpose bound
And minutes where silence is found !
The night has not been kind to me
I cannot wait till dawn I see
The darkness seems to o’erpower me
I feel my faith and courage flee.
The demons charge my aching heart
I need to seek a brand new start
One I may join and take some part
To help the gloom and fear depart.
Today I hope to try once more
I’ll gather strength for my encore
I’ll pick myself up off the floor
I’ll try to open that last door !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 