How many times we run away
From all the problems of the day
Or shut our eyes and close our ears
Escaping from a world of tears.
How wise that most chose to forget
Days of rejection or regret
We need remember by and by
That God is with us ere we die !
When I was sweet sixteen, long time ago
The world was all mine to worship and grow
I promised me that I’d try hard to be
The bestest girl that anyone could see.
I’d make my mark with the greatest of ease
Doing whatever it would take to please
Now life has come and gone with fewer dreams
Leaving me falling apart at the seams.
I’m sure that the Lord will always be there
To buck up my shoulders, teach me to care
While I’ve discovered after beaucoup years
To make peace with myself, dry up my tears
Cause it’s not the results that count at all
It’s whether you rise up after each fall !
Trust is the factor we each need
If we’re expecting to succeed
As it’s required to understand
We clasp our hands across the land
For we can’t work together if
Between us still exists some rift
Let’s try once more, learn to agree
Achieving perfect harmony !
This heart of mine could use a rest
It’s tired of being second best
No matter what I say or do
The verdict is it’s up to you.
I’d like to believe life is fair
And second chances are not rare
But you and I, we live with facts
We’ve done the job, performed the acts.
Too sad to think ’twas not enough
To keep one’s head when going’s rough
Throughout my life I tried so hard
To keep my actions close to God !
The time for dreaming is now done
Let’s raise our glasses one by one
To give a toast and pledge that we
Shall make it to eternity !
There are so many ways to say
I love you each and every day
A kiss, a hug, a smile or two
Will do the trick to get one through.
A voice that’s gentle, ever kind
With not a single edge to grind
True honesty in all you do
Dependable, trustworthy too,
These are the qualities you’ll need
To be a winner and succeed !
For God and Country, so it goes
How does it end, seems no one knows
We are a nation thus conceived
Of all the values we believed
We are a country young at heart
In which each one must play a part.
We can’t pretend that we are free
It must be with great certainty
The task at hand is guaranteed
To make us strong and to succeed
We shall not fail nor will we break
We’ll stay the course, God’s piece of cake !
There are so many dreams I’ve had
Some old, some borrowed, some brand new
A few turned out to be quite sad
But there were winners, one or two.
I thank You Lord, for all the luck
And wish my friends much of the same
This effort took most of the pluck
To help save each one in the game.
I know that dreams will never end
Fact is they only fade away
In time, conditions all must blend
While dreams keep changing every day !
Oh to be the hero who lived to see the sun
Early in the morning after the battle’s won
Or to feel the wonder that follows in the morn
Now that all is quiet and hope can be reborn.
Sadly in the shadows, their voices silent now
Those who can’t return or will ever take their bow
Dreaming in a twilight that will not rise nor set
Those men that we’ll remember and cannot forget !
Sometimes the dream you’re waiting for
Lies just outside your own front door
Sometimes success that you pursue
Is something you already knew.
Sometimes your life becomes intense
If you’ve no taste for self defense
And when you fumble or you fall
Remember please to standup tall !
There was a man who did “play ball”
Aft all the years most still recall
An icon who did make this game
The key to his unending fame.
A humble man of wit and length
So lank and lean and full of strength
A simple man and faithful too
The game seemed to be what he knew.
He gave his all it cost his life
Thank God he chose the proper wife
Tis sad that heroes oft die young
Long fore their praises will be sung !
I hung my heart out on a limb
And prayed someone would reel me in
I searched for love the way one should
And wound up lost in some vast wood.
I tried my hand at show and tell
And that did not go quite so well
I decided right then and there
I’d had enough of grief to spare.
And so I bought myself a book
Turned out that I was this great cook,
Love’s not what it’s cracked up to be
Seems business was my destiny !
I can’t imagine what to think
The world we knew is on the brink
The powers that be are paralyzed
Too many here are traumatized.
We’re in a bind and can’t get out
No matter how we rale or shout
So sad that time’s not on our side
When we have issues to decide.
Let’s run our goals on super fast
And pray that God will help it last
We need peace now, make no mistake
Whate’er we do, win, lose or break !
I hear the wind so wild and cold
It shares a chill quite brash and bold
And struts its sound beyond the storm
Oh how I wish I could get warm.
I’d guess the forests need to sleep
While gusty winds do clean and sweep
It is a job of giant length
And needs to work at high pitch strength
For God owns all the powers that be
And is the boss of you and me !
A force now rises in the east
To calm the anger of the beast
The winds of change will power divest
And merit fortune in its quest
The time has come, the hour is near
To charm the crowd and vanquish fear !
This road I’ve walked for oh so long
Has taught me much and made me strong
I have not flinched in spite of pain
Finding more ways to help maintain
Those days that challenge me anew
Questioning now what shall I do ?
I’ve come this far with faith in God
His help has made my path less hard
No matter what new days may bring
I thank my God for everything !
I look around, what do I see
A world debauched in infamy
My heart cries out, Lord help us all
Please save us from old Satan’s call.
The evil that occurs right here
Weighs heavy on eyes, mind and ear
Where is the strength we need to find
The courage to leave sin behind
Desert us not, dear gracious God
The path ahead seems really hard !
I’m so tired of running uphill
I’d like some time to just sit still
Or help to find another way
To learn to get through every day.
The race is old and I am too
Truth is I don’t know what to do
So be a sport and lend a hand
Keep telling me that life is grand.
Perhaps after a while or so
My confidence is bound to grow
I want to do all that I can
It’s tough to be an also ran !
We’ll say goodbye to days that were
With all the visions they incurred
While every road must have a bend
So every page may have an end !
The times have come and gone away
To leave us lost or led astray
Or on the path to happiness
Possessing keys to our success !
To each is given that bag of tools
God’s map to life supplies the rules
What shall we do then if we fail
We’ll try again with tooth and nail !
I like to sing aloud and long
A sweet and joyous feel good song
All about the home of the brave
Where freedom’s free and must be saved !
This land where gold lines every street
That is if you will move your feet
Get out of bed and use your mind
There is a treasure you shall find !
While sloth may be the choice you make
And ignorance the path you take,
You won’t believe what joy it brings
Until success does give you wings !
A nagging chill pervades the room
One seems to sense impending gloom
Another day has come and gone
Another chance to wish upon
Some fragile hope we care about
Or dream we followed most devout.
A helpful thought to keep in mind
Remember to be just and kind
There is one way that we can choose
One path to follow win or lose
We need no special trade or school
It’s simply called the Golden Rule !
First time out is a lifetime dream
Second time an audacious scheme
To cope with fears that you may fail
Just breathe deeply and then exhale
Forget all mishaps that you’ve heard
Think only of inspired word
Be honest in all that you do
Helpful and kind loyal and true
Pray for the chance to help succeed
Sure that you’ll accomplish the deed
Bringing you such joy in advance
When you’ve earned sweet victory’s dance.
Success, that intangible something,
certainly not a finished product for
which there exists one definable formula,
is perhaps the only desirable result of
attempt and achievement. However what
is considered success for one may just
be another’s concept of failure.
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Claire V. Bogdanos 