Help me share this moment of fear
Of chaos, of loss with a tear
I’m caught in a net of sadness
Lost in the spin of its madness
Seeming so empty and tragic
Here in the twist of life’s magic !
WHERE TO GO ( 2020 ) 2020/01/03
The tears I shed are not for me
But for all those who used to be
Part of our world now gone astray
Like ashes of life’s yesterday.
Once each possessed a name and face
And came from a familial place
They lived, they loved, they breathed the air
And met the destiny all share.
How strange that we who’ve stayed behind
Have yet our destinies to find
With nought a hint of what comes next
Of where to go or whom to text !
AMEN.
ONE MORE NIGHT ( 2019 ) 2019/10/20
My heart is heavy, laden down
As my whole world is turned around
My face is veiled and hidden by
Shadows of tears I cannot cry.
The silence of the night is there
To masque the cloak of fear I wear
Oh blessed Lord make my way light
Please help me get through one more night !
OUR SAD CUP ( 2019 ) 2019/08/12
When I was young, my dad he died
And left us so dried up inside
There was no way to help explain
The basic anguish or the pain,
Through all these years we’ve hid it well
And never did that sadness tell
It’s simply there reminding me
Of all that life once used to be
It’s too late now, none can catch up
This heritage is our sad cup !
HEARTSTRINGS ( 2019 ) 2019/07/07
I wish I were a child again
If only to remember when
We both were young, so long ago
And life was our own picture show.
We laughed and loved, it was such fun
For us our world had just begun
Each moment held a new surprise
It warmed our hearts and teared our eyes.
I’m sorry that it didn’t last
But left behind its storied past
To still tug on these old heartstrings
With sadness that forever clings !
I’M MINDFUL ( 2019 ) 2019/01/21
That sometimes love may waste away
When it can find no place to stay
To learn at last life’s saddest part
Trying to piece a broken heart !
I’VE CRIED AND CRIED ( 2018 ) 2018/12/09
It’s been awhile since you’ve been gone
I find it hard to carry on
My days are long, the hours unwind
To seek the peace I cannot find.
A part of me has lost its way
The rest seems to have gone astray
I heard those last words that you said
They are imbedded in my head
O’er every word, I’ve cried and cried
My son, for you, I would have died !
WITH DEEP REGRET ( 2018 ) 2018/10/30
If there were something I could give
That helped you heal and made you live
I’m sure you know I would have tried
With all my power from deep inside.
For I am far too old you see
And have half filled my destiny
Your turn was next, without a doubt
Why did I fail and had no clout ?
I am sorry, you had to lose
No other exit one could choose
I’m trying hard, I can’t forget
Now left in tears with deep regret !
YOU WILL NOT DROWN ( 2018 ) 2018/10/29
This morning as I took a peek
Outside my window pane to seek
A better view of God and sky
Wild wonderment was passing by !
He could not know the peace I found,
I watched him forage all around
As in and out he made his way
So quiet, not a leaf did sway.
It was a message shown to me
By Mourning Dove in neighbor’s tree
E’en though life’s storm comes pelting down
Just trust your wings, you will not drown !
MEMORIES TO KEEP 2018 ) 2018/09/28
One page of life too soon will close
Beyond our fingers and our toes
‘Twill pass again this way no more
Without a tally or a score.
We must accept the burning fact
That there will be no turning back
Despite the depth or max of pain
We shall not pass this way again.
The time has come to file away
Those memories of yesterday
Let’s place them in our private space
That God and time will ne’er erase !
SEE ME THROUGH ( 2018 ) 2018/08/15
I’ve seen the world about me cry
And heard its whispers of goodbye
I’ve felt the tremor of its fears
All through these recent lonely years
I’ve known the truth and heard its lies
And seen them revel in disguise.
I’ve prayed for help in my distress
And been denied proper redress
I’ve hoped that opportunity
Would visit soon and set me free
But most of all I’ve asked of You
Dear Lord above, please see me through !
OUR BALCONY ( 2018 ) 2018/04/09
Oh little bird, just you and me
We dream upon our balcony
With you and all your feathers fine
And me and all my words devine
We are a pair, a sight to see
Each night there on that balcony !
RUN OUT OF TIME ( 2018 ) 2018/04/04
Life’s had its ups and had its downs
It’s had its smiles amidst the frowns
Each moment comes, each moment goes
Some days it’s calm, some days it blows.
There is no way that I can tell
If this is heaven or it’s hell
I wish I knew how to define
When I, at last, run out of time !
THE FINAL DEAL ( 2018 ) 2018/01/21
As we age there’s much greater fears
Sometimes our days begin with tears
Not from the aches we used to know
When we were fresh and game to go
Teardrops may fall with passing time
Searching for the end of our climb
Ask fates that be to tell us why
At this late stage it’s norm to cry
The growing process is too real
While we await God’s final deal !
SADNESS SHOWS ( 2017 ) 2017/10/08
Seems every morning sadness shows
Around the world the bad news flows
The madness strikes it grows and grows
From tippy-top to tiny-toes !
FIX IT OVERNIGHT ( 2017 ) 2017/09/13
Oh Superman, what shall I do
I need some one who’s just like you
A hero brave will not suffice
He must be wise and extra nice.
Besides his strength, he must be kind
With all the courage one can find
Cause this is a tremendous task
There is a favor I must ask !
I am no longer young but old
Not of much use or so I’m told
This world we live in has a crack
We want to have our freedom back
There’s no one left to make it right
Could you please fix it overnight ?
COUNT THE COST ( 2017 ) 2017/08/04
I hear a sound, I think it’s rain
It pings against my window pane
Each droplet falling one by one
Like staccato echoes everyone
The drip, drip, dripping that I hear
Sounds like a trumpet on my ear
Crescendo rising to its peak
With no one there who dares to speak
The silence of the night is lost
There’s no one left to count the cost !
Claire V. Bogdanos 