I ask You, Lord, to comfort me
While this old world is still not free
Give each a turn to stand up tall
Before the times wherein we fall.
Show us the mercy that You gave
To all the Saints that You have saved
And grant us peace ere we must die
Without a fragile last goodbye !
There is this battle that I fight
From early morn straight through the night
It is a war I cannot win
Sometimes I think I should give in
But that is not left up to me
And leaves no option I can see.
As much as I may choose to stay
Such choices do not pass my way
My God supreme does have control
O’er conscience, body, heart and soul
And He alone does make the choice
To stop my heart or still my voice !
At times life hangs upon a thread
Or teeters on a word unsaid
Tense moments caught before a scene
Or shouted words just too obscene,
Who knows what happens in a flash
Or what may cause a fatal crash ?
Tis smart to always take great care
Be conscious of what, when or where
For life comes with no guarantee
Take time to think, wait, watch and see !
The world’s no longer black and white
Its color code is sheer delight
Ranging from dark to brightest light
With every tint from day to night !
There may be some eight billion souls
Whose values differ from their goals
While many playing other roles
Find life demanding greater tolls !
There is one fact that I observe
In friendships that we would preserve
If you speak somewhat softer now
T’would seem a better job somehow.
There’s no such thing as always right
There is but proper and polite
Try please to keep an open mind
For greater knowledge you may find,
There are some limits to recall
As none should be a know-it-all !
I pray that I have left my doubts behind
Embracing all, accepting what I find
As life does rise and surge and constant wind
Throughout the channels of each fragile mind.
A tiny child arrived today
He is too young to learn to play
We’ll have to wait a little while
Ere we discern his darling smile.
Sweet baby born so innocent
May fill our lives with true content
When sleepless nights that fade away
Bring greater joy from day to day !
Our love will grow and glow and flow
Into the future parents know
As God sees us in manner like
He is the Parent to each tyke !
Can’t find the words to speak of things
Like cats and dogs or queens and kings
Toy sailboats on a bathtub sea,
Or old old friends like you and me.
The words get lost along the way
And syllables have gone astray
As hopes and dreams that we’ve forgot
Are memories that linger not.
The slow process of growing old
When hands and feet and hearts turn cold
Are but the facts we need embrace
Before life’s end and time’s last race !
I know dear Lord, You walk with me
Into the wind or by the sea
Along the path that winds around
The village square, the heart of town.
While children play and students learn
The flowers bloom and seasons turn
As summer’s heat begins to rise
The night displays clear sparkling skies !
Oh what a sight our hearts have seen
With good and bad laced in-between
A glowing hope that God forgives
Our weakness where tradition lives !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 