I see the world through portals bound
By all the objects that we’ve found
To fill our lives with great excess
Of foolishness that we possess !
SHARING ( 2020 ) 2020/06/21
My life is o’er, how fast it went
I wonder where my time’s been spent
It’s passing by too swiftly now
The cradle has long left the bough.
I shall not pass this way again,
Perhaps I may remember when
The days have gone or passed on by
Each full of smiles or tears we’ve cried.
Oh how I wish that I would be
Some creature flitting, tree to tree
Who’s spent its life up in the air
Where only God and birds may share !
WHEN ? ( 2020 ) 2020/06/13
We’re standing in a line where we must wait
Tis not a journey we anticipate
The day is not too sunny nor too cool
Nor meant to be a space for fake or fool
So here we stand before God’s final gate
And wonder how much longer is the date
Before we enter into paradise
Where we’ll no longer suffer Satan’s lies !
POWER ( 2020 ) 2020/06/10
We view our lives through tainted eyes
Because this world is bathed in lies
Real faith exists in truth alone
Since hearts of men oftimes are stone.
Though many strong are honor bred
While others bask in shade instead,
How sad that we discover late
Powers we hold o’er our own fate !
NONE ARE FREE ( 2020 ) 2020/06/08
How can it be, the path is clear
Why should some acts instill deep fear
What crisis now hinders our ways
And complicates too many days ?
Where is the peace that we all seek
To get one through each coming week
Have we methods to gain redress
Why can’t we live without distress ?
It simply seems to query why
We must suffer ere we should die
For life was never meant to be
A paradise where none are free !
NOT TOO LATE ( 2020 ) 2020/06/03
When I was small I chose to be
A child of God, inspired and free
I’ve loved the Lord my whole life through
My faith in God’s been tried and true.
I’ve prayed so hard that I might find
A key that would one day unwind
The path to peace and heaven’s gate
Dear Lord, I hope it’s not too late !
HIS SHOW ( 2020 ) 2020/05/30
The tide flows in all swift and fleet
And almost knocks me off my feet
The water moves at a quick pace
And comes and goes with ne’er a trace
It makes no sound as it moves on
But silent, seeks its echelon.
For all we know, what do we see
One’s vision of sobriety
Hold on, hold on, do not let go
God’s beside us, this is His show !
HEREDITY ? ( 2020 ) 2020/05/26
There is a world that waits for me
Somewhere across God’s great blue sea
A place where anger can’t exist
And only kindness does persist.
But I’m not sure if I can wait
To make the journey to that Gate
Because my world is falling down
And crushing kindness to the ground.
What shall I do, how can this be
Is this the new heredity ?
Oh Gracious Lord, remember me
For only You can set me free !
WITH MERCY ( 2020 ) 2020/05/18
My eyes are full of wonder
My heart so wild with glee
What is this spell I’m under
How does it affect me ?
I’m a child who loves my God
And wishing all I could
That most lives are not that hard
And mercy’s understood !
AMEN.
OPINION ( 2020 ) 2020/03/27
Stand up my dear and look around, what is it that you see
Nonsense and foolishness that’s steeped in inequality
How sad that this is all that’s left of sensibility
When will the guilty be returned to culpability ?
AN OBSERVATION.
JUDGEMENT DAY ( 2020 ) 2020/03/22
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 !
BORN TO DIE ( 2020) 2020/03/21
My heart calls out His holy name
And searches for the way He came
To Calvary onto the cross
To suffer there man’s greatest loss,
But who am I to question why
The Son of God was born to die !
MEMORY LANE ( 2020 ) 2020/03/19
I’ve wandered down on memory lane
Hoping to visit old friends again
Trying to recall what used to be
Traveling back in my memory
So many shadows along the way
Of all we have met here day by day
Celebrate occasions one by one
From early morn till each day is done !
FOUL OR FAIR ( 2020 ) 2020/03/18
Oh how my love plays tricks on me
And gathers up my sympathy
My eyes are full of sweet surprise
With all the joy of each sunrise
Observe God’s will with constant heart
Stay true to values from the start
Believe in your own destiny
Keep faith alive and courage free
Always remember God is there
To save us whether foul or fair !
PEACE OF MIND ( 2020 ) 2020/03/02
The sun is rising o’er the hill
The air is motionless and still
There’s not a breeze stirs in the trees
As if the day’s caught in a freeze
The room is silent and alone
A truly antiseptic zone.
Oh how I wish that I could fly
Up to a haven in the sky
But guess that I may only dream
Of my unrealistic scheme
Oh Lord above, help me to find
Some safety and true peace of mind !
THE EXIT (2020) 2020/02/17
Love is the strength I lean upon
My faith, my hope, my carry on
Without the Lord where would I be
Alone in some lost company.
I never thought I’d spend my days
At last in one forgotten haze
The final exit left for me
Is labeled God’s eternity !
CONCLUSION ( 2020 ) 2020/02/02
Sometimes this world gets in the way
We come and go, yet cannot stay
Or find a path to keep us free
From all of life’s complexity.
I’ve often wondered just how long
We’re all expected to be strong
It takes some bit of grit to see
The pathway to eternity !
UNFLINCHING LOVE ( 2020 ) 2020/01/31
When I was young and full of vim
That was the time I first knew Him
It changed my life that very day
For I began to walk His way.
How simple it was, I did find
As He brought me such peace of mind
A strength I gathered from above
And power of His unflinching love !
THE LAST HURRAH ( 2019 ) 2019/12/31
Too many dreams have come and gone
While life itself still lingers on
The days pass by, the candle burns
As years fly past, the earth still turns.
What was today now bids goodbye
And all that’s left, a quiet sigh !
HIS WORD WILL REIGN ( 2019 ) 2019/12/25
I wish, I wish I could have been
On that long road to Bethlehem
To witness those bright stars at night
That to all proclaimed Christ’s birthright.
Oh star of wonder teach me how
To bide with truth and honor now
Because I know His Word will reign
Upon this earth again, again !
HOPEFUL PRAYERS ( 2019 ) 2019/11/18
When shades of night begin to fall
And evening hours do softly call
I find that I’m drawn to the sight
Of bright stars that light up the night,
While now and then as one zips past
It leaves a trail that does not last.
The stars are born in distant skies
Beyond the search of human eyes
The best that we can ever do
Is hope our prayers one day come true !
THE ANSWER ( 2019 ) 2019/11/14
Here in the silence of the night
One finds the courage and the might
Of all that’s proffered in His sight
By God whose judgement is the Light !
HE’S PROMISED ALL ( 2019 ) 2019/11/08
The Word of God shines bright and clear
Sincerity rings on the ear
And leads us to the proper way
To mend our lives as we do pray.
The lessons learned and manners taught
Are those that have our freedom bought
If we accept this gift He gave
He’s promised all, our souls He’ll save !
TO THE END ( 2019 ) 2019/10/10
The northern winds are blowing now
They’ve lobbied hard across the bow
And times are changing every day
As life is waning fast away.
When is it we’ll get straight again,
Begin once more to act like men
Preserve our values and defend
Our Constitution to the end ?
ALL MUST ANSWER ( 2019 ) 2019/10/08
This heart of mine cannot erase
The image of that gentle face
I’d noticed oft how kind you were
To passerby or some stranger.
The paths we trod as each grew old
Echo our values wise and bold
The Lord above shall judge us all
And we must answer to His call !
AMEN. ( 2019 ) 2019/09/21
Through thick and thin we did begin
Our journey long by charging in
Our courage hasn’t failed before
We stand our ground forever more.
No cowardice to e’er be found
Wherein our qualities abound
We are a nation based on truth
Oft overcome by leaked uncouth.
It matters small we’ve manners rude
Or if our language appears crude
For we are but an arm of strength
Protecting God and friends at length !
NOW SING ALONG ( 2019 ) 2019/09/20
Long time ago when I was young
We had great songs that could be sung
About our nation and our lives
And thousands over time survives.
These words of courage carry on
With impact of the clarion
They sing of life and love and care
Of hope and joy, grief and despair.
Let’s lend our voice to all we feel
Because our sentiment is real
Like all the verses we have heard
Repeat to us God’s promised word !
REAMS AND REAMS ( 2019 ) 2019/09/18
Days come and go, life is that way
We live in hope, then fade away
The days are long but time is short
While in life’s web, we are all caught.
The chances are we’re not done yet
There is much more that we can get
Let’s fill our hearts, fulfill our dreams
And love our God just reams and reams !
Claire V. Bogdanos 