There is a thought that frequently
The world has so much more to see
If only you and I might be
Just part of life’s simplicity !
TOUCH THE SKY ( 2018 ) 2018/09/22
Oh hallelujah, jump for joy
Because we must our faith employ
To keep us on the proper track
And help us get our mojo back.
Believe in truth it paves the way
To richer, finer, better days
Stand up and let your banners fly
You may reach out and toucn the sky !
UNSELFISH CARE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/19
Our faith in God counts quite a lot
As it’s the only hope we’ve got
That bides with us both night and day
To keep us safe and fears allay.
Too soon the dark moves closer in
As each prepares to lose or win
Remember always God is there
Sharing love and unselfish care !
FINAL ACCEPTANCE ( 2018 ) 2018/09/13
Time moves on more slowly now
As every minute counts somehow
We savor all as hours pass
Because we know these are the last.
There is no choice we can make
To hope to end or stop the ache
What is to be, ’twill be so
But until then tis status quo !
INEXPERIENCED ( 2018 ) 2018/09/08
T’was once upon a time ago
When we were full of life aglow
Before emerged this need to know
With tiny impetus for show
Our lives were truly less confused
Filled with days both calm and diffused
May all that anger be excused
To find ourselves in turn amused !
EASE THE BLINDNESS ( 2018 ) 2018/08/27
I find it painful down memory lane
And prefer not pass this way again
Wounds of the past are too slow to heal
As all our weaknesses are revealed.
The courage it takes to stand up tall
May be the greatest challenge of all
We must believe God is always there
To cushion our falls and truly care
He leads us through darkness into light
And eases the blindness with His sight !
A NEW DAWN ( 2018 ) 2018/08/24
My heart is full, my body numb
With grief severe and overcome
No matter where I try to look
My vision blurs, I am forsook.
Seems I’ve been here few times before
Appears there’s this familiar door
And of the lessons each has found
Let’s start with feet upon the ground.
The way is long, the journey hard
The rest I find best left to God
I pray that He will hear our claim
Greet a new dawn to spur our aim !
ONE LAST ENCORE ( 2018 ) 2018/08/22
Summer days are drifted away
‘Tis time for fall to have its say
Before the winter storms each door
And new year springs one last encore,
It’s the wee small hours frighten me
When I must face what is to be
I accept there is no recourse
And from this world await divorce !
BE SAFE SOMEHOW ( 2018 ) 2018/08/19
There’s so much sadness that I see
It hollows out the heart in me
Sometimes one can’t tell day from night
Or when the path turns left or right !
How does one question up or down
Or if it’s time to smile or frown
Just keep on easing forward now
Praying all will be safe somehow !
TRUE FREEDOM ( 2018 ) 2018/08/17
The eagle flies and tilts his wings
Into the wind as courage springs
The sight of which from earth below
Imprints his efforts in this show
Upon those seeking there aground
The eloquence that he has found
With visions of his grandeur high
He is the strength in God’s great sky !
GOD WALKS BESIDE ME ( 2018 ) 2018/08/08
I have browsed through many a page of time
And wandered lost in the vast world of rhyme
I’ve traveled alone or in company
From ocean to ocean and sea to sea
And all that I’ve learned and all that I know
God walks beside me wherever I go !
AMEN.
THE WAY TO GO ( 2018 ) 2018/08/04
There is confusion in the air
About the who, the what, the where
And so it is that we are lost
The price we’ve paid, too high a cost.
Let’s settle down, we’ll take a rest
We’ll pick and choose among the best
Give God a hand, it is His show
He has the keys, the way to go !
HAVE NO FEAR ( 2018 ) 2018/07/29
I’ve tried so hard for many years
To bolster courage, stem the tears
Reminding me day after day
That memories don’t fade away.
There’s no way left to heal the burn
When love’s been lost or not returned
Love lingers long and leaves a scar
That shadows one both near and far.
I thank You Lord, and understand
The beauty that is still at hand
It’s free to all that have no fear
And keeps Your Presence ever near !
HE WON’T DECEIVE ( 2018 ) 2018/07/16
Each evening, stars begin to shine
With brilliant splendor all in line
Their fiery surfaces so clear
Why don’t I feel o’er come by fear ?
If all the stars up in the sky
Decided they might say goodbye
Can you imagine how the mess
Would cause us all such great distress ?
Be not afraid, as stars increase
Their numbers will not ever cease
One hundred billion born each year
Though half of those will disappear
Have faith in all, try to believe
God is our Truth, He won’t deceive !
THIRTEENTH MOON ( 2018 ) 2018/07/14
I’ve come closer to the truth in my simple ways
Then performers on a stage who come seeking praise,
I need no intervention, special treatment there
Only what is accepted in primary care.
Since time is on the move, I’d like to catch up soon
Anywhere at all between now and thirteenth moon !
SEE EXPLANATION: 13th Moon
“RETURN TO LIFE MORE SPIRITUAL AND HARMONIC”
DARLING CHILD ( 2018 ) 2018/07/12
Lord, You’re in charge of wrong and right
The sun by day, the stars by night
The winds that blow, the rains that fall
The light and dark, life overall.
You are the wisdom and the brains
The loss that memory retains
With dreams that we’re all guilty of
When all are young or bold in love.
The changes come, the changes go
Time flashes by the more you know
As God and all the angels smile
Because each is His darling child !
HOME AT LAST ( 2018 ) 2018/07/02
The night awaits the coming dawn
To waken with a chance reborn
The sun will rise to set no more
Upon a strange and foreign shore
And we are home, at last we are
To bide near God among the stars !
REWARDS ( 2018 ) 2018/06/28
There are some words fall on my ear
So full of joy and hope and cheer
A message from our Lord above
Sharing His true and endless love
Teaching all who express their need
To worship Him and to succeed.
We’re flesh and blood not rock or stone
Bred by the pair, God’s word has shown
To do His work as we were sent
And follow where it is He went
Let’s pray that we are not deceived
And one day our rewards receive !
FATHERS’ DAY ( 2018 ) 2018/06/17
To all the men we have adored
Our fathers, sons and blessed Lord
The uncles all who spared us space
And grandpapas that kissed each face
Who filled in for each missing dad
In every empty place we had.
This family of kindly men
Who came to bat, again, again
And never once did let us down
Changing to laughter every frown
Whoever dreamt that we might find
Some other men to be this kind
Hard to accept as truth maybe
Love’s more than just paternity !
A CHANGING WORLD ( 2018 ) 2018/06/16
The world we know has disappeared
With situations worse than feared
It seems they’ve taken the wrong track
Could be there is no turning back !
Tis not some foolish oversight
This didn’t happen overnight
Just part of changes yet to come
Discard the rest and alter some.
Oh Lord, be patient with this soul
That’s only ever had one goal
To try the best here to be true
To all that we have learned from you !
JUST AS I AM ( 2018 ) 2018/06/08
I come to you just as I am
As peaceful as a baby lamb
My heart is true, full of His love
Which rains on me from up above.
Oh blessed Lord accept my plea
There is no place I’d rather be
No other wish that I desire
No other dreams set me afire.
I came to You, it is my choice
I bring my strength, my soul, my voice
For that is what You wish to see
That when I come, I shall be me !
I HAVE HOPES (2018 ) 2018/06/06
I’m trying hard to keep abreast
Of all the import of each test
I beg God’s help and am undone
There’s one last battle to be won
Grant me the power to climb the ropes
True to the dream, for I have hopes !
THE LAST ACT ( 2018 ) 2018/05/23
The stage is set, the curtain waits
With ticket takers at each gate
The script’s been writ, face-paint applied
While tension grows from deep inside.
Time for the truth to come on out
With neither whimper nor a shout
The simple facts are really best
Let’s leave the judgement to the rest !
CARPET OF FALLEN BLOOMS ( 2018 ) 2018/05/12
Sweet cherry blossoms filled the air
They fluttered frantic with despair
And twirled above the barren ground
As all their blooms were settling down.
Their color faded in the mist
Where raindrops and warm breezes kissed
Their crumbled blossoms ruled the street
Where silken ashes cushioned feet !
A BIT OF STONE ( 2018 ) 2018/05/10
What parent would their obligation waive
To save their child from complications grave ?
An admonition we’ve known from the start
About what God holds sacred in His heart,
This father’s son asking for bits of bread
Would give his child a bit of stone instead ?
OH ABSALOM ( 2018 ) 2018/05/09
Sometimes the world is full of gloom
Its sadness darkens every room
The seasons change, they come and go
From springtime’s warmth to winter’s snow.
Days roll on by with no account
Midst tears and sighs in great amount
And justice finds it needs a place
To challenge evil’s false embrace.
What was has been and is no more
Once lost will never be restored
The saddest words that one can say
Oh Absalom, you’ve gone astray !
WHAT USED TO BE ( 2018 ) 2018/05/07
The night was dark and cool and clear
The air around was free of fear
As I recall it used to be
When life was happy and carefree.
We laughed and cried and fussed a lot
About what’s fair and what was not
Though not one person would declare
That their own treatment was unfair !
We lived and dreamed our lives away
Believing each, from day to day
This was our homeland, small or large
Where bullies never were in charge !
JUSTICE ( 2018 ) 2018/05/01
I’d like to think God’s on my side
When I begin to slip and slide
Perhaps e’en tumble down some hill
Like that famous pair, Jack and Jill !
How wonderful that we may be
A part of Christ’s own victory
When good will triumph over all
And destiny will not be stalled
Let’s all standup and cheer aloud
Be grateful we have joined His crowd !
Claire V. Bogdanos 