I’m so full of rememberings
All of the joys that childhood brings
With love and laughter by the score
That may live on forevermore.
How marvelous those dreams may be
A part of our heredity
A yearning for the days of yore
To be just whom we were before !
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 !
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 !
What I leave behind, of little note
Are so many words, through life, I wrote
Perhaps some few that you may here find
With time through memories, shall rewind
My heart is true and oftimes quite sad
Because I miss all that I once had
I thank the Lord for the gifts He gave
And the joys we knew that each has saved !
I find myself out on a limb
Is there some one to let me
How shall I save myself on earth
What is the value of my worth ?
I know that God is always there
And that He hears my every prayer
I’ve tried so hard to do what’s right
Each morning, noon and through the night.
My clock is running out it seems
Like all my hopes and all my dreams
The time is now to close the book
I wish to take this one last look !
Oh how I wish that I might be
The brightest star upon the tree
And with the words of every hymn
Sing praises loud adoring Him
In sight of God and man today
To spread my wings and fly away !
The wind, it whistles through the trees
Staccato bristling in the breeze
The air is crisp, its clean and clear
Sounds of autumn fall on the ear.
The Ides of March have come and gone
And Labor Day has since moved on
Ere long it will be Halloween
With other days squeezed in between.
All lives serve seasons in their turn
Each with some lesson we need learn
Our victories may have no date
Sometimes we simply have to wait !
There is a scale outweighs most life
That bends with happiness or strife
There is a moment time waits for
A prayer that’s said for one adored.
To live the truth and do your best
This basic hope bides with the rest
Tis now the end draws clearly near
And finds us captive to its fear,
Too soon each dream just fades away
How shall we bear our one last day ?
I have thought myself alone
On the precipice of fate
With the hope I can atone
As it’s never out of date.
I have dreamt for many years
That our dreams are not quite real
But reflections of our fears
And the passions that we feel !
At times I’m sure I hear the sound
Of children laughing all around
I hear the patter of their feet
In clitter-clatters from the street.
Oh how I wish that I were there
As joy was rising in the air
Remember how it used to be
When hearts were young and love was free ?
Those days are gone, they won’t come back
Our lives today under attack
Why must we suffer such distress
I do not know, what is your guess ?
There is a dream most wish to see
Lasting throughout eternity
A chance to blend both heart and mind
As truth and fantasies unwind
A place of safety and great care
Where hopes and joys are ours to share !
The sun, it filters through the leaves
Its shadows bouncing off the eaves
Upon the rooftops round about
Seagulls and pigeons thawing out.
The frosty chill of early morn
Gives rise to wishes yet unborn
That men and nature be discreet
Learn how to share, reject defeat !
Oh little man,where have you gone
What costume is it you have on
Which role is this you’re playing now
While on life’s stage to take a bow ?
I’ve seen the many hats you wear
I’d like to help you get to there
Unless I know where that place is
I’m helpless cause I am no whiz !
Oh little man, when you are grown
And roots of dreams have been well sown
Please tell me what I need to do
To help you make your wish come true !
The fall just seems to crisp one up
Like cocoa in a steaming cup
The air is brisk the odor sweet
I felt my heart, it skipped a beat.
The years are ending far too soon
My fondest wishes sadly hewn
And left to nought piled in a heap
While dreams undone have gone to sleep !
Oh Santa Claus where have you been
What kind of trouble are you in,
Is there some problem with your sleigh
Can you make it through Christmas Day ?
Are all the reindeer out on strike
Perhaps you’ll have to rent a bike,
I know that “warming” is the trend
Do you believe snow storms will end ?
It kinda makes me feel so bad
I’m losing all those dreams I had
I love the snow, please make it stay
Save “warming” for some other day !
Perhaps it is because I’m old
That childhood glows like precious gold
Those days we thought had been forgot
Are part of each one’s Camelot !
Which role we play is our own choice
The option is weep or rejoice
We complicate decisions made
It’s what we do when plans are laid !
For each of us who would go back
What’s done is done we can’t redact
While we retrieve lost memory
There’s nothing that God does not see !
I’m dreaming here with all my might
From early morn to darkest night
My courage failing like some child
Who’s seen his hero’s fame defiled.
Oh small sad sight, I worry much
That I will lose my magic touch
And miss the hope that will be gone
If there’s no star to wish upon.
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Claire V. Bogdanos 