There are many thingS that go through my mind
as i put words to paper for the purpose of
influencing, entertaining, possible explaining
or informing, using words that come into my heart
that are strong, soft, judgmental or kind.
There are many directions I may take and
there is no rehearsal or thought out approach.
The world is full of ideas and conditions.
Addressing them universally in a way that
is satisfactory to all is a dream,
a wish never to be fulfilled, but
I do not crumble and fall by the wayside.
Great masters have kept going even when
abused by the press and peers of the time.
Nothing changes; there are opinions and
various degrees of approval.
A man plays beautiful music on a stolen instrument
and later apologizes because the instrument
was given to him in good faith and he proceeded accordingly.
Uninformed or misinformed people become hostile and
close themselves to the truth, when they hear
something that crosses their line of belief.
I wonder if they can ever transcend the barriers
they have put up for themselves.
Cloudy thinking presented and then supported by
human stories that are touching and tug at the heart strings
do not make them true.
Lies are told and substantiated by other liars and
repeated and become the truth to many who for
some reason are not privy to critical thinking.
Respect in this world of art, which includes
poetry and musings, is an important element.
There are legitimate differences, but
anger and hostility do not solve many issues.
We would all be wise and look at our greater community and
seek solutions for improvement instead of wasting our resources on petty conflicts.
Don’t you think all of this is true?
Stanski
January 2, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 