The day starts gray and cold Few deer along my path I make it into town Attend the morning adoration and mass Return home Cross railroad tracks Men working to install warning lights Arrive home safely Still gray and cloudy Think of work to do Not overly excited Listen to Ray Price’s “Final Sessions” He fills me up with his singing The sun comes through the clouds Snow covered ground lightens I feel inspired Decide to write So easy The decision So difficult The writing I wish to uplift people Spiritually and intellectually All things are not easy Everyone reacts differently Then the question Who am I To strive to implore improvement? Just a follower, Who is aware of the Word I know my pledge Am aware of my duty So I may say Life, easy or difficult, has its purpose We will never know for sure what it is We do know what goodness and kindness are These are great starting points, and There is nothing wrong with Hope, love, and understanding I remember the warning lights I know what they mean Life is full of them Stanski January 31, 2020 ^
Day: January 31, 2020
WE ARE CALLED
Life is great A precious gift We succeed Propel ourselves forward We are ready when Opportunity comes our way Mostly surround ourselves With like thinking individuals Are content and make progress Time passes and we flow Then comes a change A new environment New people to work with Those who cannot comprehend Our past means nothing to them A war-chest of medals meaningless All of our facade useless Naked, as could be said, and Back to square one A new trial A challenge that overwhelms We think of the Cross The One who fell Had to get up and continue Bearing the heavy load He was carrying us, our sins Now we must rise Understand our mission Reacquaint with our true selves Know our strengths Our weakness and energy We must not linger This is life, we remember A precious gift This thought stays with us We have work to do There will be no bravos The measure of success Will be ours We draw up our game plan We begin This is truly our life, our gift Stanski January 31, 2020 ^
RED SKIES AND SUNSETS
We love the color red It comes in many shades I think tomato, fire truck Lighthouse and suspenders There are many more examples But those came to mind quickly My mind does not filter out The non-essential but Comes to grip with reality The flag red could be thrown in Respectfully, or course Fire hydrants or fire trucks Both touch us the same Red buffalo plaid conjures Up bygone days Red sails in the sunset Really are a canvas white My mind spins Little Red Riding Hood Wasn’t a hood, but Wore a red garment Many flowers are red Many shades just like Fifty shades of gray Santa Claus just came to town His outfit is red With trim of assorted colors Now he is for sale Fifty percent off Valentine’s Day is close Red, heart shaped boxes of candy Will be looked for and sought after Red is an interesting color Many things to be considered My favorite of all is Red skies and sunsets How about you? Stanski January 30, 2020 ^
WAY UP NORTH
Winter will surprise Way up north It may be mild In a relative way The sun rises late Casts long shadows Tall trees cooperate The visuals provoke thinking Do we cast shadows? How long and for how long? Something to think about When the sun goes down The shadows disappear When we go Our shadows remain If we made any in the first place Did we impact in some way? Were we aware? Is ignorance a viable excuse? We must participate If life is to have value The uphill path is lonely Not many are willing to travel Too difficult Downhill is popular It leads to nowhere, but You arrive quickly Patterns in life are common Shadows will vary as The sun rises higher Efforts bring mixed results Many factors involved Beauty is consistent When the sun Lights up the forest When clouds create cover The temperature drops Beauty remains Shadows change Will the darkness remember? Stanski January 30, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 