Month: January 2020

I woke up thankful
Did my lavabos
Went to the kitchen
Find a waiting daughter
Ask, how are you doing
Medium was the answer
Like you are here but don’t know why
Yes, she answered
I think that’s better than being here
And knowing why
 
The unknown may be exciting
Anticipation increases adrenaline
Finding our truth is rewarding
Living our truth is outstanding
 
We have everything, but nothing
Have food, but are hungry
Health, but we are ill
We search for what is missing
Do not know where to look
Begin to blame, taking no responsibility
 
We become frustrated when we find ourselves
In an unfamiliar forest, having no clue
Whether danger lurks or if we are safe
We pledge to turn our lives around as
Soon as we can find our way
 
We know we are nothing, in spite of
Being something to others
Our true self is becoming apparent
We will be followers and not just fans
Will drop our excuses and seek
Yes, seek out the authentic fisherman
 
Following in His footsteps we find peace
Opportunity glares at us from all directions
We are willing and do proceed
Knowing now why we are here
Sunday mornings are so good
 
Stanski
January 26, 2020 ^

Oh, to write a poem or musing
That is universal in its appeal
Not an easy thing to do
There is no one, like
The one who won the war
Because there is no one who
Could, being solo, accomplish this
 
I have talked to girls from Denver
Also known as the Denver Girls and
They say without reservation that
The only situation where one is a winner is
A single bird in a cage, well fed and watered
And a real being does not prefer a cage
It’s not the only game in town
 
I could write about events in Berlin or
Anywhere for that matter and make
Them interesting to read even if
In their own right they are boring
I had the real deal once, but
The real deal died and I was left alone
Broken hearts are not fun
 
There is always more to the story, but
You find a new category and I call it
Broken hearts and things we’ll never know
I found a new love and things went well
The excitement of newness prevailed until
The time came for scripted love and this
Did not go well with me because I desire spontaneity
 
I suggested most kindly to my lovely lady
Just be the woman you are.  You are intelligent,
Accomplished and have nothing to prove
She needed recognition and continued to overdo
Her fragile body could not handle this excess
Which led to sickness and another broken heart
A sacred vow broken and what happened in Vegas left
 
Stanski
January 25, 2020 ^
 
 
 

Life at any age has its moments
when fear comes into play. 
If children are scared about something
the mom or dad says:  Do not be afraid. 
Then the child feels better 
knowing that the parents 
will be there safeguarding him. 
 
In school at test time 
we try to prepare
but many times have 
an ache of fear
that makes us nervous.  
Do not be afraid,
you have nothing to fear.
Words are easy to say 
but it is not a sure
thing that fear will go away. 
 
A President told the nation 
that the only thing 
we had to fear was fear itself. 
We entered the world war and
there was fear and sorrow. 
Many decisions were made that have
altered the course of the world. 
 
We constantly have 
the fear of war and 
criminality within us. 
We have hope that 
those in charge will be just,
but know there are 
evil politicians and dictators  
who have no regard for 
the sanctity of life. 
We would like to tell 
those under the dictator's rule 
to be not afraid,
but know how hollow 
that would sound and be. 
 
We are happy with some 
decisions made on our behalf
and then filled with fear 
as we face the unintended 
consequences of the new order. 
Do not be afraid. 
Get back inside yourselves 
and look at what is there
in front of you 
that you can control. 
 
Be diligent and 
do not cause others
to be fearful because of you. 

Live life from a state of peace 
that you create by 
being true to your code. 
Then you are ready 
for the best of times
or the worst of times. 

Do not be afraid.
 
Stanski
January 25, 2020 ^

Some guy said the ocean is warming
It was his way of defending
the concept of man-made climate change 
I looked it up and found that
the measurement of temperature
had been going on for fifty years and  
the ocean is divided into three layers with
the surface layer always changing
due to many factors and then
an intermediate layer of water
which has ranges of variance and
a third layer which is the huge
mass of water remaining 
 
This layer in the years measured has
increased by one-tenth of one degree,
so in 500 years if it continues in this manner
it will have increased by one degree. 
Would that be bad or good? 
No one knows the answer to this question
We won’t be here to find out but since
the oceans are millions of years old
why are we trying to play God and
trying to establish that we know more
about His creation than He does
We know nothing or very little about the ocean
It is fun to have ideas and theories
 
Abstract thoughts are good and
may lead to discoveries which
are good for mankind 
I think we were intended to evolve in this way
Theory can lead to fact and we build on facts
There are many who present fiction as truth
Many believers will follow along
until it is proven to be false
Then excuses come to the forefront
Cults of believers feel swindled
Truth will always prevail
Light will overcome all darkness
 
Stanski
January 24, 2020 ^

 
We never question nature
because we cannot understand
We know by records what
has happened in recent years
But the planet have evolved
over millions of years
Where we are, were once
glaciers that receded
leaving the Great Lakes
 
Experts make unscientific claims
In the 1970’s it was global cooling;
a new ice age, then when
the alarmists could make no money
they changed their focus to global warming
always blaming mankind, especially
those in the United States, as
being responsible for the problem
Temperatures did not rise in over
twenty years.  So the experts changed
the name again to Climate Change
blaming it all on man who couldn’t
change it if they were to try
 
Consensus is not science and
Ted Danson is a Hollywood hack
Predicting in 1988 that the ocean
Would be dead in ten years, but
It didn’t die and he acknowledged
This and then claimed that 70 percent
Of the world’s fisheries would die
Where does he get this insight?
Doesn’t anyone question these people?
They fly around in their jets, making money,
and blaming us for doing something
That is impossible for us to do
They have their sycophants and
the media breaths heavily in adoration
 
Stanski
January 24, 2020 ^
 

We have all seen winters
Have loved many of them
Even this one with
a preponderance of
white precipitation
We are all human
Know when enough
is enough and my opinion,
which is usually correct and
spot on, says that we have
reached that point
 
Nature, being nature may have
other plans. She may need
to have the lake rise again
Take back our beach and
some of her dunes, reclaiming
what we thought was ours
I have lost a dune, that
I didn’t want in the
first place, because it took
away our bocce court and also
an eight foot square deck,
a thirty year old bench
and five totems we had
placed in the sand
 
I look out the window
See snow falling off of
the branches of evergreens
and see deer tracks going
over to shrubs which are bitter
I know they nibble at them
and then walk away looking 
for some new treasure
They are habitual creatures
They go to the road knowing
they will find some salt
They are not thinking, but
instinctively wish this were over
So do we, you white tailed beauties
but we will have to wait
Won't we?
 
Stanski
January 24, 2020 ^
 

Here I sit again
Resting
Snow removal finished
A big job
Very strenuous
Even with snow-blower
Worked over an hour
Then parked the machine
Filled it with gasoline
Easier now than in
the midst of a blizzard
Placed my heater to melt
the snow in the auger area
Then covered the machine
with a canvas tarp and weighted
the tarp with pieces of wood
 
Now I sit, thankful
Nature came
Snow came
Wind came
I cleaned up what was necessary
The surrounding area is magnificent
Beauty beyond our ability to describe
The lake looks almost white
Lots of ice and icy-mush
Two more months until spring
Then one or two more months of winter
That is how it is in God’s country
A kind of give and take thing
Nothing is for sure
 
Life is that way
We are just a speck in time
Here today, gone tomorrow
What did we do?
Did we have a positive affect?
Will people miss us?
Does it even matter?
We know who we are
What else could matter?
What is, is
 
Stanski
January 23, 2020 ^
 

I have nowhere to go
No one to be with
Good thing too
We drank too much
But my show was good
It’s getting better
There’s slander on the table
Screw that we said nothing
Need another gig
They’ll be crying for you
You sure?  It’s inevitable
Merry-go-round
Riding is fun
Especially with booze
And the right pony
Can I ask you something?
Am I the guy?
I don’t know
But you’ll do for now
Prove it, walk this way
It’s tough backwards
You’re doing fine
Let’s get back together
What about the church
You are the best
Start wearing purple
What will your parents say?
Screw them
But it’s their house
They’ll understand
It’s better than the apartment
Never said I’m sorry, did I
Is this part of life?
Can we start over?
I should have brought flowers
You usually do. What can I do?
I love you
Tell me what you want
Just you is my best answer
Oh to have a camera now
Man do you have some moves
Should try out for the Yankees
 
Stanski
January 23, 2020 ^
 

I am so tired
So much absurdity
How can people think
the way that they do?
 
I know the news:  CNN,
MSNBC, CBS, NBC, PBS,
ABC and the rest
The New York Times,
Washington Post
and others
 
Spew out what they
want you to believe
and so many times
these are the sources
and people do believe
even when lies are told
That sound like truth
 
The discovery of the
evil of one and the
sainthood of another
sounds so good.
Hard to disavow
 
Then when the truth
Is told in other sources
It is denied and scourged
There is no winning for
foolishness leads to
victim-hood
 
All of the promises
Were they kept?
Has life improved?
Self-esteem depends
on remaining attached
 
We’ll get our chance
then can show them 
In the meantime
We will impeach

Stanski
January 22, 2020 ^

Newspaper
Rolled up
With rubber band
Not to be read
Just to lie there
Until needed
To swat something
Or someone
Maybe just throw away
 
Contained news
Already old
Before even printed
New age
New way
 
Old days
And ways
Still tug
Too early
Won’t give up
Completely
At least not until
New swatter item found
 
Stanski
January 22, 2020