Month: January 2020

The midnight waves are pounding
I listen to their sounds
What are they singing to me?
They repeat; they repeat
Be at peace; be at peace
Your soul is gold
You have been forgiven
Keep on living; living graciously
Be of substance as you carry on
Do not be afraid; the world is as it is
There is nothing in your hands you can do
Your will if free, but you will be guided
Do not hesitate when you hear the call

The waves continue to orchestrate
They need no accompaniment
Their message is clear
I feel lighter and free, but
Know that wave speak is sentimental
It offers an easiness hard to resist
Will I take it easy? No!
My nature is to endeavor
But I will heed
Save my energy for when I hear that call
Say no more to me you delightful messenger
Make your call for the wind to clear the sky
Let the moon give light to my mystical path

Stanski
January 10, 2020 ^

“We hope you like”
The farmer’s crow
We spent our summer
Making this grow

Started early
In an absolute flurry
With the risk of
A late spring snow

It’s all about
What’s good for you
Good for us, too,
Should you decide to buy

Keeps us from heartache
Dumping makes us blue
The people buy
They always do

Being selective
Is an attitude
Purchase this here
And that over there

It’s happy shopping
And does you good
You’re feeling fine
Buying farm fresh food

Now in the winter
The squash and potato
Remind us of effort
Keeping us grateful

Stanski
January 9, 2020 ^

I’m listening to an Ethiopian Christmas song
Very musical, respectfully accompanied
With various instruments adding special beat
The vocal in not understood word wise
But the meaning can be sensed
I love the new and unknown
It satisfies my quest for adventure
It is so settling to my soul
I try to find new meaning
It takes me away from commercialism
Puts me in the arena of spiritualism
Uplifting and inspiring
I think of the Ark of the Covenant
Some claim it is in Ethiopia
Does it really matter, I wonder
It amazes me how strong
The power of love can be
The imagination takes me
To places I have never been to
I am among cultures that
Possess the same love I know
The feelings of expression are different
There is no question, however, that love exists
I find myself trembling and brought to tears
To not know, but to try understanding
Is a powerful journey
I feel I have fellow travelers
And the reality of it all is that it doesn’t matter
It is the taking of the journey that counts
When moved so dynamically it must be understood
That you will never be the same as you once were
The magnificence of the spirit, the Holy Spirit
Beyond our comprehension and never to be questioned

Stanski
January 9, 2020 ^

So easy to speak out
Mostly with hatred
Because the one they dislike
Won’t allow them to be sated

He has been underestimated
They say he should never be there
As President and Commander-in-Chief
And he doesn’t seem to care

All of the dirt dug up has
Fallen back on the perpetrators
They cannot handle the truth
Aren’t they the real traitors?

He has accomplished nothing
According to some feigning truth
But ask a soldier; look him in the eye
Maybe he will boldly call them uncouth

The President is trying to fix something
That has been going on for years
We should all be supporting him
He is alleviating our fears

It is the statists who
Should be pointed out
They are sick with power
The ones who should be fought

But the safe and uninformed arrogant
Try to undermine this President
Truth when pointed out
Is denied with a flurry of insult

The erudite walk their dogs
Drink coffee or their cappuccino
Then walk home with their little bags
Happy with all they know

They obviously know how to clean up
Wouldn’t want to be called out, goodness knows
These are the all knowing, proud and titled
So willing it seems to sell their souls

Stanski
January 8, 2020 ^

Today after the sunshine
We had some rain
And the sky turned
To a medium gray
Before too long
The sun broke through again
Giving us a complete rainbow

It began
As I looked out my motel window
On the parking lot of McDonald’s
Then rose curving upward
Then bending down
About a football field away
Into the gasoline pumps
At a Standard Gas Station

There were no pots of gold
The vision itself
Was the treasure
That vanished
Within five minutes

Stanski
January 8, 2020 ^

Wake up
Never too late
Find the joy
Participate

Life’s important
Not about you
But rather about
What you do

Dreams are safe
Not all bad
A wasted life
Now that is sad

So take the steps
One by one
Goals are reached
You have won

Stanski
January 7, 2020 ^

How many billion dollars
Over one and one-half
Plus the wooden pallets
Given to Iran
This was the foreign policy
Bribery for containment
This was the old regime
Making big decisions
Like drawing lines in the sand
The sycophants hailed this as genius

Then the game was over
An outsider came to town
Put an end to many dreams
Iran was not fooling many
Did not live up to agreements
Soleimani was in Baghdad
With plans to do damage
To American interests and
Take the lives of many soldiers
He had been confined to Iran

For several previous years
He had been responsible for
About a fifth of American deaths
In the country of Iraq
The President had him taken out
In a clean, precise strike and
Also got the second in command
Putting an end to an
Evil terrorist and gave a severe
Blow to the country of Iran

There has been restraint
Patience has been evident
No war is desired
But evil is evil and must
Be eradicated
If we cannot do this then
We should withdraw
From everywhere
The Bush Doctrine is dead
The Obama Doctrine is dead

The left is upset
Critics were appalled
How many body bags
Did they desire?
Theirs was the false choice
The right move was made
The left is worried
What about endless wars
The left is contentious
There has been caution

The right thing was being done
Quietly and efficiently
There was no hilarity
As when Osama was taken out
Or when Kaddafi was killed
No ho, ho, ho it is over
Nothing but seriousness
The world is not safe
But it is a safer place
With Soleimani in hell

Stanski
January 7, 2020 ^

I don’t know
what a dream is about
something mundane
possibly peaceful or
something causing a shout

Many possibilities
like black cats flying
or dogs on unicycles
maybe bored women
walking around sighing

Stay awake
try to think
moving forward
dare not blink

Is action better
than sleep-time dreams
Why do deer freeze
in auto light-beams

Their lack of action
can bring sure death
Our lack of action
may cause wrath

People will wait
give you a chance
Dreams or reality
You choose

It is your dance

Stanski
January 7, 2019 ^

The greeting card came
After the Christmas rush
I did not recognize the name

I opened and was given
The identity of the sender
It was the daughter of friends

I had be trying to track them
But had failed to do so
I sensed something was wrong

Quite a few months had passed
Since my last effort and as happens
They slipped my mind

She sent her greetings and
Then the sad information that
Her dad had died over a year ago

Her mom passed away in December
Of this year. They had been my
Late son’s God parents

I had bought my business from him
In 1963 when I was a young man
They moved to the East Coast area

He was in the Drug Detailing business
We kept in touch over the years, but
Not as often as when they were still local

I wrote a letter to Beth, the daughter
Covered all of the things I could think of
It was generous and thoughtful

They were a big part of our lives,
My brides and my own when we
Were young neophytes in business

You get used to not seeing folks as
Time has its way, but when I read her
Note the only thing I could do was cry

Stanski
January 6, 2020 ^

NO LAUGHING MATTER
150 Billion dollars. Given to Iran
Was this a bribe or simply a payoff
Maybe we needed a way
To dispose of pallets
Who screamed at this?
Nobody out loud because
Political Correctness
Was still in vogue
Osama Bin Laden killed
In his tent, just for watching
A few old movie tapes
Harmless and the
Commander in Chief Obama
Hailed as a hero

A serial terrorist named Soleimani
Planning an imminent combat
Operation against U.S. Forces
Is sent flying to hell along with
His second in command by a
Special operations drone and
The radical left goes nuts
If no action had been taken
With the information known
These radical liberals would
Have been fighting for the
Microphone to scorn the
Inadequacies of our President
The Fake News have had their
Field day and with no action
Would have had another
They like their cake and
eating it, too

Now the big payoff is void
All promises voided
Pallets will be burned
Along with our flag
Behind the scenes and
All the bluster many
Iranians are happy
A step closer to their freedom
It is no laughing matter

Stanski
January 6, 2020 ^