Day: June 1, 2020

 
Saturday afternoon
Things to think about
Telephone calls
Acid stomach
Work done this morning
The screens mended
Porch swept clean
Sprayed for spiders
Thoughts of a dinner outside
Outside on this very porch
The nice table and chairs
A cleaning they will need
The view of lot two
Where we have been trimming
Looking at more to do
With excitement at how it will look
Thinking about having
A safe evening fire
I think about being alone when
My daughter and grandson leave
Feel the presence of my bride
Gone for nearly ten years
I think of her laugh and character
Realize how much I love her
A saint and devil wrapped into one
She was a great mother
That one attribute alone
Sets her apart in my mind
In public she was quiet
Released her verve later or
Her disgust and disappointment
This afternoon is beautiful
The wind from the north
Gray thunder clouds this morning
But no rain and no thunder
Trains went through at two and four A.M.
The peal of their warning blasts
Carried into my windows
Life is in a down turn with
The virus and the foolish riots
I ponder these things
This Saturday afternoon
 
Stanski
May 30, 2020 ^

Morning is exciting
A new beginning
I look back
Reflect on yesterday
Make peace with it
Move on prayerfully
There is always hope
An ally of despair
We are in a quandary
But trust in the Almighty
Something good has to come
From all the damage done
By dangerous groups
Creating riots across the
Cities and states because of
The tragic murder of
A not so tragic person
In Minneapolis, MN
Outsiders brought in to
Propel the riots and looting
Making criminals out of
Those willing to participate
They damage their own enterprise
Setting back for years
The progress made in the
Last 36 months
They feel entitled
Lose their perspective
Pay the long term consequences
What could be the good
That evolves from all of this?
We do not know, but trust
That something beyond
Our comprehension will occur and
We will lovingly resurrect the
Goodness which once existed
And move on in the
Martin Luther King, Jr. tradition
Respecting each other and
Lifting those about us to a higher level
This can be done
All we need is courage
 
Stanski
May 31, 2020 ^

The first of June
Sun is shining
Wind is tolerable
Air is fresh
Birds are flying
Chipmunks feeding
Squirrels scampering
Virus weakening
Prayers being answered
Waiting is tolerable
Riots are sickening
Destruction very costly
New deaths are not the answer
Civility must rule
We do not need fiats
We know what is right
Cannot succumb to herd mentality
Must be our own leaders
Set example for others
Be peaceful
Even while watching terror
We know the answers and
Whose hand to hold
Each pattern unique
Some cherished
Many unacceptable
Seek out the truth
Assumptions are risky
Good people suffer
Often perish
Then regret
A survey of damage
An analysis of cost
A distillation of waste
Incredible pronouncements
In spite of this
Tragedy continues
Segments of society are gleeful
A cherishment of destruction
Breakdown of morality
Crisis is opportunity
When will we ever learn?
 
Stanski
June 1, 2020 ^