Day: June 23, 2021

In church now and
I hear prayers and echoes
of prayers being said.

I am of the belief that
these prayers will be heard
by the One Who taught
us how to pray

Even as many have doubts
because they have prayed before
and it seems that because they
apparently were not answered
in the expected way that 
they were not heard

The answers to prayer are 
not always obvious and we
miss it at the time or 
other things happen which
take us in the direction
we were praying for

Would this not be an answer?
Sometimes we are held back 
and feel disappointed but later 
recognize this as a gift because 
we were left exposed to opportunities 
we never fathomed which take us 
way beyond what we once wished for

Faith is a beautiful thing
To have it is a gift and luxury
Praise be to God on this 
beautiful June day and always

Stanski
June 23, 2021 ^

I just read a poem in 
one of my poetry books 
while I was rearranging 
my bookcase and eliminating 
some of the excess.   
I believe it had the title, “Picasso”, 
and that is what caught my eye.
I read the poem and then put the book down.
When looking for it later it could not be found,
a cause of real frustration.   
In the poetic story 
Picasso comes over for dinner and 
smacks his lips as they eat 
roast beef, potatoes with gravy, 
a fresh green salad and 
some fine medium bodied red wine.  
After dinner they sit on 
the back porch and talk.  
Then Picasso walks out to 
the shed saying, 
“I will make you some art”.  
He finds a broken bike frame, 
some stove pipe, wire, old tools, 
a few feathers and some paint.  
Pablo fashions an artistic piece, 
embellished, as only he could, with 
the green feathers and paint.
He gives it to the hosts, gifting them
with a “Here you are”.  
While mom and dad are in 
their praise and thank you mode, 
the teenage son walks by and 
looking at the art object says, 
“What in the hell is that?” 
giving new meaning to 
the phrase that one man’s junk is 
another man’s art or something like that.  
Day and night, night and day, 
you are the one.  
That is you Pablo, and sadly 
I cannot find you.

Stanislaus Kuperski the Firski AKA Stanski
February 22, 2015 ^