Day: October 11, 2021

Sometimes we are caught
Between what we should
Do and what is convenient
At the time.  Later we have
Regrets mostly because we
Recognize how shallow
Mankind can be as we ignore
The cross in favor of
Self-gratification.  If we are
Followers we will silently lead 
The way and not be surprised
When others follow.  Our life
Can be magnificent if we 
Follow a few precepts and 
Experience the joy that follows
Amen

Steve Haarman
October 11, 2021^

A blackbird rises from the side of the road 
I take its flight as a signal
What it could be, I do not know
Maybe a call to slow down

It is morning and I’m driving east
The sun is bright and hard on my eyes
Music is playing, I feel relaxed
Two deer dart out of the woods

They scamper across the road
I narrowly miss hitting them
Thankful is putting it mildly 
I remember the blackbird

Nature can be very enchanting
If only we give it a chance
Take time to smell the roses
This old saying comes to mind

Everything and everyone are connected
We don’t always understand
But the blackbird connected today
An event that I would call grand

Stanski
October 26, 2018 ^