Month: November 2021

So difficult at times
To mention the obvious
Without causing hurt
Here is the question
How many people
Park in their drives
Then when exiting
Drive over the lawn
To turn around
The answer I found
By observation is
Very few do this
Why ruin good grass
They just carefully
Back out of the drive
Onto the road
Then proceed to
Where they are going
Even on country grass
You will leave your mark
As summer progresses
Yellow trails will replace
What was once green
How to make the request
Without injuring feelings
And then, what about
My feelings.  I have worked
For four years improving
The landscape including
The lawn.  Snowplow men
Do enough damage to my work
They drive the big truck
Have all the power
Consideration is not 
A word used frequently
They have a job to do
Get paid, too, regardless
No one knows what I go through
Many offer free advice 
How about a sign
“Please do not drive on the grass”
That is pretty obvious
Let the chips fall where they will

Stanislaus Kuperski aka Stanski
November 26, 2021 ^

MY MEDITATION FOR November 26, 2021
Quiet sky, cloaked in gray. 
We do not know what we 
Need or want.  We rely on You.
What surer method of living.
Our trust in you will end up
In our unusual happiness.
The world is not at ease.
There is tension everywhere.
We wait for leaders to solve
These problems to be solved.
Unfortunately, they are not equipped.
Some are good and some are bad.
So we depend on ourselves to take
Care of those things in front of us.
We stay gentle as we move forward.
Step by step, we eventually find
Our own peace.  Thanks be to you.
Amen.

Steve Haarman aka Stanski
November 26, 2021 ^

You are my sun
I am warmed by You
Grow in orderly fashion
Endure the occasional storm
Never put off by clouds
Your light is in my heart
You provide hidden treasure
I simply cultivate

When my day is done
You give me a chance to rest
Beneath the moon and stars
Until You come and request
That I begin my day and
Watch that I eat healthy
You begin as a spark, but
By noon You have me hot

When my season is done
You still have use for me
My heart must be tenderized
You long for my special groove
You are water washing over stones
Eventually they become smooth
You are my sun
I am a project You can’t release

When my year is over
Preparation will be made 
A new dance with the same band
Fresh costume for your parade
You have me depending on You
In a way I like the feeling
When the weather is cold and wicked
You are even more appealing

You are my sun
How long can this go on?
Is forever a real word
I’m in it for the long run
You, too, depend on me
I must absorb your energy
You keep me excited with destiny
You’ve always known it was me with You

Steve Haarman aka Stanski
November 25, 2021 ^

Before eight o’clock the sun
Was a beautiful crimson ball
Clouds formed around it
Making it spectacular
The waves on the lake were
Four, five, and six feet high
A sight to behold if there was one
In town the five flags of America
Were flying at attention in formation
They all faced the east
An observer standing on Cedar Street
Pointed this out with glee
I congratulated him on being 
So observant, but he wasn’t there
His hat flew off and he was chasing it
This fall, autumn season has been
A long beautiful season
The time for killing deer is
Coming to a close and families
And friends gathering for thanksgiving
There is much to be thankful for
Even though many have gone through
A rough period of their lives with
Sickness and the loss of loved ones
Somehow it is part of the Master’s plan
We have free will and can be miserable
With the blaming or happy with thanks
Prayer and action is the answer to
Many of the problems we perceive
We do not have all the answers, but
Can notice when those in charge are
Failing for various reasons 
Our job is to take care of our own
Responsibilities and watching out for
Those in need incapable of taking care
Of themselves in a dignified manner
We will need help from those who
Tend to have egos and prefer control
We all have been charged and are accountable
When I go, I hope to see the welcome sign
And here angels sing, “A job well done”.
The sun still rises

Stanski
November 24, 2021 ^

I am in Your hands.
Please guide me.
Allow me to be pleasing
To all those I encounter.
There is much to do.
Help me on my journey.
Thank you for the 
Beauty on this path.
This day, too, is a treasure.
Amen.

Steve Haarman aka Stanski
November 24, 2021 ^

My head is never blank
But it pays to be sensible 
Choose your words carefully
There are cynics out there
Waiting for you to slip
Wear good boots and walk carefully
No worries now
Jot it down
Anything
Except blasphemy
Feel better now?
You look like you do
You look at peace
What did you write?
Can you tell me, please?
“Love your neighbor”
Those are great words
I think you’re on to something
Keep writing
This may be the start of a movement
I think I hear drums beating
What a beautiful rhythm
Hope, hope, hope, hope, hope

Steve Haarman aka Stanski
November 23, 2021 ^

It is cold for November, 
But beautiful.  
Just a matter of
Looking for it.
Finding beauty in others 
Is very uplifting and so is
Seeing the face of Jesus
In strangers and in
People we know.
I ask for grace to get through 
This day in a way that is
A tribute to God Almighty.
Amen

Steve Haarman
November 23, 2021 ^

I sit in wonder
Why does the left
Want to destroy this country
The open border is tyranny 
Fentanyl overdose has killed over
100,000 people this year so far
No one is saying much about it
Several were shot and killed in
Chicago this weekend.  Quiet
The news finds no importance
They were black on black shootings
A four year old child snuffed out
No more chance for him
Inflation is hurting the poor
Giving up energy independence 
Just another step to destroy us
Interference in education
Indoctrination instead of 
Stimulating and encouraging 
Critical thinking by the students
We are close to the brink
We have been warned, but
Still we have silence
The press is part of the left
Where is the protest?
Can either side of the aisle 
Speak out, shout out or protest?
Would it do any good?
Who would encourage migrants
To illegally enter our country
Knowing all of the ramifications?
Where are all the clear thinking
People of all political persuasions 
Who should be crying, “Stop”?
Equal misery; equal misery 
Seems to be the unspoken words
Except for those in control
I hope we can collectively wake up
Before we reach the edge of the cliff

Stanski 
November 22, 2021 ^

Beauty abounds 
There is much to be thankful for
Especially renewed faith in
The trinity working through me
There is nothing greater in this life
I pray that I can continue
With good works today and
Also be a teacher  
Amen

Steve Haarman
November 22, 2021

I keep telling myself that my nerves
Are doing all right.  I pray for courage
And know I am not alone.  My prayers
Are for all of the faithful people.  I wish
My children were here and also my
Late bride, but it is not to be.  My
Efforts are offered in thanksgiving
And my accomplishments done with 
Grace.  Amen

Stanski
November 21, 2021 ^