Month: December 2021

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

No rainbows today

Cold, frost, continuously

A brightness stuns vision

Dark glasses and earmuffs

The day will go on until

It ends and when it does

The year will be over

A new year will begin

We will wonder again

About all of the unknown

The words were written down

That praise or condemn

And who will believe or

Look at both sides of the coin

Optimism or frustration

The rise or the fall of our nation

Watching the money flow

It is like a picture show

Without the popcorn

Unless, of course, you reply

To the countless number of

Requests stating that this

Is the very last chance if

We are going to defeat the

Enemy and no one knows

Who the enemy is although

There are more opinions

Then icy waves on the sea

And the need for everyone

Who speaks to be right

When what is being said

Is a form of initiating fright

But the thinkers know that

The answers do not lie in the

Hands of simple man, but

In the words and whispers

Of the Man from Bethlehem

He alone gives guidance and

We would do well listening

To His sacred words

Love is the answer

He said we have nothing to fear

Give of yourself to others

Involve yourself in mankind

Do these things and you will see

That everything will be fine

And if you look at the end of the day

You may see a rainbow coming your way

Happiness may be elusive

Suffering may be the mainstay

But handled by His guidelines

Joy will find its way into our lives

He bore the weight of the cross

We have some lifting to do

Keep the faith during the struggle

The most logical thing to do as

We begin anew in a new year

Stanski

December 31, 2021 ^

I wander

The mesa is exotic

Distant mountains

Discoveries

My significance

My insignificance

Setting sun

Rising moon

Who am I?

Alone

Standing here

Vulnerable

I answer:

No one

Someone

I can think

Rise, fall, and rise

    once more

Decipher meaning

Understand joy

Seek happiness

Obligate me

Feel spirits about

Peace

Grandeur

Thankfulness

Renewal

Determination

Ascend from simple

To the complex

Where fullness will be found

Understanding of the profound

A sense of duty

   a need to plan

Take step one

Then:  Keep moving on

Equations solved

I look about me:

Dust

Artifacts

Reminders of the past

Sacredness

Desire to be:

Past

Present

Future

Life is a gift

So precious

Stanski

December 30, 2021^

A little snow made the icy roads more

Dangerous.  The temperature is very cold

But the sun might breakthrough later and

Then the light penetrating the trees will

Reinforce my belief that God is watching

Over us and that we have the responsibility

To help make this place better.  I pray for

Friends in need and those suffering from the

Loss of loved ones.  I pray for those unjustly

Incarcerated.  Thank you, my Savior, for

This day.  Amen

Steve Haarman aka Stanski

December 29, 2021 ^

One looks at an image
Sees something in it
It could be a cloud
That he is looking at
It soon fades away
Before others can see
Then the beauty he says
Trying hard to convince me
It is mystical, mist and myth
So much make believe
And when confronted with reality
This guy does his best to deceive
How many ways can you have it?
It is either true or it is false
The way some carry on about it
You had better take their pulse
Everything they see means something
They will have it no other way
And they want to argue their point
Wishing always for the final say
You get tired of all the nonsense 
This game you do not want to play
So you do the most prudent thing
Take your ball and call it a day
He will holler and call you names
Blast you and call you insane
You keep walking; it is all over
He is convinced that you are to blame

All of this the result of a foggy brain

Stanski
December 29, 2021

I think that broken families lead to 
a broken country and then watch 
the politicians try to solve things by 
throwing money around to create magic 
that will never come to fruition.  
Money is passed out for doing nothing.  
This takes away incentives to work and grow.  
We do need safety nets but also must reconstruct.  
This takes courage and determination.  
It takes leaders who care for all of the people.  
We cannot ignore shootings and killings 
that go on every week, but we defer 
to excuses such as, we do not have 
enough police and this after defunding 
the police and being critical of these 
public servants who put their lives on 
the line every day, even at a traffic stop.  
We need to rebuild the inner cities, 
which will create jobs that pay enough 
to support a family.  There are many more 
steps and we have to call to the
Man who bore the cross for help.  
There is a purpose for our condition and 
we need His help in order to understand it 
and what we must do.

Steve Haarman aka Stanski
December 28, 2021 ^

The ideals of America
Are under assault
Many things have changed
During my life time
The little people can be
Successful and this success
Does not get in the way
Of those who wish to turn us
Into a Marxist Socialistic country
Those promoting this are wealthy
Many have been bought off by 
The influence peddlers whose
Greater wealth puts them 
Into the position of working
Toward ownership of these 
Individual lawmakers who have
Sold their souls to the devil
When this process is brought to light
It is downplayed or ignored by the media
Tyranny exists when good men do nothing
What can we do is the question
We must keep ourselves informed
Critical thinking is imperative 
We must not blindly attach
Ourselves to a political party
They are in a state of constant change
Be a leader and show the way
If you are better, your neighbor is better
Then the neighborhood is better,
Followed by the city being better,
Then the state and finally the nation
Family is at the core of success
We work hard to improve
We do not need to apologize for this
It is necessary along with our
Belief in service to Almighty God
We should be honored to proceed

Stanski
December 28, 2021 ^

I write everyday no matter the season
I write about how things are
Things such as:
The open border; the closed pipeline;
The ban on drilling; the suicide rate of 
Our military personnel; our failing schools
Disinformation from our mainstream media
I do not think these things
Are political statements
They are what exists
People sleeping on the streets
Homeless for various reasons
Failure to address these
And many other conditions is wrong
Even if we talk about it while 
Celebrating Christmas
We live in a sinful, broken,
And unfair world filled with
Regret, anger, and death
Situations that can only 
Be resolved by the grace of God
We can work toward
Peace and justice, but 
Ultimately the resolution will
Be through the hand of Jesus
This is the season of His birth
He taught us many things
Briefly stated he taught us to love
Love is a powerful four letter word
It is sad that while we are celebrating
His birth we are also appealing to
Him for His intercession into 
The conditions that presently exist
Happy Birthday!  Now please help us!
There is purpose to everything
We must be patient and prayerful 
And work on the things in front of us
Which when attended to will help
Improve condition and also give
Glory to Jesus who was born so
That He could eventually die on the cross
Our gift to Him would be to stop our foolishness
And help Him bear that heavy cross

Stanski
December 27, 2021 ^

Beautiful sunshine, clear roads and 
many other things to be thankful for.  
I pray for patience and the ability 
to understand the perspective and 
lack of urgency in and of others 
to give recognition and thanks 
to those who have sacrificed for us.  
They are also God’s children and 
because of free will, He exists in 
many forms to these children.  
It is not for us to judge.  
I pray for my children and friends, 
wishing them to be at peace and 
prosper as they go through this day.  
Amen.

Steve Haarman aka Stanski

Tree hugger 
A pretty picture
Carries with it
A connotation
Someone who cares
Loves clean air
Against nuclear power
Natural gas
Obviously coal
Want sustainability
Absolutely no wood
Subsidize renewables
Regardless of the billions
After all
They provide 
Over one percent of need

Developing nations
Denied help
Coal was their option
Forced to use wood
And animal dung
Decentralized energy
Ambient air pollution
Coal would reduce this
Improve air quality
Allows for water supply and
Sewage systems
Hello tree huggers
Do you have real compassion?

The Tennessee Valley Authority
Back in the 1930’s
Provided cheap energy
For water and sanitation
Disease plummeted
Irrigation was possible
Food became less expensive
Culture improved
Should not everyone
If the possibility exists
Have access to improvement 
The answer should be yes

We have access 
To information on
The internet
Cloud-servers
Use energy
It is surprising how much
Where does it come from?
Surely not the wind and
Solar would fail

The war on coal
Is political and 
No longer scientific
Politics wins
Coal projects stopped
No new investment
No new technology
To make coal cleaner
Third world countries
Continue the struggle
Does anyone care?

Like with smart phones
We must lead the way
Scale down costs to poor
Who still use wood and dung
Destroying quality of air
Stymies cultural growth
We should be cheering coal
A gateway to a cleaner future
And a better life
Access to good water
Think about it tree huggers 
Compassion must rule

Stanski
December 26, 2021 ^

Many of us have made it through another year.
Even with the Chinese Virus still causing havoc.
Our Government has turned things upside down, opening the border, shutting down oil, gas and coal production making us dependent on OPEC and now Europe on Russia.  We have neglected our armed service people and many are depressed and committing suicide.  22 on average die each day.  In the general public it is 130 each day.  From every perspective it is too many.  100,000 have died from Fentanyl overdoses.  It flows from China to Mexico where it is contaminated and shipped to us.
We have illegals committing crimes, released and then committing more crimes.  And so on.
It is a sad, sad situation that is going to need the hand of intercession by our Heavenly Father.
The last two years seem lost except for our personal efforts in taking care of that which is before us.  I have been lucky to have had my daughter, Chris and her son, Oliver live with me and then near me.  It has been a gift to have them about.  It was especially wonderful to have them both helping me move from my beautiful home on Michibay Drive to one on the same drive four miles to the west which was just a little smaller.  It is located on a beautiful bay area of Lake Michigan.  There are great views from the house.  The two, plus Ollie’s girlfriend helped me immensely from the middle of June until recently, now that we have things mostly under control.  It was a big task but we did it.  I hope we can have our first cousins reunion here in 2022.  My health is above moderate, but no one needs the litany.  I like many, because of Covid, have neglected to my dismay many that I didn’t wish to.  I go to daily mass four days a week, pray for everyone, and skip the weekends just to try and be safe.  I will make some snowmen to honor my relatives and friends.  I wish you all a Merry Christmas and an improved Happy New Year for 2022.  We all have lost some loved ones this year.  It is the way of life and we will see them again or for the first time down the road.  God bless you all, my friends and be at peace.  Be at peace.


Steve Haarman aka Stanski
Blog: stevehaarman.com
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