I can just see the horizon
The wind is blowing
Small, almost invisible, precipitation
No one is around
A quiet week
Earth Day
Arbor Day
Mother’s Day
Flag Day
Father’s day
Juneteenth
These days will bring activity
That is what i want
Nice weather to assist nature
A chance to recharge my batteries
Time to heal my wounds
This is what I see ahead
Stanski
April 19, 2022^
Lake water near the shore
Was like a plate of glass
Further out, but still insight
Small waves, waved like grass
All but one day this month
Was gray and full of clouds
There was some lightning
And once a thunder that was loud
Our moon craters were gone
Mild weather caused them to melt
The dippers at the creeks were happy
They could go after the smelt
One day, long ago, we had
Twenty-nine days without sun
It was in November – Thanksgiving time
People were down – having no fun
Then on the last day of the month
Much to our surprise – the sun
Came out and stayed out all-day
We had to shield our eyes
The beauty of nature is that you
Wait and wait, but never know
Why does it wait and wait before
Putting on such a lovely show
Stanski
April 19, 2022 ^
I was on Facebook and came across
A non-private message indicating that
Our friends of “56” years were here
And planned to stay for about a
Little over a week, including Easter.
I had previously asked them to let
Us know when they were up from
The Lower Peninsula as I did not
Travel their way when I went for
Mail. The note to their egg lady
Written in German-influenced
U.P. language was “cute”, but
Doesn’t mean much when you
Are alone, healing from a serious
Injury, and would enjoy the company.
Maybe it is just the gray day, but
Somehow I feel let down. Especially
With my injury, I hope that time
Heals all wounds.
Stanski
April 19, 2022 ^
O Lord, what are we thinking?
As we traverse this earth? How
Much war and murder must exist?
Where are our leaders? We want to know
They seem to take the wrong direction
Always seeking another level of control
The trouble is there will never be total control
Economics will fail and there will be a meltdown
There will be no food for sustenance
And evil people will ruin the water supply
Lord, you know the condition of things
Just the opposite of what you instructed
We had our duties expressed by you with
Promise that the Holy Spirit would be with us
The devil and his dark angels overcame us
Told us how great we could be if we followed them
We made our choices from the beginning of time
And now find ourselves in this terrible condition
The world upside down with threat of nuclear weapons
Secret deals going on between our leaders all over
A push to have world order under one command
The ones having the strive for complete wealth
Ones who never worked except with their brains
Knowing who controls international funds have the upper hand
But not knowing that light will overcome all darkness
Darkness led by those who broke their covenant
Jesus spoke to all His disciples; He told them the way
It was not to control but to go to the fringes
And help, not bully, those in need for assistance
O, Lord, what are we thinking as we amble along
This crooked place. A return to you would solve
All and we could finally be one.
Stanski
April 19, 2022 ^
Steve Haarman 