Month: June 2022

Rabindranath Tagore wrote that God waits

For men to build His Temples with love

Men bring stones.  Today there is thunder

And rumbling in the heavens.  God is not

Happy.  He gave us free will and we eat

The forbidden fruit, pounce upon and

Curse our fellow men to diminish them

And enhance ourselves.  Lightning flashes

Across the skies.  He is lighting up the

Darkness we find ourselves in.  He gave

Us life and allowed us to develop and

Advance and still we have thirst, along

With hunger.  We have a nation which

Because of ego, flattens another country,

Ukraine along with Russia, is the

Breadbasket, ruined by war causing shortages,

Hunger and starvation.  God is ignored.

Humanitarian efforts are blocked by the

Soviets. They have long term plans,

Which include suppression of other

Eastern Europe countries who are

Fruitlessly looking at us for help.  We

Have few words of encouragement by

A non-functioning occupant who is

Confused and doesn’t know where

He is most of the time.  He offers stones.

Here we are a divided country, have

Forgotten what love means and to

Show how powerful he is the occupant

Following orders has shut down pipelines,

Drilling for oil, has a crisis at our

Southern border, inflation at a 40 year

High, a catastrophic withdrawal from

Afghanistan, and politicians fighting

Each other.  There is little hope for

Resolution as problems escalate and

We are forgetting about replacing

Stones with love and promising to

Solve things with more spending and taxes

Yes, we have free wills and the grain

Will someday be separated from the chaff

Stanski

June 30, 2022, ^

The whole thing is

Vivid dreams are not the normal

When one has such an occurrence

It may be a pleasant experience

Creativity often is the outcome

Ideas, ten years old, come to life

People who said no, now say yes

The dream I had was to cover-up

Permanent art on the walls of the

School.  You can’t do that.  It wouldn’t

Be fair to the artist.  My idea was to

Cover up the wall art with a flexible

Canvas that would slide open at the

Push of a button.  It would compliment

The original and give other artists ideas

For new projects or to make smaller

Works based on the larger renditions

Small works, ornaments, mugs, and

Various other works of art evolved

New techniques and styles were

Used to create the canvas cover

There was doubt, but when

Implemented the new creativity

Was widely accepted and copied

Across the land.  It pays to not

Give up on ideas that you think have

Merit.  The world of art has many

Quirks and styles as do dreams

Stanski

June 29, 2022, ^

Monday you wash the whites

And Tuesday you do the colors

I am curious as to why

A sunny Tuesday would be

Great for air-drying whites

And a grouchy Monday

Would be good for colors

I didn’t make up the order

Which is generally followed

All over the country

Today with the machinery

Available, it seems that

Laundry is done every day

Regardless of the clothes

Color.  The big thing is to

Get it done and stay on top

Of things so that you do not

Have a pile of dirty clothes

Which will take forever to do

Ironing is not a favorite of many

So that has the tendency to pile up

I used to have a mangle which

Was a marvelous machine once

You got the hang of things

I think it was designed for flat work

But over the years talent emerged

So that shirts and pants could be

Rolled out a rapid clip

Many today do not know what

A mangle is but I will never forget

And with I could find on old used one

The chances of finding one are slim

So the steam iron will have to do

There is a lot of satisfaction from

Looking at a line of ironed shirts

Accomplishment brings euphoria

And we live for that good feeling

Bring on the dirty docks

Stanski

June 28, 2022, ^

The bells were ringing in Santa Fe

A pope had been elected

White smoke

Bells ringing all over the city

On San Francisco Street stood

Saint Francis Cathedral

The bells kept ringing

Then it was announced

That the man from Argentina

Was going to take the name

Francis.  When this was known

The bells rang louder than before

The city was abuzz, proud and happy

One day in the life of a city

Probably forgotten by most

After the initial impact

A way of life that is hard to explain

The world does not change and its

People certainly do not because

There seems to be no difference

Celebrations last for just a moment

Then it is all forgotten except for

Occasional blurb from the pope

Which also is soon forgotten

One day, the day of the white smoke

Was exceptional for the people of

Santa Fe if only for a brief time

We need leadership that encourages

We to follow in the footsteps of Jesus

Unfortunately, in my opinion, pushes

To the left where there are more

Takers than givers; Jesus went the

Other way and His way is the way

I choose.  Don’t be outraged; the

Pope is still the leader and will be

Until he dies or retires

Stanski

June 27, 2022, ^

I sit and think as I look

On a blank sheet of paper

I hope something comes

To my mind that I can muse on

I read the Mercy Report

My stomach flips as I see

Disasters around the globe

The conflict in Ukraine is

Four months old and the

Country is flattened

Many Ukrainians sought

Refuge in Poland and Romania

Mostly women and children

With scant belongings

Looking for opportunity

To support their families

And meet their basic needs

Many countries were dependent

On Ukraine and Russia for

Wheat, corn, sunflower oil,

And fertilizer.  Farmers are

Going to be prevented from

Harvesting winter cereals, maize

Sunflower seeds, will

Cause prices to rise around the

World.  The impact on countries

In the Middle East is concerning

Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon are

Dependent on imported food

Which they are already struggling

To afford.  Prices and shortages

Are factors and inflation is

Rampart since the war

The world will forget, but

The emergency will continue

It is for us to step up with our

Humanitarian efforts as long

As needed.  We do have problems

But nothing like this crisis

We have much to be thankful

For in the midst of the world’s misery

Stanski

June 26, 2022, ^

This! True 10 years ago and still true today.

I’ve witnessed & been part of many talks on this subject over the years. I’ve heard the politicians speak loud and clear too. People so convinced that those of us who choose LIFE are wicked and are not to be trusted as we dare think we should tell a woman what to do. I’ve been dumped for my opinion on the matter and I have prayed for years over it all. And God has since shown my heart that killing Children (from conception up until the hours of birth here in the USA) is a huge reason generations of people DO NOT VALUE LIFE.

I know the stats. 95% of babies killed are killed NOT because of rape or incest; NOT because of the babies’ health, NOR the mother’s health but rather because it’s convenient & readily accepted in today’s society. **Now is our chance to change that! Teach our youngest that life matters.

I hear many people yelling that killing is their right. Too many say that not allowing women to kill their babies will destroy women’s health and the women will die. And far too many claims that if they have medical emergencies during pregnancies that is the exact SAME as elective abortion. (That LIE has got to stop.)

I’ve not heard one person on that side of the discussion say that in order to support women’s health we must help them with their struggle to have a baby. We must show the baby AND the mother love.

Why is no one saying that?

Why is there not even one bit of talk about adoption!?

I believe, if we really care about women we will help women make healthy choices for their minds, bodies, and spirits. We can help them see that, what feels like a burden, may very well be a gift. The gift of life!

YES A GIFT! To the child and to the family they are raised in! A gift to their community!

NOW IS OUR CHANCE TO SHINE!!! Let’s think it through and talk it through, in LOVE and heartfelt convictions. Let’s love one another! God has given us a 2nd chance at LOVE.

My daughter, Lisa knows more than a few young people who have profound regrets over their actions and loss. Let us not put critical thinking aside. Let us ask God Almighty for forgiveness for abortions and all genocide.

Stanski

June 25,, 2022, ^

At dawn it was cold

The end of June, but

By noon the sun beamed off

The waves like strobe lights

Hundreds if not thousands

Of blinding lights affecting

Anyone gazing upon them

In a way we are like those

Lights, each affecting someone

Sometimes in a favorable way

Often causing irritation

We basically try to do well

Nurturing and putting a

Positive spin on things

Which may have been upsetting

Pictured rocks, three hundred

Million years old show off

Beautiful landscapes and

Jesus, here two thousand

Years ago, taught us love

Like the weather changing

In twenty-four hours, our

Attitudes also change for

Better or worse.  Our emotions

Are stirred by the weather

And its consequences

Nature is forever changing

And we tend to change also

The awesomeness of words

Written in the last three thousand

Years compete with the facts

Of things happening millions

Of years ago.  Stars and galaxies

Have things happening that

May or may not be so different

From what is happening at

Our planet, a two-year trip away

I am warming up at noon as the

Sun rises in the blue sky.  Such

A little thing but still something

Three hours or millions of years

A miracle every moment

Stanski

June 24, 2022, ^

The day started slow

Slow-moving waves

There is no breeze

Geese floating by

No snow.  58 degrees

Summer is here

Everyone’s favorite

Season by far

Safer for walking

Or driving car

Deer still roam

Day and night

Their cadavers

Provide lunch on the road

For crows and vultures

It is a mystical time of the year

Flowers are blooming

After a long wait

Ladies are bragging

Showing pictures of their

Delight.  Compliments come

Most are genuine

Graduation parties

Weddings and anniversaries

Fill up the time

Preparing plans for floats

For the fourth of July

The coming and goings

Of people, taking vacation early

Camping and boating

Taking in the sights

People seem happy, but

Complain about gas prices

The rise in inflation

Problems with distribution

Politicians begin blaming

Instead of doing their work

They leave the border open

Shut down the drilling for oil

Ride bikes instead of driving

Manage to fall there, too

Stanski

June 23, 2022, ^

He asked for a blessing

From the dying women

She touched his forehead

And said her last words:

“I bless you in the name

Of all that is good and strong

And beautiful.  Always have

The strength to live.  Love life

And if despair enters your

Heart, look for me in the

Evenings when the wind

Is gentle and the owls sing

In the hills.  I shall be with you”

He quietly left after thanking her

He felt happy, sad, full, and

Empty all at the same time

He walked in the fading light

Around him the moonlight

Glittered on the pebbles of

The land and in the night sky

A million stars sparkled

We must all take the blessing

As our own as it is full of wisdom

When bad things happen

Accept them and take these

Experiences and build ourselves

Up from them, not weakness.  Oh,

If we only had that strength to

See the blessing and read it

Time and time again, our offish

Life would be on track to a

Happy existence and we all want that

Stanski

June 22, 2022, ^

One digs the trenches

For what he doesn’t know

Just following orders

Trying to stay out of trouble

The day is very hot

Everyone is on edge

Is this for water runoff?

No one knows anyone

Who has been told so far

So the digging continues

One accidentally hits another

With the shovel which

Slivered off a rock

An ankle is bruised and hurt

Words are exchanged and

The offender gets thrown

To the ground where he

Spots something shinny

It is part of a rock and

Looks like it could be gold

He states his presumption

Instead of remaining quiet

Men swarm to where he is

Soon pickaxes and shovels

Are scraping the ground

Around the fallen comrade

A few more stones are found

Things are looking promising

A whole vein of gold is found

The foreman orders the men

To step back from the discovery

It was too soon to make plans

The owner is notified and is

Pleasantly surprised.  He

Announced that everyman

Working that day will receive

A share of what is found now and

The rest will go into a retirement plan

He outlines the details

Some days just end well

Stanski  

June 21, 2022, ^