Day: June 2, 2022

Can I tell you something?

I mean no insult

The upper class is what I am

So second-hand

Means not much to me

It doesn’t matter who gives it

Or what it is or even if

It looks good on me or

Only costs 99 cents

Please, take it yourself

I can’t

I hope you understand

Yes, I do

It was the discovery

That was fun

After that

All downhill for me

The packing, shipping

Labeling and posting

A pain maybe royal

So thanks for mentioning

Thank you very much

What I found and selected

Was perfect (in my opinion)

For you.  I was thrilled and

Then you told me that your

People looked down on

Gifts that were not new

You looked me in the eye

When you told me, so I

Just want to say, “Excuse me”

It won’t happen again

By Steve Haarman aka Stanski

June 2, 2022, ^

The backway was not

The shortest route but

Was quiet and beautiful

In its own way.  Railroad

Tracks ran along the road

And beyond was a marshy

Field that ran into the base

Of a rise that wasn’t mountains

But had the look and feel of

The west but was only high

Hills.  You could hear the

Melody o the land even with

The windows rolled up

No trains were running

Along the side of us but

You could imagine one

With their loud whistle pealing

The day was beautiful with

Sunshine lighting up the field

You had to be happy and

Understand that their

Miracles of the day and

Night and it is important

To know this.  The inland sea

Lay south of the highway

The train tracks went under

The highway and the tracks

Continued for a half-mile

Before turning east

We continued and crossed

The tracks before the train

Arrived.  We could see the

Beautiful lake from there

And it was calm with small

Waves.  One could call it

Another miracle and be

Happy to be alive and

Witnessing all of nature’s gifts

Stanski

June 1, 2022, ^