Month: August 2023

I have so much to do and so little time.

Injuries have slowed me down

I am anxious to heal and get back to

A routine which allows me to accomplish

Things which are substantial. I can

Handle the discomfort and pain, but

Feel bad about not doing the things

I love to do. Not many know how

Much landscaping I did at the

Lutheran and Presbyterian churches.

It was a lot and took six years to get

It to where it was two years ago. Since

I wasn’t there no one has picked up

The ball and made continued progress.

This saddens me and I am left with the

Hope of recovery from my ailments.

When February comes, I will know.

It takes twenty-four months for torn

Ligaments to heal. If mine follow suit

I will be back with weeder, wheelbarrow,

And garden tools. I wait patiently.

Stanski

August 30, 2023. ^

I am asked the question and

The answer is always the same.

Pretty good for having just been

Run over by a mac truck.

No one wants to hear the litany.

So, I just leave it at that. I will

Bear the pain from my injuries,

And health conditions and

Accept it as carrying my share

Of the cross. I offer it up for all

Of the people in the world who

Are suffering for their beliefs.

It makes one wonder what is

Wrong with the persecutors.

Do they not realize that they will

Have a price to pay for their

Wrong doings. I think of those

Who are among us and who

Secretly abuse the innocent.

These innocents are afraid to

Share what has happened

Because they are confused,

Thinking that they are the guilty

Ones. It will all come out in the

Wash. The Light will shine.

Stanski

August 29, 2023, ^

Nearly at the end of August

We see the harvest moon light up the sky at night

It is a reminder that we have many chores to do

Before we can call it a season. We look back and wonder

Where did all the time go? Where did the summer go?

We come to grips with this when we remember all the

Things we did accomplish and the reason we worked

So hard to accomplish them. We also think of the distractions

That cause us to pause in the things we do to give time to

The wicked condition of our country and the world in

General. Every year is not the same and

this year we have the open border with the cartels

Taking advantage of our non-response even as

We have people pleading with the administration

We can think of the sex traffic and the deaths

due to fentanyl and the millions entering our

country with the cost of this in the millions

Does anyone care besides the deplorables?

The swamp people are happy because

It brings us one step closer to socialism

And a situation where then control us.

Eventually the Light, and not that of the moon,

Will overcome this and we will hear the crying

And the gnashing of teeth thus manifesting the

Promise of the Good Book.

Stanski

August 28, 2023, ^

The Green Lobby is insisting that

We can power our modern industrial

Economy by transitioning to using primarily

Wind and solar power. It is not a suggestion;

We are being strong-armed into changing

Affordable energy into technologies that cost

More, produce less and have hazardous side effects

More problems will be caused then those solved

We are not being told about the drawbacks and

The inevitable shortages that will come with these

Clean energy sources. Costs of energy will go up,

The poor, sick, babies and the elderly won’t have

The protection they need from the cold and heat.

Growing, making, and transporting enough food for

Our country will cost billions more while losing money,

Jobs, and jeopardizing our food supply. Hospitals will

Have to ration services. Wind and solar energy come with

Human and environmental costs. We are being forced to

Ely on energy that isn’t reliable, isn’t clean or friendly and

Produces volumes of toxic waste that will threaten public health.

European countries are stepping back from the Green and going

Back to nuclear power and starting up their coal fired plants.

Why? Because wind and solar aren’t reliable. They also produce

Toxic waste and use tremendous areas of land to meet the needs

If they could rely on them. Let us stop being foolish. Let us make

Decisions based on scientific evidence.

Stanski

August 25, 2023, ^

Look around to see if you can

Find anything to be thrilled about

We are in shambles. We protect

The guilty. Handcuff the innocent

And act like we are superior to them

We are protecting our own skin

Making accusations which are true

But leaving out the reasons why

Our country is extremely in debt

And those in charge want to change

Our monetary system which will

Result in chaos and anarchy. When

Asked about it all we hear “no comment”

Then watch a sick old befuddled man

Slightly trot, then walk across the lawn

To his helicopter pad and board after

Giving a salute to the military standing

Guard. He is the Beelzebub of our time

He hopes for our downfall and acting

Independently creates storms by fiat

He ignores energy, inflation, a weak army,

An open border, the miscarriage of justice,

Violence on the streets and the list goes on.

He gives us nickels while supporting regimes

Which ultimately want to destroy us. He is a

Lying, son of a bitch, our president

Stanski

August 24, 2023, 6

Somewhere the people cry for water

This early morning the thunder cracked

And rumbled bringing us a downpour.

Now we have fog, clouds, and spindrift.

Having enough we pray for dry weather

While others are praying for rain. It is

Mystical in a way that we do not

Understand. Some are praying for Jesus

While others are persecuted for belonging

To Him. There is always a catch. Sacrifice

Must be made and we may not take anything

For granted. Those who can must give to

Those in need and meet their needs. Without

This participation no progress will be made

We do insane things in order to be liked.

We have a dictator address our congress and

Watch the Vice-President and the Speaker

Compete to see who can stand the quickest

To applaud his every word. Your giving us

Billions is not a gift, he says, but an investment.

We give him our flag all wrapped in a glass

Framed triangular box, with an engraving, so

He won’t forget how he screwed us. He is given

Applause as he leaves. He hadn’t mentioned how

He has closed down places of worship in his country,

Even as the enemy has destroyed churches. He is one

To watch carefully.

Stanski

August 23, 2023, ^

The calls keep coming.

Every day, day after day.

For this candidate or that

Always to harp on the qualities

Then the asking for money

Thein a processing fee and

Then a tip for the effort

Then money for another candidate

They all want to win and

Think they have a chance

With twenty running it can

Add up fast and drain you.

So you quit giving then

They call or e-mail and

Ask if you have quit the team.

I wish they were as relentless on

The opposition as they are with me

We have a great country and do

Great things, but have shifted gears

Trying to influence children’s minds

On history and gender and proper

Behavior. Does anyone care or realize

What effect this will have as we go forward.

Maybe classrooms should be monitored

By parents who care. Is the secretary of

The navy a man or a woman. You tell me

Stanski

August 22, 2023, ^

Another day comes along with no expectations.

One can only do so much.

The laundry is going and soon the dryer will sing.

We are lucky to be living in a free country.

I don’t know how long this will be as

There are some who want to go to Marxist Socialism.

It is difficult to understand them unless their need

For control supersedes common logic

If those in power tried we could lead the world

And be an example of how to treat other people

We have heard that America is the greatest, but

It seems to be slowly losing that title. There is no

Reason except that the power mongers want to control

If we fail for whatever reason the whole world will

Spiral out of control. On television we see ads on how

To lose weight and then pictures of people dying of

Malnutrition. We need ethical leaders who cannot be

Bought off. We neglect our border to our own demise

While sending money to other countries to defend their

Borders. We neglect the obvious and back it up with lies.

There will be a price for these basic violations.

Stanski

August 21, 2023. 6

Today is gray and cloudy

The waves lumber in

Accepted by the shore

Which appears to be in slumber

It looks cool but is almost 80

No one is out walking

Too busy for this luxury

Thay are at home talking

About how they use to love

Being on the beach all alone

Except for a casual traveler

They talk about what they did

Why it was so exciting

But not they have had their fill

And almost go into hiding

If someone stops by to see them

They are very cordial

Offer drinks and treats with

Plenty of conversation

The guests finally leave and

The bottles thrown away

In the recycle bin

This is just their way

Then they decide to nap

Before you know it

The day goes by

Sunday is over, Monday is near

Another week gone by

Yesterday was World Humanitarian Day

They will make it up this week

Contribute in some sort of way

They like to do their part

Know that it is important

No matter what others do

Their path is for certain

They know the words of the master

And follow Him, they do

Know there is always need

For them and for you

So they live their life

Although sometimes frivolous

Stanski

August 20, 2023, ^

I love the sound of rain

It is then I think of Jesus

Especially when I am in pain

How He suffered and died for us

Walking through the woods

When the soft drops call

I walk by the bubbling creek

Hoping that I won’t fall

It is not easy to escape

So I resolve to endure

I think of the heavy cross

And how you did not cower

I sit on a wet, old log

Which had fallen to the ground

I pray and at the same time wish

For a small fire with You around

We could sit together and sing

Hymns that are full of hope

I think of how our voices would ring

Calling out for help to cope    

You say that You must go

I try to understand why

There are many who need you, so

I bid farewell with a sigh

You are always on my mind

I continue to walk very slow

I know I have plenty of time

You have spoken to my soul

Your voice reverberates in my heart,

I think of the long journey home

I look above at the cover if leaves

They appear as a golden dome

I continue to listen to the rain

They play the music of a song

Music I love to sing and hear

Heaven is where I belong

Stanski

August 19, 2023, ^