Month: November 2023

The smiling face

We will see no more.

The way of life and death.

Somehow, we feel cheated

But really, we just don’t

Understand. We were not

Meant to linger here forever.

There had to be an end.

The person leaving is entering

A happy life with the Creator

We cannot come close to

Realizing the bliss that awaits

And one cannot trade down

To make those left behind

Happy. We basically are just

Passing through and we will be

Judged on how well we made

The journey. It is not for one to

Say how good or bad others were

We do not know God’s purpose

For them was. We should focus

On living a life of goodness and

Following the precepts given to

Us by our Lord and Savior. When

We do we will go out smiling , too.

Stanski

November 30, 2023, ^

Walking through the woods

Snow eight inches deep

Trees shaking off excess

Creates image of a storm

A few creatures squeaking

Any birds are silent if

There at all. The temperature

Is causing me to shiver. I

Wonder what lies ahead.

It is only November and it

Feels like March and all

Of this should be over, but

Still, you cannot deny that

Nature has its way. It is

Cyclical and one thing has

To happen before the next

Has a chance to show off.

My legs feel heavy as I turn

Around to go back. I am

Always on the lookout for

Potential danger. Animals

Do roam in the winter looking

For food. I do not feel like

Being someone’s food for

Today. I am happy to get

Back home on this cold day.

Stanski

November 29, 2023, ^

The sun pouring through

The window is bright, almost

Blinding, and very warm

It is foretelling in a way

Warning us to enjoy it as

A cold dark winter will soon

Be upon us. The roads are

Quiet. Under the snow is

A layer of black ice so the

Going is precarious.

With no wind the tree limbs

Are dressed with snow and

One could complain but then

The beautiful days would be

Meaningless. We take the

Good with the bad and there

Is always beauty if we are

Only willing to look for it.

There is hope that the sun

Will evaporate the snow and

Give us a reprieve until the

Baby is born in Bethlehem.

Then a light falling of the

White precipitate will be

Welcome and we will be

Thankful for the many things

That have been given to us.

Stanski

November 28, 2023, ^

Winter made a bold announcement

Leaving one-half inch of snow

Does he think this is funny or is

He doing it just for show

We have a month before he is official.

About thirty days will drag

I feel sick like a silly old witch

When someone called her a hag

This snow will melt; we will see

Green grass. Slip and slide and fall

It is a wonder that the hospital

Won’t have more of its people on call

Winter is not my favorite season

People daydream while they drive

Then hit ice and begin to slide

Many times only to collide

What started as a peaceful day

With on load of problems to carry

Just turned into a disaster

A Christmas without the Merry

It is here so my advice is to face it

Be careful as you drive and slow down

Others may not like it at all, but

It is better than a hospital gown.

Stanski

November 26, 2023, ^

A beautiful day greets us as

To remind us of.  how lucky we

Are to be living in such a great

Place where nature abounds with

Gifts and mystery. Light streams

Through the woods and highlights

What color is left. The migrating

Birds have left for the winter

And folks that can have left for

Their homes in the south

Time flies. It seems like they

Were just returning. The good

Months for them passed quickly

We have much to be thankful for

And had better spend some time

In prayer, thanking God for His

Gifts to us. We may be enduring

Pain but our good fortune exceeds

It by far. We best spend our time

In thanksgiving and praying for those

Being persecuted around the world

Stanski

November 25, 2023, ^

After a great day of thanks

We continue on our journey

It is up to us to take it in the

Right direction. When we

Meet our Savior on the final

Day, we will be thankful that

We listened to His word and

Followed it, His command was

To follow me. He gave us the

Holy Spirit to rely on and to

Seek council with. We must

Have order in our lives. All of

Nature, even the devastating

Parts have order. There are

Expectations. There will be

Joyous moments and sad moments

All that is given to us is to be

Answered with thanks. It is

Sad that in a world with so much

We still have hunger and struggle.

People who don’t care will be

Called upon to explain their

Actions. It will not be comfortable

The winter season will soon be upon

Us and it would be wise to hibernate

Into the season with prayer and thanks

Stanski November 2

A day to give official thanks.

We have much to be thankful for

At the same time, we are sick in

The stomach at all the bad actors

Out there on the world stage.

The need for power and control

By some at the expense of others

Is enough to make you cry. It is

Bright from the sun in the southeast

And maybe that is a good sign.

In our own space we are praying

For peace and for those who are

Hungry and thirsty and who need

Shelter. At the same time we have

Breaking windows and doors and

Shoplifting up to one thousand

Dollars’ worth of merchandise.

If they are caught with more than

That they are booked and released.

This type of policing dampens the

Spirit of all the good citizens.

The snow has begun falling, but

Melts as soon as it hits the ground.

It is not as nice as other days we

Have found but we will take it and

Bear the weight of the cross we

Perceive us as carrying.

Stanski

November 23, 2023, ^

Indian summer today

Rain last night

Bright sunny morning

Treetops catch the sun.

You think of spring, but

Know it is a long way off.

So, we settle on the

Beauty of today.

The inland sea is calm.

No birds swimming or

Diving for food. The trees

Are still, waiting for an

Introduction. They have

Songs to sing and are ready.

Thanksgiving this week. We

All know that even in the

Midst of trouble in the world

There is still much to be

Thankful for. Covid wiped out

About two years of normal living

And new cases are being reported.

Under God’s grace and angels’ wings

It will play itself out. Millions of travelers

May be at risk. Airports will most likely

Be a nightmare. Prayer is needed.

And thanksgiving as well as the

Appreciation of Indian Summer,

Another gift we take for granted.

Stanski on November 22, 2023, ^

A cold Tuesday morning

I sit in wonder, looking for

Stability in the weather, but

Conclude that it is not to be.

The sunshine that we want

Is off the map. All the leaves

Have fallen to the ground.

Light passes through the bare

Limbs highlighting the color

Left on the forest floor. Beauty

Can be found, if you look for

It. The dampness and the chill

In the air can be depressing

And I am trying to stay away from

That fixation. This is the season

Of thanks and we have much to be

Thankful for even amid the problems

In the world. I am thankful for all

The good people looking out for

Others who are literally helpless.

They are receiving food and water,

Given shelter, even on a temporary basis,

Until all is closer to well. It may be

A while, but we are hopeful that it

Will be soon when the world wakes up.

In the meantime, let us give thanks for

All the good being done.

Stanski on November 21, 2023, ^

The Wolter table

Busy with chatter

Waiting for Elvis

The great imitator

He did arrive

To a loud reception

Giddiness prevailed

From a still sober crowd

Little old ladies

With damp underwear

Had been waiting all day.

The curtain was pulled.

The “King” strolled across the

Stage to cheers and applause

Several songs were sung

His assistant very reliable

The pretend Elvis left the

Stage and strolled amongst

The audience. He danced with

Some and gave them scarves.

He did three sets and one

Could tell that he was getting

Tired, especially having to

Dance and sing. He lifted the

Hearts of many who were

Sorry to see the evening come

To and end, but it did

Stanski on November 18, 2023, ^