Month: March 2024

NATURE AT ITS BEST

The beauty of nature is at a peak

Today, as we celebrate the

Resurrection of Jesus. His beautiful act

Will never be surpassed. We can only

Give thanks for His wondrous deed.

He obeyed the Father and fulfilled

The prophecies. We are the ones

Who benefit from His sacrifice.

We seem to be unable to stop

Sinning and turning our back on

Our Savior. Now is the time to

Start anew. He is beside us and

Wants us to do well. He is our shepherd

And will watch over us as we try to

Imitate Him. The Holy Spirit within us

Is also a guide down this daunting path.

It is time to start walking, following

His footsteps.

Stanski

March 31, 2024, ^

HOLY SATURDAY

So many times, you felt

The pressure of Good Friday

Lifted and now must just

Wait for Easter Sunday.

It is an emotional time

Like before and after a

Spanking. Everything now

Feels alright as we wait

For the clock to go around

One more time so we can

Celebrate the Resurrection

Of Jesus. This is truly a miracle

Which is difficult to digest.

All of the prophies become

Valid, and the man mistaken

For a gardener walks with

The two Mary’s to greet some

Of the apostles. It will be a

Great day.

Stanski

March 31, 2024, ^

THE FRIDAY THEY CALLED GOOD

One wonders about spirituality, not

Found in the world today. It seems

With some exceptions, our focus

Is not the death of Jesus, offered

For our sins and redemption. We

Forget the terrible week He endured

Suffering excruciating pain, to which

He could not say no, stop. He was

Crowned, scourged, beat, and

Mocked and finally crucified and

Died. He did this for us at the

Instruction of the Father. We have

Drifted away from the awesomeness

Of these events, and seem more

Focused on bonnets, parades, eggs,

And candy. New clothes and shoes

Are part of the ritual, and we tend

To forget about those who are doing

Without. There is hunger and thirst 

In many parts of the world. Terrorists

Are killing citizens and each other.

Crime is running rampant everywhere

But especially in the big, blue cities.

Leaders who exist are not listened to.

We will collectively pay for our insolence.

Time for us to wake up with thanks.

Stanski

March 29, 2024, ^

ANOTHER

I guess I’m crazy

For wishing for spring

There is no sense in crying

Waiting for birds to sing

I’m waiting for flowers

For blossoms in the trees

All we are getting is snow

Winter can be such a tease

Gray skies lurking above

Not even a trace of blue

The only thing close is me

That is because I’m blue

I have lost my faith in

Predictability. I have lost my

Faith in a pledge. Disappointment

And broken words have

Dismayed me, even though

Expectations were never that high.

We learn as we get older

To be true to your word

To take another path would

Be truly absurd. The one

You hurt is yourself. That

Would be a fool’s mission.

Forgive and move on and

Stay safe in being you.

Stanski

March 28, 2024, ^

COLD WINDS

COLD WINDS

Birds fly through the gusty wind

They are strong-willed and

Do not give up. We could

Learn from their example.

The waves in this wind are

Three and four feet tall.

It is an exciting change from

The slow, barely moving

Water of yesterday. Still

The clouds are gray. Some

Have separated to show a

Little uplifting blue.

Spring seems to be more winter

Then winter was. Yesterdays

Snow has about melted.

I am afraid that we will have

A cold, gray, wet Easter.

That is usually a bad omen.

The next seven Sundays will be

Very much like Easter Sunday.

We take what we get and hope

For the best. We can serve

Others, regardless of the weather

And no rule says

We have to feel bed.

Stanski

March 27, 2024, ^

PRESSURE

The weather was very gray.

Every shad and no blue or sun.

The atmospheric pressure was

Immense. It made my whole body

Ache. There is no relief in sight

Winter crashed and rode over

Spring. No relief coming, so we

Endure. Spring will show its colors

If we can just be patient. People’s

Moods are bad, and self treatment

Does not seem to work. Tomorrow

Will be a better day.

Stanski

March 25, 2024 ^

EASTER SUNDAY

Easter Sunday. Snow and wind

A bright sky with gray clouds

The sun peeks out on occasion.

This makes us happy but doesn’t

Put us in the mood to sing

In your Easter Bonnet, but

We accept what we have

Received. We are not special

And do not deserve to have

Everything go our way. I like

Easter bonnets. They remind

Me of England, where hats

Are worn in a magnificent way

For any and all occasions.

Traditions change from time to time

And still, we always have something to

Hold on to. There will be a day

When none of this matters but

There will be something new to

Hang on to. We are not fickle

It is just the way it is.

Stanski

March 24, 2024, ^

TIME

Time, time, time,

Goes flying by

Quicker than a cat

Can wink its eye

I feel a little nervous

Like I have lost my footing

I keep stumbling forward

With no goal in sight

I have trouble breathing 

And have lost my fight.

How long will this last

Time is not on my side

So I will run away

And find a place to hide

Stanski

March 21, 2024, ^

WINTER IS BACK

WINTER IS BACK

On the first day of spring

We have winter coming in like

A blizzard. A foggy gray whipping

Snow about like there was no

Tomorrow. We have been fooling

Ourselves thinking that the

Worst, which wasn’t bad at all, was

Over and now this mess. The

Horizon is challenging to locate; the

Trees are still, and there is no sign of

Animals or birds. Everything and

Everyone is tucked in. Our only

Hope is that this goes away soon.

I have doctors to see and dreed

The thought of driving into town.

I hope that I am asleep and just

Dreaming this, but I doubt it.

The green lawn now has two

Inches of snow, with more coming.

April has fooled us like this in

The past, but this year it is March,

At the very end of March, which decided to

Shed its beauty on us. We know your

Beauty, please stop. You cannot talk

With nature, we can only hope.

Stanski

March 20, 2024, ^