I ask to be closer to
The Lord and follow His plan
For me. Keep me humble and
Gracious and non-judgmental.
Misunderstanding, outlandish
Remarks are made and civility
Vanishes like the morning mist.
False accusations become
The truth and those proud
Stick with it and pass it along.
What about our religion. Are we
Not to be kind, solve problems
Together, sanctify each other and
Agree to disagree, but with respect.
Stanski
September 5, 2024, ^
The waves are crashing the shore
Whitecaps from far out make it
All the way and then roll back to
The normal water. It makes me
Think of the blowhards who make
Unreal proclamations, are put down
And then drift back into obscurity.
The world is full of these people.
Many are believed and a following
Is established. They become a threat
To decency and disrupt what was a
Good flow of humankind. They are
Backed by Hollywood and moneyed
Men who require us to fight back
Wasting our energy and turning us
Away from the useful things we were
Doing to improve life for everyone.
There is no free lunch. We must be
Alert to every threat which could
Demolish us. This evil persists and
Has always been with us but until
Picked up by those in power has
Remained dormant and manageable
Now we have our work cut out for us.
Do not be timid. This is real life and
We do not want to go over the cliff
And crash like the whitecaps do on
The shore. Fight furiously fellows
Until the victory is ours.
Stanski
September 4, 2024, ^
The sun drizzled its rays on the
Choppy waves giving a strobe
Like effect. I had to turn my
Head away because it was
So brilliant. I am thankful for
The sun because all energy
Ultimately comes from it. A
Single seed planted sprouts
And becomes a stalk and cells
Differentiate to become leaves
And the small ears of corn. The
Cells become stalk, kernels and
Silky threads. Eventually we have
A lovely ear of corn. Only God
With the help of the sun could
Do this. A miracle from each seed.
We invent things which most time
Lead to the destruction of the earth.
We use chemicals indiscriminately
And pay the consequences with
Poor health, contaminated water,
And polluted minds. The sun is our
Friend but we must work with it. Its
Heat gives us CO2 which is absorbed
By plants and trees and they give us
Oxygen. Chemistry no one thinks about.
Yes, the sun is a wonder and wonderful.
Stanski on September 2, 2024, ^
This morning, I saw two
Yellow leaves scattering
On the black driveway.
I thought of the beauty
They showed and again
About the magnificence
Of nature. I think as I walk
Through the woods that
The way to do it is to look
For all the wonder and be
Thankful for what has been
Given to us. So many times,
We take for granted the
Beauty, we see, especially
In the spring and autumn.
It would be wise to walk
With thanksgiving in our
Mind and heart, giving the
Almighty His due. If we do
This we will be full of joy.
This would be the best part
Of walking and we would
Want to repeat it often.
Stanski
September 1, 2024, ^
This morning I saw two
Yellow leaves scattering
On the black driveway.
I thought of the beauty
They showed and again
About the magnificence
Of nature. I think as I walk
Through the woods that
The way to do it is to look
For all the wonder and be
Thankful for what has been
Given to us. So many times,
We take for granted the
Beauty, we see, especially
In the spring and autumn.
It would be wise to walk
With thanksgiving in our
Mind and heart, giving the
Almighty His due. If we do
This we will be full of joy.
This would be the best part
Of walking and we would
Want to repeat it often.
Stanski
September 1, 2024, ^
Steve Haarman 