Month: October 2024

I sit at a table in the sunshine

The warmth it gives me is nice

It shines through the window and

The glare if you should look out is amazing

Yesterday we marked a trail for snowshoeing

When breadcrumbs were recommended about

The fairy-tale of Hansel and Gretel

Many times new trails in life are pursued

Some take too many and are confused until

The right one for them is found

Then there is no stopping his growth and potential

I put on a baseball cap to cut back the sun glare

I think of the road not taken.  The only reason

Was because of the ware.  The traveler took the

Other because it was grassy and wanted ware

The other road will never be taken and one

Wonders what life may have been had it been

We often think about our own lives and how

Fate or serendipity moved us this way or that

One might have been a minister rather then

The electrician he turned out to be

Between the two choices the soul and the body

Are taken care of and care is very important

Choices are often difficult to make and

Making the wrong one could be costly while

Life if the other road had been taken is sublime

A fine, final, October mist lifts from the lake

It settles on the thirsty dry ground.  As I

Watch I notice a path in the woods and

Decide to travel it.  The ground has many

Leaves covering it.  I look for trash and empty

Drink containers, but there are none.  I take this

As a good sign and return to where I started

I am thankful for the clean woods but also for

The beautiful day which I will not forget

Tonight is Halloween and the evil ones may

Plan on doing things that are harsh, but mostly

Little children will be happy even though it is a pagan day

We can make up for it by praying on November 1 and 2

These are All Saints Dan and all Souls Day

Stanski

October 31, 2024, ^

CINQUAIN WRITTEN ON October 30, 2013

Elder

Holds his head high

Aware of his station

Trying to set the example

Leader

Stansberry McKricken aka Stanski

October 30, 2024, ^

OCTOBER DAYS

A new October morning

Finds us in the gray days

Of the year.  Fields of pumpkins

Waiting to become Jack-O-Lanterns

Corn stalks groomed to form tents

Leaf burning gives us clouds

Which remind us of Indians dancing

There is enough room for spirituality

The colorful leaves, each different

As are we and are the Saints in Heaven

We wait for Halloween, Thanksgiving,

Advent and Christmas as well

It is a commercial world and much

Emphasis will be placed on what

We think are the wrong things

We are awake and know where

Our focus should be.  We have bold

Intentions, but to carry them out

We need the help of the Lord.

It is easy to be distracted from the

Things we wish to do so we double

Down in prayer and good works

When these days are past we may

Judge ourselves and look forward

To our next challenge

Stanski

October 29, 2024, ^

Voted against Trump’s largest tax cut in history

and proposed raising income taxes.

Rolled out a liberal enforcement program to

collect more taxes on tips.

After Harris took office interest rates skyrocketed to over 7%

making mortgages unaffordable for many and driving up rent prices.

Gutted American oil and gas production causing gasoline

prices to soar by over 40%.

Cost of houses increased by over 25% putting

ownership out of reach for many.

Credit card debt surged because savings

had to be used to pay bills.

Personal savings have fallen considerably since Kamala took office.

She wants to tax unrealized value gains on stocks and homes.

Her policies are failed, weak and dangerous.

If you like this possibility then vote for her, but if not

Trump is your man. He will turn things around.

Stanski

October 27, 2024, ^

Voted against Trump’s largest tax cut in history

and proposed raising income taxes.

Rolled out a liberal enforcement program to

collect more taxes on tips.

After Harris took office interest rates skyrocketed to over 7%

making mortgages unaffordable for many and driving up rent prices.

Gutted American oil and gas production causing gasoline

prices to soar by over 40%.

Cost of houses increased by over 25% putting

ownership out of reach for many.

Credit card debt surged because savings

had to be used to pay bills.

Personal savings have fallen considerably since Kamala took office.

She wants to tax unrealized value gains on stocks and homes.

Her policies are failed, weak and dangerous.

If you like this possibility then vote for her, but if not

Trump is your man. He will turn things around.

Stanski

October 27, 2024, ^

One pleads his heart out, but it’s not for

Their team so, they ignore the logic maybe

Go down the drain and all ol their wishes with them.

But they wouldn’t listen.

They reverted to name calling

Pointed out untruths and

Hoped this would save them

And maybe it will, but if it does and their

Leader wins it will be four years of misery

You could call it a capital sin.

But, I will pray on my sore knees

That this doesn’t happen and

The Lord of us all will intercede.

It is hard to believe that intelligent

People could fall for such a lie

From one who doesn’t know

How to answer a simple question

Except to say she is from the

Middle class and she will stop

Price gouging, obviously not

Understanding all the factors

Of pricing. Her husband has

Character flaws as does Clinton

And Trump, but Trump did give us

Four good years where we were better

Off because of Him.

Stanski on October 25, 2024, ^

Kamala’s failed, weak, and dangerously

Liberal policies are unacceptable.

She voted against Trump’s largest

Tax cut in history and proposed

Raising income taxes. His cuts

resulted in more money for the treasury.

She wanted to collect more taxes on tips.

Interest rates increased after she took office.

This made mortgages unaffordable for many

And drove up rent prices. She reduced oil

And gas production causing prices to soar

And costing families thousands more per year.

Home prices increased 25% and credit card

Debt surged while personal savings fell.

Do we want more of this or should we turn

The page and go back to the Trump years

When everyone was doing well. We all make

Mistakes but don’t make one when you vote

This year.

Stanski

October 24, 2024, ^

Pain affects our flow

Removes our glow

Distracts us from purpose

As though just to curse us

Why we often wonder

Is it so much like thunder?

Can’t we get relief?

Could we catch this thief?

So much we cannot do

Watch out for the other shoe

Don’t know where to go

Have to find my Mo-jo

This pain’s so bad

It can make me sad

Some treat it as a fad

Seems to make them glad

I have no use for it

When bad I’ll have a fit

Can’t get used to it

Sometimes my pain

Is like an endless rain

Won’t it please end soon?

Release itself, like

A butterfly from its cocoon

Today the sun shines

And I’m feeling fine

Maybe it’s in the mind

Peace is where I’ll find

Stanski

October 23, 2024, ^

Let’s forget if we are

Democrats or Republicans

I am an Independent and

Vote tor the candidate who

I think will do the best job for

The country and its citizens.

This year we will be choosing

Either a Marxist or one who wants

To make America great again.

The last four years have seen our

Country in decline. The border was

Opened and the stay in Mexico

Agreement dissolved by a stroke

Of a pen. Our energy output was

Reduced, driving up the cost on

Rent, homes, insurance, interest,

Fuel and food while reducing wages

And jobs. Some people had to go

Into debt just to survive. Seniors

Had to dip into their savings just to

Pay bills and for food. Please do not

Be proud. Vote to survive. We do not

Want a new world order where the elite

Are in control and we will be controlled.

Trust in Almighty God and vow to serve

Him. He will put His Light over all

Darkness and we will be free.

Stanski on October 22, 2024, ^