OH APRIL SNOW SHOWERS

This morning looked bleak

Two inches of snow and

A beautiful wind storm

It looked like a blizzard

There were white outs

Traffic at a standstill

Don’t worry

We are used to this

Six months in a row of snow

Icy roads because they

Don’t plow on the weekends

Unless there is over four inches

Then during the week the

Snow plows scrape down

The clear roads pushing

Dirt, ice and snow to

The shoulder and beyond

You can see sparks and smoke

It is almost May

Maybe the worst is over

Ice in the lake is mostly gone

Fishing is from the docks

Not a lot of action though

Nature does not keep a schedule

We are under quarantine at the time

The Covid-19 has us tied down

Many think it is a China conspiracy

Churches are fined if anyone congregates

Non-essential businesses are closed and

On the way to bankruptcy

The snow takes your mind off of this

You stay at home and pray

Pray that others are safe

No selective surgeries can take place

Bureaucrats know how to take care of us

They know April blizzards among other things

Stanski

April 5, 2025 ^

NOT WHAT YOU THINK

The fact that you are usually correct

Can sometimes be quite boring

I like challenges and finding solutions

Remain as an idea person

The trouble with finding the answers

Is that you are requested to implement them

This goes against my grain

One should not necessarily lead to the other

It takes courage to identify the problem

Another venture to find the answer

Perhaps the greatest mettle required is to execute it

I don’t desire to get into a competition

Just want to leave the place better

For my having been there

This is not feeding an ego, but

Living up to a personal code

The obvious is not always in plain sight

Intuitiveness, many times, presents the answer

Then the fun begins as many will challenge

Or put up the hoops through which one must jump

This may be discouraging and many refuse

Thus a good project comes to a halt

No purpose is served when this happens

Frustration and disengagement sets in

There are no winners; no win-wins

Just a bunch of lonely people

Stanski

April 4, 2025 ^