Author: stevehaarman

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 When the truth doesn’t matter
 Where are we?
  
 When those in trouble are left alone
 Who are we?
  
 When we stop our dreaming
 What are our expectations? 
  
 When we cannot face up to expectancies?
 Who have we become?
  
 We thunder with depression
 Will lightning bring us hope?
  
 So easy to walk away
 Leave the mess to others
  
 Who will be the brave amongst us?
 Is courage always enough?
  
 How about a dance in the sun
 What by this will actually be won?
  
 When we await the comfort of night
 Will that be enough to stem our fright?
  
 Is reality, though cold, the answer sought?
 Dreamland is peaceful, we have been taught
  
 But where do we go with dreams
 Nothing is really as it seems
  
 We must confront; seek the truth
 What would be left?  To pick what fruit?
  
 It is best to step back within ourselves
 What is available on our shelves?
  
 Turn around and share the fare
 Then you know just where you are
  
 Stanski
 September 22, 2019 ^ 

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 To those who may wonder or tend to doubt, have Faith and Hope and remember that God is Love
  
 From Saint Paul to Timothy:
 Beloved:  Teach and urge these things.  Whoever teaches something different and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the religious teaching is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes.  From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds, who are deprived of the truth, supposing religion to be a means of gain.  Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain.  For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it.  If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that.  Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and into a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge them into ruin and destruction.  For the love of money is the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.
                 
 But you, man of God, avoid all this.  Instead, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.  Compete well for the faith.  Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses.
  
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 So, my friends, we have to decide whether our highest thoughts can out-maneuver His lowest thoughts or are we going to concede that our faith shall overcome all doubts and then shed ourselves of all obstacles and follow Him, carry our cross for Him, empty ourselves only to be filled up again with His glory and love.  Live our lives in a new way, which makes a mother in Haiti, (living in a small tent made of metal, salvaged from the last disaster, which an adult cannot stand up in and where her three children, whose father was killed, are constantly hungry, fed only soup made from weeds, and if they can fall asleep have to be watched, so as to avoid being bitten by large spiders and snakes.  Where the source of clean water is two miles away and dangerous to get and difficult to carry back to the tin hut,) more important than our providing the luxurious life we are seeking for ourselves.  Jesus said, “Follow me.”  The rest is up to us.  The above mentioned mother has deep faith in Jesus.  She constantly turns to Him and knows His love will be always with her and her family.  She has the Faith that could move mountains.  If you wish to help as He wishes you to, send your gifts to “Food for the Poor” 
 6401 Lyons Road, PO BOX 979004, Coconut Creek, Florida 33097-9004
  
 “For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.  Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” From Saint Paul to the Corinthians
  
 Your friend, Steve Haarman, aka Stanski.  September 21, 2019 ^
   

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 "For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come."
  
 2 CORINTHIANS 5:4,5 (NIV)
   

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 I do not like cats
 But I love my brothers
 One I know real well
 “He is like a brother to me”
 The other is missing, for the most part,
 From my life
 I love him as a child of God
 Why am I writing this?
 Because it is real and
 Not an unusual circumstance
  
 I do not like cats
 I go forward continually
 It is the only direction I know
 I want to leave things better
 Before it is my time to go
 I think of my siblings
 Do they agree with me?
 Circumstances have made it difficult
 Isn’t that the case in every family?
 But, we all keep moving
  
 We may not know what we see
 We keep looking, however
 I have lost two sisters and a brother
 Now we are down to three
 I have respect for them, but
 I move on my own
 They may disagree at times
 But I think that is fine
 I try to be right, because
 I feel that truth must prevail
 And I do not like cats
  
 Stanski
 September 15, 2019 ^
  
   

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 We come together
 At an appointed time
 Gather to love our savior
 And pay homage to Him
  
 It is fitting that we do this
 We have much to be thankful for
 Endless time could be given
 But we disperse within an hour
  
 Everyone goes their way
 But the need of gratitude and love
 Must be incorporated into 
 Our beliefs each moment if
 We choose to carry the cross
  
 No one says that this would be easy
 Followers know this and proceed
 Fans just stand and watch
 What will suit us in our life?
  
 Are we happy just living and surviving
 Or do we need to do good works 
 Be disciples for our Savior
 Turn our life to the weight of the cross
  
 Stanski 
 September 8, 2019 ^ 

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 I like to engage myself in critical thinking
 I read and listen to negativity against the president
 I wonder if anyone has looked at his accomplishments
 Even while enduring the Russian Hoax
 The attacks on his Supreme Court appointments
 The indifference of McCain and the Rinos
 I think about the reduced regulations and tax cuts
 Employment increases for every segment of society
 Higher pay and increased opportunity
 Veteran improvements and hospital choice
 The rebuilding of our depleted military
 Withdrawal from the Iran deal
 Withdrawal from NAFTA
 Near elimination of ISIS
 Bringing manufacturing back to America
  
 Still the man is attacked
 Called a White Supremacist 
 Called a Racist and
 Whatever else the fake news can invent
 What do these doubters have against this country?
  
 Stanski
 September 15, 2019 ^ 

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 Can one make a difference?
 A hurricane demolishes the Bahamas
 Will you open a door for a stranger?
 Fire in the Brazil Rain Forest
 Is it possible to stop blaming?
 Will congress give the President
 Six billion for a border wall
 Or do we spend 190 billion 
 Providing for illegal invaders?
  
 I love the underdog,
 But we are a nation of law
 There is an unfounded cry
 For children being separated
 From parents at the border
 Over the course of years
 We endure sixty million abortions
 This might make sense for some
 But is contrary to my intuition 
 Precious lives snuffed; separated
 From their mothers when 
 We were all taught to love
  
 We keep waving the flags
 News, fake news, lies and
 Prejudice
  
 Stanski 
 September 15, 2019 ^ 

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 I begin to think
 Who am I?
 What am I doing here?
 I do things
 Automatically
 It is of my nature
 I am aware
 I see needs
 Am full of potential solutions
 If only the path were clear
  
 I have a philosophy 
 Which is
 Do what you have to do
 Then ask questions later
 I get in trouble
 But I also get things done
 I love to improve condition
 And always challenge man rules
 Jesus made it simple for us
 No hoops; just love
  
 Stanski
 September 15, 2019 ^ 

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 All the noise, the feeling,
 The emotion and love
 On display unconsciously
  
 We are just being ourselves
 And something good has happened
 Conversely, body chemistry changes
 When unfavorable conditions present
  
 We are complex beings and
 Happy celebrations can turn
 To tragedy in the blink of an eye
 It is wise to be temperate
  
 Work for excellence at all times
 Decline to be distracted by short cuts
 Accept the chance of obstacles
  
 We want to fly but have no wings
 Crave the wind on calm days
 Wish certain seasons would last forever
 But also know the meaning of reality
  
 Life is not to be boring
 There will be ups and downs
 How we handle them has meaning
  
 We love the noise, the parades,
 But keep them in perspective
 Then disappointments are tolerable
  
 Stanski
 September 15, 2019 ^ 

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 I write my poems
 Many times they are personal
 Based on my own life
 Very much a part of me
 I could keep them to myself
 But I let them go out
  
 Some do not understand them
 Or they may not like them
 They may touch on politics
 But never are they fake
 The truth must prevail
 And I let it be known
  
 I write quickly
 That is my style
 How long does a rainbow last?
 How long can you remember?
 So I jot my lines down
 Still fresh in my mind
  
 I think of those who will disagree
 It causes me to wonder
 I cannot conceive of holding
 Their point of view
 It seems so counterintuitive 
 If one searches out truth and reality
  
 I wonder about prejudice 
 Where does it begin?
 I constantly self-check
 Then write what I feel is correct
 I cannot skim over the sweat
 Of heroes, who never had a say
  
 I write what I believe
 And I let it fly
  
 Stanski
 September 14, 2019 ^