A SMALL BIRD A small bird flew across an empty sky I wondered where it was going All alone over the inland sea The birds have their instincts They do not seem to tire and Always return to their nest. Later I saw two gaggles of geese The parents teaching the young Ones how to fish. The routine is Repeated until the young ones learn. It is fun to watch the growth. Nature is a wondrous thing. We can learn a lot just by watching. It makes me wonder what other can learn from us as we wander Through life. Stamski June 21, 2024, ^ Share this: Press ThisTwitterFacebook Customize buttons
A SMALL BIRD
Author: stevehaarman
A LITTLE BIRD
A small bird flew across an empty sky
I wondered where it was going
All alone over the inland sea
The birds have their instincts
They do not seem to tire and
Always return to their nest.
Later I saw two gaggles of geese
The parents teaching the young
Ones how to fish. The routine is
Repeated until the young ones learn.
It is fun to watch the growth.
Nature is a wondrous thing.
We can learn a lot just by watching.
It makes me wonder what otherS
can learn from us as we wander
Through life.
Stamski
June 21, 2024, ^
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, JOE
Joe, my pantry is empty
I cannot afford food
The heat bill is out of sight
And gasoline is through the roof
You opened the border
We have murders and rapes
The perps are let back into society
They commit the same crimes
You have abandoned Israel
Our indoctrinated students
Are rioting for Palestine
They are happy that Hamas
Has slaughtered so many jews
Joe, what are you doing
Everything costs more
We are spending millions
Taking care of the illegals
Putting them up in luxury hotels
While our soldiers sleep
On the sidewalk along
With vagrants add drug heads.
Our oil reserve is dwindling
And you are supporting Iran.
Why aren’t we drilling for
Oil and gas. We were independent
We were exporters earning money
Our national debt is out of sight.
Let us stop spending.
What are you doing, Joe
Quit! quit!
Stanski on June 21, 2024, ^
TAYLOR OR TYLER
A lady came to my pharmacy
And handed me a prescription.
It had the name Tyler on it and
I asked male or female. Instead
Of answering male, she said
I know Taylor can be male or
Female but I never heard of
A female Tyler. I should have
Just left it alone, but I said we
Had a girl named Tyler at college,
But maybe it was a nick=name.
Why would they call her Tyler
Asked the lady. I answered
Because she was always on
The floor. Another customer laughed.
The lady paid for her medicine and
Left. I never saw her again. Life
Has its ups and downs.
Stanski
June 19, 2024, ^
HUMORLESS
HUMORLESS
Humorless people exist
Fran Miller came into my
Store to pick up prescriptions
For his wife, Norma. He
Usually grumbled about
The price and this day
Our lights were off.
What’s the matter, Steve
Didn’t you pay your electric
Bill. That’s a great line, Fran
Did you think, it up or do you
Have writers. He turned and
Headed for the door. Frank
I said, I was just kidding. He
Kept walking and again I
Said, Frank I was just kidding.
The last thing I said to him as
He was walking out the door
Was, Frank. He never came
Back. His wife never called
To apologize for his behavior.
I never saw him again. The other
Customers who were waiting for
The electricity to come back on
Just shook their heads and laughed.
Stanski
June 17, 2024, ^
WHERE HAS LIBERTY GONE
LIBERTY
There is the feeling
That we are losing
Our Liberty. An
Right given and
Acknowledged by
The constitution.
Brave mem and women
Have laid down their lives
In the process of fighting
To protect our liberty.
Now we have the
People in Washington D.C.,
The governors of the states
And the local bureaucrats
Infringing on our liberty in
One way or another.
Restrictions and mandates
Take away our rights.
Proposals that are absurd
Electric cars and renewable energy
Without being concerned
With the outcome and costs.
We cannot drill for oil and gas
We leave the border open and
Create a debt we can’t pay off.
Bit by bit our liberty is lost.
Stanski
June 13, 2024 ^
WHAT’S SO BAD
WHAT’S SO BAD
In life you encounter
Many things and people.
Sometimes you are rubbed
The wrong way and wand to
Retaliate which gives you\
Some satisfaction, but
Still leaves you feeling bad.
A better way may be to
Forgive and possibly help
Remove the obstacles and
Forgive those who injured
You. It is a possible way of
Life. Like we have heard
Turn the other cheek and
Help rather than hinder
Personal growth. And
What’s so bad about peace,
Love and understanding.
Stanski
June 1, 2024, ^
WORKING IT THROUGH
Sometimes things don’t
Look too positive. An injury
Lingers and even though
You do your physical therapy
You don’t detect improvement
Prayer sooths the soul but
The body stays the same
Don’t give up. Sooner or
Later there will be a break-
Through and you will be
Up and running around
Doing the things you like
To do which improve
The community and also
Give relief to the one who
Cares for me and the
Property. The best thing is
To not fall on black ice.
Stanski
May 31, 2024, ^
LEADING IS NOT HARD OR EASY
We know what to anticipate
And from what direction. The
Percussion we feel on our chest
Remind us of previous encounters.
We knew what to expect and how
To handle it as a team. We prayed
And committed the team and the
Residents into the hands of our
Heavenly Father. Then the waiting.
Almost all of the projectiles were
Intercepted within a quarter hour.
We thanked our Father for His
Protection. Going to the psalms
We read that he that dwells in the
Secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty. He is our refuge and our fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust. He will cover
You with His feathers and under his wings
You shall take refuge; His truth shall
Be your truth and buckler. We shall not
Be afraid of terror by night or the arrow
That flies by day. (From Psalm 91
Although sleep was scarce, we had His
Angels to watch over us we are forever thankful
And will place our trust where it belongs
Stanski on May 27, 2024^
PRAYING ON IT
When asked to help out and
To say you are praying on
It, just doesn’t fly. You
Already know the answer.
You may have nothing left to
Give. It is not for us to judge.
It is between you and your
Maker. He gave His life.
The holocaust survivors
Lost their families and are
Alone. At their age they
Cannot be game fully employed.
They need outside help to
Survive. We were given instructions
On what to do and we must
Follow in the footsteps of the
Man who laid down His life
For us. Israel was shaken this
Past October 7. Hamas committed
One of the worst atrocities Israel
Has ever experienced. More help
Is needed now and to claim to
Be antisemitic will not do. We
Must do our part if we are to be
Called children or God. Praying
Is good, but not if it leads to denial.
Stanski on May 26, 2024, ^