Author: stevehaarman

The weather wasn’t pleasant

It was gray and cold

No precipitation and no wind

The sun was nowhere to be found

This can’t be it was the cry

We have had enough, but

Are not willing to trade our

Souls for a streak of great weather

So we waited and thought

What can we do? The answer came

Look for beauty amongst the gloom

It is there but it takes some time to

Locate. What will make us feel good

Cars and trucks are buzzing by on

The well-kept highway. We wonder

Where are they heading and what

Their attitude is about life in this

Dismal state of being. Some may be

Angry because of the traffic, but

Others are full of love, joy, peace,

Patience, kindness, generosity,

faithfulness, gratitude, gentleness

and self-control. They keep their

peevishness hidden id it existed

at all. The disgruntled looked at

each other with solemnity. They

knew their attitudes had been changed

and were going to make them

better people. The wound up praising

the sleet and gray clouds. They knew

the sun would eventually show.

Stanski

May 12, 2023, ^

It is noon

 sunlight strobes on the

  ripples of the inland sea

   causing excitement and

    lifting my late fall spirits

The road running

  parallel to the shore is

   dark, almost dreary, as

    tall dense trees block

     these same rays

Here and there the

 sun breaks through

  cheering my heart

I think of life

 Its ups and downs

  the good, the bad

The variances

  so much to love

    plenty to dislike

Work to do, while

  thankful for all

   that has been done

Light on the lake

darkness on the road, only

  four hundred feet away

No sense to this, but

 this is the way of truth

   an opportunity for denial

     a chance to make false claims

Some may believe

   secure spirits have no doubt

     remain open to new projects

       refuse to be bogged down by

        contingencies holding no water

Strobes are like truth

  some look away

   not willing to accept and then

    lean toward misery

Others find joy

  look for new possibilities

Condition can be improved

 new ways are shown

Good ideas are born as

 positivity strikes down

  the  negative

STANSKI

May 11, 2023, ^

It was to be an outdoor

Wedding with nature being

An attraction and felt to be

A good way to start off a life

Together. A small reception

Was planned, and then

The departure of the guests and

A private weekend in a cabana

On the lake shores. Everything

Was perfect except the weather

Did not cooperate with the plans

The event took place on the board-

Walk hurriedly and then

A quick walk to the reception.

The guests quickly forgot about the

Windy cold weather and warmed

Themselves up with champagne and

Mixed drinks. The number was

Limited as the guests said good luck

And farewell. When the last of them

Left the bride and groom were alone

With each other for the first time as

Man and wife. It was a different feeling

As they had made a commitment to

Each other which they intended to keep.

There was no additional honeymoon as

Both worked and a lot of money was

Needed for them to find a place to

Settle down and make a home. In the

Late afternoon the sun showed through

The clouds and this was taken as a good

Sign. The new week in a way was a respite

And life would fall into place as it does

For everyone. Happiness is a state of mind

And attitude and respect are related.

The adventure was over and also just beginning.

Stanski

May 11, 2023, ^

The days go by, and there

Is nothing new to report.

The left, now the National

Socialist Party, formerly

known as the Democratic

Party and backed by the

Media, the Soros group,

Big Tech, the leftist courts

Are making gains in many

States, using every tactic

Legal or illegal to advance

Their cause is to turn

Our country into a Socialist

Welfare Country where the

Average citizen is controlled

By the State, and there are

No more civil liberties. It

Sounds grim, but it is going

On right before our eyes.

History has many stories like

This nightmare we are living

Through and still, we do not

Learn from history, where

Governments were destroyed

And religion abolished as

Churches were destroyed.

thousands of people were

destroyed during each cycle of

change. Groups divided and

fought each other until one

prevailed, and later the

surviving group split until

one could control. There was

no hope and people were

enslaved until they were able

to come together and rise to

form a new ruling class where

control was not the objective.

Action is required. God help us.

Stanski

May 10, 2023, ^

Looking out the window

You are startled because

It is sunny and bright

Compared to all the gray

Weather this is quite the

Sight. A third of the way

Through May and maybe

We are in for a run of nice

Weather. It would only be

Fair, since we have only had

Rain and gray for months and

Now a turn for the better.

We are excited as the garden

Needs work to bring it up to

Its full glory. It is great to

Begin and gather new ideas

As you progress. We make things

More important then they really

Are, but that is just human nature

Some could care less about these

Things while others engage in

Unannounced competition.

Tree trimming will be a big part of

Our agenda this year. One big tree

Blew over last year. A different

Direction of wind and we could

Have suffered extensive damage.

We escaped it though and felt lucky

Today the water is calm, and we

Feel good.

Stanski

May 9, 2023, ^

Every now and then we

Come across someone

Who in his own mind is

Just a little better than us

He may have been a doctor

Or a minister but at any

Rate feels superior and his

Opinions are the only ones

That hold authority. The

Best thing is to leave at once

Just to prevent any conflict

And hard feelings. However, I

Am an instigator and don’t let

False proclamations pass by.

I give another viewpoint and

Back it up with facts as

Opposed to the media and

Presidential who know nothing  

But lies and divert the normal

People away from the truth.

These erudite make a habit of

Mocking others who are living

Life to the fullest and expect

Them to meet their every need.

I heard one ask the waitress what

Beer he was drinking last Tuesday

Night. I don’t know if he expected

Her to pull out a notebook or just

Recall on her own. She mentioned

A few possibilities and our friend

Settled on one but later claimed it

Was not the same as if anyone

Really cared. I thought we were

Having a beer before a poetry

Reading and when the reading was

Mentioned it was too late except for

The last few readings. I fell in love with

One of the poets but I could not get

To her to convey that message. It upset

me but I wasn’t going to get on a soapbox.

the erudite put his imprimatur on the

Event, so everything turned out well. i

tried his beer on the way back and thought

it was lousy.

Stanski

May 8, 2023, ^

I may exaggerate at times but

Three months without sunshine

And a dosing of rain each day is

Just short of that. High hopes

Are dashed by reality. Then the

Lies or reported lies you hear on

The media’s daily bashing of

Everything on the right leaves you

Depressed. Supposedly smart

People have forgotten about

Critical thinking and are stuck

In the mud, leaning left on every

Controversy. Speaker Pelosi makes

Millions on stock tips and nothing

Is made of it. Clarence Thomas is

Badmouthed daily on suppositions.

Sides are switched for convenience

And no one hears about it. Swamp

Mud appears on just about every

Shoe. The Biden-CCP connections

Are forgotten or at least no action

Is taken to bring it to a head. You can

Only steal up to $1,000.00 before

You are prosecuted and then released.

The days are gray in every way and

It appears that there is no relief in

Sight. We stand by while people

Are starving and thirsty. Children

Are dying by the thousands of

Malnutrition. We spend our money

On flowers so that the churches look

Nice on the important holidays, so we

Can all feel good. Then time and effort

To send out thank you notices to those

Who participated. Leaders stand by

While looting, arson, and murders take

Place. Our Vice-President leads a cause

To provide bail money for the criminals.

We will have a price to pay and then

Cry out with tears on why someone

Didn’t do something about it all.

Someday I wish to wake up where the

Clouds are far behind me. Small birds

Fly over the rainbow, why can’t I?

Sstanski on May 7, 2023, ^

Anticipation,

Creation, celebration,

Observation of facts

Belief in results

Many hands kept busy

To the point of being dizzy

No complaining though

The job was thought to

Be impossible with few

Believers, but with many

Taking a bite and trusting

Management with patience

The victory was achieved.

Euphoria comes from

Accomplishment so drugs

Are not a component of

The completion of this

Project. This is the first    

Of what we hope are many

There are many needs and

Most are visible. Homelessness

Can be corrected if we do not

Wait too long to address it

We had put it on the shelf

Drug use, overeating, stealing,

Abuse, addiction to liquor, and

Gambling, refusal to work,

Lack of effort in schools and

Students who are left alone

And hungry. Finally, we have

Found the courage to address

These problems. It will take

Time and solid leadership.

We have time but are a little bit

Short on leaders. We will not

Give up. We will always have a

Job to do. we just need the

Courage to continue.

Stanski

May 6, 2023, ^

SEEING THROUGH

I am tired of being rude, but

Don’t you know when no more

Means no more. You are more

Then I can handle. You come and

Tell me things that I already know

And I am supposed to be impressed.

I should nod my head in agreement

And praise you for your insight.

I am almost expecting you to take

Up a collection of money which

You will take to the poor. I want

To do my own collecting and reading

I do it already, and I don’t need

Coaching from someone who thinks

He has found an easy way to fulfill

His missionary assignment. My

Kindness in your mind gives you

Ownership of my goodness, but

Don’t count your chickens. I am at

The end of the trail with you and

You will have to find another way

Go find someone else to talk to

And wash their feet as an example

Of how to live and treat others.

Don’t forget I observe and report

And your actions are no longer

Looking good as I read them in my

Ledger. I think you understand so

We shall part for the last time, me

Wishing you well and you asking

For one more chance. I want to

Remind you that I can be a surly

S.O.B. if I must. I can’t say it hasn’t

Been interesting, but enough if

Not too much.

Stanski

May 5, 2023, ^

And I was there, just

Thinking of nothing, but

Observing all of the

Foolishness that goes on

between the various

countries, families and

friends. All the energy

spent chasing rainbows,

when everyone knows

that there is no pot of

gold waiting for the lucky

finder. Everyone cognoscente

of this knows or should

know that the gold is in the

giving of oneself to others,

to wash the feet of others,

but that is too much to

much to expect from those

who just talk the talk. I

scratched a cloud thinking

it was my back that itched

and was sore from carrying

too much weight. We have

a lot to learn. It is not

complicated, but a series of

easy steps that must be taken

if we are sincere when we say

we are looking for joy. Do we

always have to be right or can

we bow gracefully out of a

situation or conversation that

we know we have no chance

of influencing. I can see the

earth now, thanks to rotation,

and I see explosions of warfare

instead of parades of help. We

are not alone and have been

taught that He is here for us

and wants us to walk in verdant

pastures by calm waters. When

we learn this the struggle will

be over and we shall be at peace.

Stanski

May 4, 2023, ^