Steve Haarman

What defines success?
Why the paradox?
Two people equally work
Incorporate passion and talent
One is called
The other left behind
 
The chosen can pontificate
But tries to stay humble
The equal keeps working
Wallows in the struggle
 
The one in demand
Gets loose with his work
The other betrays nothing
Passion is not a quirk
 
The chosen is steady
Knows he has arrived
The struggler keeps working
Glad to be alive
 
How many times
Have these stories been told
Who knows tomorrow
And what will unfold?
 
You hail success
But devour passion
Success is perception of
What’s currently in fashion
 
By Steve Haarman
June 2, 2012
 

It is easy to find loneliness
When no one else is around
I listen for the train whistles
The rain clouds that abound
My yesterdays were so fine
But my tomorrows—
   I just don’t know, but
When the sun shines and
Nature sings it song
You know it isn’t all wrong
And somehow I go on
Thankful for the gifts I have
I am a king, just without a crown
 
The day moves along and
I move slowly from thing to thing
I feel melancholy in my slower ‘gait
And my voice lacks that familiar ring
Before this day is over
And I think this is a safe bet
I will witness another gift from above
A glorious (almost resurrection like) sunset
Then I will sing my songs
Then listen to some moody jazz
Slowly sip cognac in candle light
Wait for the stars in the sky and
Maybe for the moon to come into sight
 
Some days I just feel old and
Think it is time to put my pen down
But that feeling lasts for just a while
Even causes me to frown
So much to say, to share with others
And sadly a lot I can’t write about
It is better to internalize some truth
No one needs all of my ‘spiel
l haven’t worn down all my thoughts
And often feel as though their inspired
My self-proclaimed duty to write them
Utter or express in words extravagantly
Words solemn enough to make a hymn
 
Stanski on June 22, 2020 ^
 
 
 

Late evening call
To the shore
Waves speak out
Don’t be sore
It’s still early
There’s time to warm
Patience called for
Doubts begin to form
 
How long this year
Until it’s nice
Random predictions
Will have to suffice
We are patient
Willing to sacrifice
The main thing is
There’s only so much time
Until good days
Automatically decline
 
So we wait
It’s getting better
No more topcoat
Nor woolen sweater
Soon be shorts
And a tee
Then we’ll talk back
To the sassy inland sea
Lake Michigan
 
By Steve Haarman
June 12, 2012

Change is imminent
Nothing stays the same
We had hope and change
Our nation declined
As did race relations
According to the pendants
 
I do not like discord
And harbor respect for all
Under constant negativity,
By the Swamp and the Press
The present occupier
Of the People’s House
Raised the quality of life
For all Americans
 
Employment increased
Inner cities were improved
Our military strengthened
Our Veterans aided
Regulations were removed
Which made way for
The best economy in our history
We became Energy Independent
 
The President was investigated
By the Senate, by Mueller for two years
And then impeached, but exonerated
During this time we were devastated
By the Chinese virus from Wuhan
The president closed down travel
From China and then Europe
He was criticized by the left
 
This pandemic of Covid-19
Killed over 100.000
Hurt the economy and
Locked down the country
All of our growth came
To a sudden standstill
Mixed signals on what to do
Were given by the CDC
 
A terrible murder in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coincided with three months
Of lockdown and aided by Antifa
And other leftist America hating groups
Created a month of protests
Against the police and law enforcement
Destruction, fires and looting prevailed
During this encouraged remonstration
 
Covid-19 was forgotten
All policemen became villains
The call for defunding was deafening
We changed from peaceful people
To outright destructionists
Many innocent people were
Injured and killed as an answer
To a single terrible act of murder
 
Governors and mayors
Stood by and watched
Historical Monuments
Were destroyed
Our history demolished
All in the name of justice
We became our own enemy
Anarchists aided by progressive funding
 
It will eventually end and
Truth will raise its head
Light will overcome darkness
And we will return to sanity
 
Stanski
June 21, 2020 ^
 
 
 

The dwelling place of
       G O D
is with men, and He will 
   live with us.

We will be HIS people, and
  G  O  D    H I M S E L F
   will be with us and
          be
          our
       G  O   D

This news is truly a delight.
We many not be His chosen people,
but He has chosen us to do His work.
We are so able to do this and above
all live in harmony with all men
regardless of their beliefs or color.

We choose to respect all of HIS people.
In doing so we live out our respect and
love of Him who sacrificed His Life for us.

We do not intend to be foolish people and
know we can not wipe out previous misfortunes
by destroying monuments that keep them in
our minds.  The Bible speaks of slaves and 
servants.  We emancipated our slaves and
set them free, but like all men, they were
harassed just because of the color of their 
skin.  Christians participated in this evil.

We all have to accept accountability for 
the atrocities suffered by the least of 
our brothers and sisters.  We have much 
growing to do and can not be led by those
who are vindictive toward these who have
suffered enough.  We must do everything
that we have been instructed to do by the
Man Who laid down His life for us.

Then we will find ourselves worthy to be
the DWELLING PLACE of our FATHER.

Stanski
June 20, 2020 ^
 

I seek God’s grace and inspiration
Without it I would be empty beyond descript
The notion of supremacy
Is a form of radicalism
There is no supremacy
Except for God Almighty
 
Everyone, beneath the veneer,
Knows this very truth
Now it is an excuse for violence
And falls hallow; there is no right
Of retaliation, especially
So disproportionate
 
The rule of law exists
Making our country exceptional
Back to there is no right to judge
Justice should be found in the courts
Which are mostly reliable, except
When jurists make rules from the bench
 
There is no justification for evil
Evil should not be politicized
Still it is depending on
Your point of view
Indoctrination does not help
Judges who legislate from the bench is unacceptable
 
We are better than this
Leaders, black and white, expound on this
We need a nation that listens
A nation color blind which embraces opportunity and
Understands the consequence of keeping
Those with false promises in office
They forget their claims to help
 
No wonder the frustration
Politicians become rich
While constituents wait for the American opportunity
Some defer and work on their own to achieve success
Which then is destroyed by universal protests
May we return to God Almighty and soon
He is our true pathfinder
 
Stanski
June 19, 2020 ^

Bread is broken and blessed
Wine is poured and blessed
The Body and Blood of Christ
We are invited to partake
And give thanks as difficult
As that may be

We are people of faith
Asked to follow Jesus
A huge request
Too big for many
Who go on with their lives

Some are adamant
The price is too much
They look for others to agree
Do not want to be alone
But the Creator knows
He will separate the
Wheat from the chaff

We have a free will
Also a gift from above
We are encouraged to
Make good decisions
This is all fine
File under religion
Close the door

Go on with other issues
We can look at education
Some call it indoctrination
There is a demand for choice
This is fought against
By the establishment

Failures are pointed out
A great Charter School in D.C.
Was closed down by the last administration
It was devastating
To those involved

But the new president
Restored the charter
And happiness prevails

Some think it is
You versus me
I think it is the swamp
Versus the deplorable
Each can choose
According to their preference

This again is free will
It will sometime cause pain
The price of freedom

The swamp has an ally
The main stream media

The deplorable are on their own
Just their guns and bibles

They listen to the request of Jesus
“Follow Me”
 
Stanski
June 18, 2020 ^
 
 

I no longer know what to believe, but...
It’s all starting to add up....
Talking of getting rid of the police?
Smells like the New World Order is in the works.
Here's the TRUTH of what's happening in the world!!!!
 
Create a VIRUS to scare people.
Place them in quarantine.
Count the number of deaths every second of
Every day in every news headline.
Close all businesses. 40,000,000 out of jobs.
Peak unemployment.
 
Remove entertainment: parks, gyms,
Bars, restaurants, sports.
No dating. No touching.
Mask people. Dehumanize them.
Close temples and churches.
Create a vacuum.
Let depression and anxiety
And desperation set in.

THEN... ignite hatred and civil war.
Civil unrest. Empty the prisons
Because of the virus and fill
The streets with criminals.
Send in Antifa to vandalize property
As if they are freedom fighters.
 
Undermine the law. Loot.
Attack law enforcement, but
Tell the government to order a stand-down.
We are all being baited by adversarial governments
Who want to destroy America - China, Iran, Russia.
Can’t take America in war, destroy it from within.

We are being conditioned, manipulated, and
Programmed by multiple agendas as never before.....
Time to DO OUR OWN RESEARCH and
MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS rather than eating everything
Being spoon-fed to us! SOCIAL MEDIA is going to kill us!
 
Copied by Stanski
June 18, 2020 ^

Slaves were brought to America in the early 1600’s.
Slavery and servants were nothing new
People were needed in the fields
Slaves provided this need
Often they were part of the family
Owners treated them with dignity
Trusted them with their lives
 
There were the proverbial bad apples
This number seems to have increased
They treated the slaves miserably
Punishment was whipping and death
The families of slaves were broken up
Sold in the market place to the highest bidder
Never to see their family again
 
The Speaker of the House was
Named Kunta Kente and
Her co-leaders marched into the
Capitol Visitor Center and kneeled
For 8 minutes and 46 seconds
They all wore African Kente cloths
Many accused them of pandering
 
Those Kente cloths have roots
In the African Slave Trade
Kente cloth was worn by the Ashanti
It's made of silk so the affluent wore it
The Ashanti were also known as
Slave owners and traders
The Ashanti's long-time ally, the Akwamu,
 
Were among the first ones to profit from
The slave trade with the Europeans
Their captives were almost always prisoners of war,
But they were not above to selling Akwamu
Men who offended the chief. They also
Kidnapped able-bodied men from other tribes
And sold them in the coastal slave markets
 
President Lincoln freed the slaves
His was not a political stunt
 
Stanski
June 17, 2020 ^

I am not a rat
No squeal from me
Everyone knows that
I have nothing to fear
The grand jury doesn’t
Scare me at all
I have nothing to hide
For I am walking free

I know a lot however
And people know that
Can they depend on me?
I know they can, but
They are not so sure
I have been beaten up
Many more times than once
But I am the alibi
And they keep me alive

My body is twisted
I am in constant pain
No one cares but me
I leave the country
To make some drug deals
These were for the police
New York’s finest

They were the theater
Put on the show
Things went their way
Who was to argue?
Many were on the take
Their families were innocent
But involved by default

Investigators caught on
Make many arrests
But could not convict
Everyone was covered
Their activities were obvious
But when push came to shove
I was the kingpin alibi

Convictions were made
But always on the wrong people
I had immunity
Working both sides
Crushed in the middle
Too valuable to be disposed
Money came both ways
Witnesses died in numbers

Drugs stolen when cash
Was expected---a bad deal
Forces exchanging with forces
Police were exposed
Their reign ended abruptly
Gangs wiped out gangs
Assignations prevailed

It was over for everyone
I slowly healed
Was very rich
No one has seen me since
 
Stanski
June 17, 2020 ^