Steve Haarman

I have faith in what I write
The lake’s waves are my time measures
I line myself up in accordance
They are steady
Every day, every day
They have purpose
I think of the water
I drink the water
I think of all that might be
Love in the water
Miracles in the water
Gifts of grace in the water
It fills me up
My cup overflows
 
I take the seasons
I write to the seasons
Seeing beauty in each day
In each hour of the day
Beauty is there
It is a gift
We must sometimes look for it
As the sun goes down on a cloudy day
There is a little light in the west
Below the dark clouds
This is the only light
So wonderful to see
It lifts my spirits
 
I love the world
The presentations of each season
When right I will walk the forest
See the flowers and condition
The forest will know me
Know my sense of love for life
I have no fear of death
But I love life
After this world is over for me
The world will know I loved for it
It was a gift of my birth
I have emptied myself
Now I am filled
 
Stanski
January 27, 2020 ^
 

Where’s mama?
She won’t come
Why not?
Stubborn
Feels mistreated
Insignificant
Like she’s starving
 
How do you like Paris?
Best city in the world
This restaurant food?
It’s great
Why are you feeding it to the dog?
 
Let’s have a séance
No need
We had a life
Wasn’t perfect
Is anything
I have a right
How can you afford it?
 
Get the dog out of here
More wine?
You father’s fine
No he isn’t
I don’t understand you
You are a married man
Have grandsons
 
I have to leave
Go ahead
What about papa
You made a commitment
Have to go back to him
I guess
That’s right mama
Let’s all go home
 
Stanski
January 27, 2020 ^

New scene

Some say women aren’t funny
Who, the pope?
You were here
Was she funny?
Is the pope Catholic?
She’s the best
Where’s Suzie
Suzie’s kidnapped
This traffic is impossible
Where we going
You ought to know
F==k you Ed Sullivan
See, she is funny
 
Now we’re on a subway
Smart girl
Where does it go?
To the end of the line
I know that place
The end of the line?
I’m from there
Me, too
We’ll get along fine
You are funny
Don’t make me say it
 
Stanski
January 27, 2020

Look at that umbrella
Focus
What’s this?
Another language
Do you understand?
Just barely
 
Mama has an apartment
Would you like coffee?
There’s only one chair
I lived here when I was in school
Look at the dog
Papa be sweet
F==k sweet
We’re going back to New York
See you tonight
I miss you
I miss you, too
 
What is it?
Who knows?
Women are women
No explaining
Don’t you love it?
Not really
 
Another guy—
I left
The place was like a mausoleum
But now you are staying there?
I have no choice
I’m struggling
Wait.  I’ve got a call
What is it mom
I’m out of cheese
So what
I need it now
Sorry, I can’t help you
 
Stanski
January 27, 2020 ^

 
Here we are
Bills to pay
What’s for dinner?
Whatever you want
Operator, please!
 
Who’s your girlfriend?
Suzie
No, not really
What about your star
Let me get my book
Somebody wants a kick in the n==s
 
Are you serious?
Yea!
How can you have a show now?
I just do
Where?
Philadelphia
Two and a half hours away
Well good luck
Papa
 
We need you
Why?
Where’s your mama
Paris
She should be back
In time for the party?
What did she say?
I’m going to Paris
But, I’ll be back
I hope so
 
Papa you don’t listen
I may go overboard
You always do
Let’s not fight
What are you doing?
Looking for the one who signs the checks
American loyalty
 
Stanski
January 27, 2020 ^
 
 

I woke up thankful
Did my lavabos
Went to the kitchen
Find a waiting daughter
Ask, how are you doing
Medium was the answer
Like you are here but don’t know why
Yes, she answered
I think that’s better than being here
And knowing why
 
The unknown may be exciting
Anticipation increases adrenaline
Finding our truth is rewarding
Living our truth is outstanding
 
We have everything, but nothing
Have food, but are hungry
Health, but we are ill
We search for what is missing
Do not know where to look
Begin to blame, taking no responsibility
 
We become frustrated when we find ourselves
In an unfamiliar forest, having no clue
Whether danger lurks or if we are safe
We pledge to turn our lives around as
Soon as we can find our way
 
We know we are nothing, in spite of
Being something to others
Our true self is becoming apparent
We will be followers and not just fans
Will drop our excuses and seek
Yes, seek out the authentic fisherman
 
Following in His footsteps we find peace
Opportunity glares at us from all directions
We are willing and do proceed
Knowing now why we are here
Sunday mornings are so good
 
Stanski
January 26, 2020 ^

Oh, to write a poem or musing
That is universal in its appeal
Not an easy thing to do
There is no one, like
The one who won the war
Because there is no one who
Could, being solo, accomplish this
 
I have talked to girls from Denver
Also known as the Denver Girls and
They say without reservation that
The only situation where one is a winner is
A single bird in a cage, well fed and watered
And a real being does not prefer a cage
It’s not the only game in town
 
I could write about events in Berlin or
Anywhere for that matter and make
Them interesting to read even if
In their own right they are boring
I had the real deal once, but
The real deal died and I was left alone
Broken hearts are not fun
 
There is always more to the story, but
You find a new category and I call it
Broken hearts and things we’ll never know
I found a new love and things went well
The excitement of newness prevailed until
The time came for scripted love and this
Did not go well with me because I desire spontaneity
 
I suggested most kindly to my lovely lady
Just be the woman you are.  You are intelligent,
Accomplished and have nothing to prove
She needed recognition and continued to overdo
Her fragile body could not handle this excess
Which led to sickness and another broken heart
A sacred vow broken and what happened in Vegas left
 
Stanski
January 25, 2020 ^
 
 
 

Life at any age has its moments
when fear comes into play. 
If children are scared about something
the mom or dad says:  Do not be afraid. 
Then the child feels better 
knowing that the parents 
will be there safeguarding him. 
 
In school at test time 
we try to prepare
but many times have 
an ache of fear
that makes us nervous.  
Do not be afraid,
you have nothing to fear.
Words are easy to say 
but it is not a sure
thing that fear will go away. 
 
A President told the nation 
that the only thing 
we had to fear was fear itself. 
We entered the world war and
there was fear and sorrow. 
Many decisions were made that have
altered the course of the world. 
 
We constantly have 
the fear of war and 
criminality within us. 
We have hope that 
those in charge will be just,
but know there are 
evil politicians and dictators  
who have no regard for 
the sanctity of life. 
We would like to tell 
those under the dictator's rule 
to be not afraid,
but know how hollow 
that would sound and be. 
 
We are happy with some 
decisions made on our behalf
and then filled with fear 
as we face the unintended 
consequences of the new order. 
Do not be afraid. 
Get back inside yourselves 
and look at what is there
in front of you 
that you can control. 
 
Be diligent and 
do not cause others
to be fearful because of you. 

Live life from a state of peace 
that you create by 
being true to your code. 
Then you are ready 
for the best of times
or the worst of times. 

Do not be afraid.
 
Stanski
January 25, 2020 ^

Some guy said the ocean is warming
It was his way of defending
the concept of man-made climate change 
I looked it up and found that
the measurement of temperature
had been going on for fifty years and  
the ocean is divided into three layers with
the surface layer always changing
due to many factors and then
an intermediate layer of water
which has ranges of variance and
a third layer which is the huge
mass of water remaining 
 
This layer in the years measured has
increased by one-tenth of one degree,
so in 500 years if it continues in this manner
it will have increased by one degree. 
Would that be bad or good? 
No one knows the answer to this question
We won’t be here to find out but since
the oceans are millions of years old
why are we trying to play God and
trying to establish that we know more
about His creation than He does
We know nothing or very little about the ocean
It is fun to have ideas and theories
 
Abstract thoughts are good and
may lead to discoveries which
are good for mankind 
I think we were intended to evolve in this way
Theory can lead to fact and we build on facts
There are many who present fiction as truth
Many believers will follow along
until it is proven to be false
Then excuses come to the forefront
Cults of believers feel swindled
Truth will always prevail
Light will overcome all darkness
 
Stanski
January 24, 2020 ^

 
We never question nature
because we cannot understand
We know by records what
has happened in recent years
But the planet have evolved
over millions of years
Where we are, were once
glaciers that receded
leaving the Great Lakes
 
Experts make unscientific claims
In the 1970’s it was global cooling;
a new ice age, then when
the alarmists could make no money
they changed their focus to global warming
always blaming mankind, especially
those in the United States, as
being responsible for the problem
Temperatures did not rise in over
twenty years.  So the experts changed
the name again to Climate Change
blaming it all on man who couldn’t
change it if they were to try
 
Consensus is not science and
Ted Danson is a Hollywood hack
Predicting in 1988 that the ocean
Would be dead in ten years, but
It didn’t die and he acknowledged
This and then claimed that 70 percent
Of the world’s fisheries would die
Where does he get this insight?
Doesn’t anyone question these people?
They fly around in their jets, making money,
and blaming us for doing something
That is impossible for us to do
They have their sycophants and
the media breaths heavily in adoration
 
Stanski
January 24, 2020 ^