I DO NOT LIKE CATS

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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 ^
  
  

FOR WE ARE GATHERED

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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 ^

THINKING IN THE CRITICAL FASHION

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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 ^

CAN ONE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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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 ^

WHEN ALONE

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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 ^

FROM JOY TO PAIN AND BACK

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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 ^

WHAT I WRITE

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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 ^

FEELING FAILURES AND FEEL GOOD

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 It is a good feeling
 When you are accepted
 You feel part of something
 Bigger than yourself
 But one cannot wait around
 Waiting to be recognized
 Waiting to be wanted
 Waiting to be acknowledged
  
 Positive actions by you
 Usually for the welfare of others
 Bring favorable or magnanimous results
 Allows one to get the spotlight 
 Usually there is a price
 Every positive is not on the grand scale
 It is the lowly repeated chores
 Done well without complaint
  
 Not much acclaim or celebration
 But necessary for progress
 These people are accepted
 Appreciated for what they do
 Their efforts deserve more
 Public acclaim and applause
 Sometimes the poet’s touch
 Will bring a modem of justice
  
 The paper mill -
 Show up everyday
 Keep the machines running
 Keep the environment clean
 Move through the day
 Move through the dust
 Grind out your living
 You are our people
  
 Stanski
 September 14, 2019^

TIME FOR WORK

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 They say they serve the best béarnaise sauce here
 What do you do for pleasure and excitement?
 Not this is the answer
 Oh, what do I do?
 The gum chewing I-phone playing date does not answer
 I’m into looking at all the Progressive Insurance ads  
 Oh!  There is Flo
 Yea!  She is my ride
 A great ad
 Leaves you a little edgy
 But gets the point across
 Even though rudeness is celebrated
  
 Another blunder in the Auto-Parts store
 Leave your merchandise on the floor and leave
 Go on-line and order while others trip over your basket
 A great lesson to teach our children
  
 Jumping on beds gets affirmation
 Isn’t it so cute – no responsibility?
  
 Reality – Tent cities:  drugs, depression, alcohol,
 Needles, syringes, feces, urine, rats, lice
 Disease, rape and murder.
 Where does it begin?
 When does morality break down?
 When is walking away from the precepts of
 The Creator a wise thing to do?
  
 Roll up your sleeves 
 We have work to do
  
 Stanski
 September 10, 2019^