Posts on Art Voyager 1 and Strauss jansmatters.com, June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 An essay, Voyager 1 and Strauss, by Jan Kraus is included in the 2026 St. Louis Writer’s Guild (SLWG) Member’s Anthology/. This essay celebrates two milestones—Voyager 1 will be one light year away from Earth in Interstellar Space November 2026—celebration of Johann Strauss II 250th birthday. Outer space exploration and music….
I Need Relief jansmatters.com, June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 I need Relief. My heart is heavy and my brain on fire. I yearn for Rescue. My thoughts are sad and my life feels hollow. I crave Release. My limits confine and my beliefs constrict. I must Refrain. My anger is ugly and my fury misplaced. I seek Redemption. My…
The Rivers of Babylon jansmatters.com, January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 By the Rivers of Babylon I sit and weep for another home another timeThere on the tree I hang my guitarMy tormentors bid me to sing their songHate filled young men with bitter eyes and rifles and assault weaponsOfficials who profess to be hunting with rifles and assault weapons for…
Minister’s Daughter? jansmatters.com, July 9, 2025 I appear as a minister’s daughterRather than a person with a past My persona ingrainedMy reality a constant clash I act with apparent compassionFilled with a sense of derision My actions entrenchedMy passions a constant collision Outside InsideInside Outside Conflict in the depths of perceptionDissonance at the heart of cognition…
Step into the Ring jansmatters.com, April 12, 2025 Step into the Ring. Be fearless. Have confidence. Be peaceful and calm. Be strong and powerful. Know you are deserving. Be balanced. Be whole. Open your mind; Open your life; to fulfillment, limitless success, laughter and love.