
if that’s the moon,
it’s long past noon.
I want to eat!
(it) with a spoon.
(c) 2020 rick stassi
if that’s the moon,
it’s long past noon.
I want to eat!
(it) with a spoon.
(c) 2020 rick stassi
Poised in moonlight,
confident of the coming dawn.
The sun rolls ever westward
followed by sorrowful souls
crying in the despair of the postmodern
world peering over the horizon
with a hope of renewal.
Ultimate untethered freedom
is not freedom at all
but rather rules abounding with
near impossible obedience.
Lament those who cannot see
the dilution of one truth –
the moral decay
and sweat of many
gods vying for dominance.
Behold there is
an unwavering absolute.
He is alive and smiles
at His children who
pass on the toils of the flesh
to fall on their knees
and pray to the God
who is Absolute
and the cornerstone of
all morality through His Spirit
to souls seeking and persevering
in One Love.
(c) 2020 Rick Stassi
The dried grasses of late summer
are bending and sprawling
from dew borne on
the cooler night of a changing season.
Slumber is rejuvenation and dreams
encapsulate fanciful recounts of
life thus far.
Embracing change is
shedding the old skin of the past with
renewal to behold new life.
Weather abides and
turns dismal with fog once again
hovering above the earth as the icy
hoarfrost blankets the ground
to ensure no coldness escapes.
It is natural and it is essential.
As the last rusty leaf from the sycamore falls,
I am reminded all things are as God intends.
Take a deep breath and be reborn into
the change in this, your season.
(C) 2020 Rick Stassi
Absolute
Black and White –
Resolute
Adamic domicile.
A black storm
Veiling blue sky.
Thin ray
Cast from persistent
Sun steadily
Erodes
Status quo and
Dubious good.
With sunlight
Upon crystalline
Droplets,
Rainbow backdrops
A dove fleeing
Noah’s flood with
Olive branch
Ushering in
An inclusive
Love and a
Greater good.
(c) 2020 Rick Stassi
Charlotte Bernstrom
Drag on, fetid air.
Now only the lilac perseveres
with the imminence
of dank, heavy mist
on a leaf-covered lane.
(c) 2020 Rick Stassi
Monet
When early softness
alights on
tired golden fields,
a scent embodies
the morning.
It is here that
I am young again –
waiting for the school bus
on a country road
without a thought
of being older,
but rather pleasant
hope for an open seat
next to someone sweet.
(c) 2020 Rick Stassi
Maybe it is time to look at current events from a higher perspective. The brutality and response symbolize a systemic, societal problem that is part of our country's history. Outstretch hands of humility in compassion and empathy. Offer ears and hearts ready to listen. The twinge of resistance is buried in deep pride. We have everything to gain as a society rich in diverse culture. Black lives matter, and yes it is true, all lives matter, but in response to the current cry, is unfortunately steeped in pride and the wrong response. The ego of privilege is so ingrained in white lives, we are scratching and clawing in resistance. This is not the solution. The solution is listening with humility. Reaching out with compassion. Offer a love that is from Jesus. Then we can hope to reach new middle ground. (C) 2020 Rick Stassi
A moment without God
The amber hue
of our inward vision
is mired in
doubt.
Flee
to greener leas
of godly peace
to wisdom in
waters deep
and love serene.
(c) 2020 Rick Stassi
Mary Cassatt
dream softly.
feel air brush
across somber
downcast eyes.
see more
than the
night desires.
alone, pass from
sorrow to joy
within an
outstretched
love purposed
for moments
like these.
(c) rick stassi
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