Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

a cry

  • greener days

    On greener days I rest in light of radiant warmth respite til night joy parallels symphonic rise and I’m content with angst’s demise On greener days i cannot grieve the hidden things and dying bereave and if suddenly they should arise I’ll turn my thoughts and close my eyes On greener days i will give… Read more

  • childlike

    you encircle my dreams in childlike wisps of breezes. capturing every thought like deep wintry freezes. the memory of you is still all too near. your old blanket i have such fragrance held dear. and when eyes are set upon a new day, I remember in heaven is now where you play. (c) 2015 rick… Read more

  • discordance wanes

    Discordance wanes but words still do not come easy. How pondering and wondering hold sway. I see resonance wax in pleasing hope waiting to see that part of me where soft light- from inward deep- keeps me from falling. O, how attempts at defeating gravity and absolutes leaves me in unbalance. But the soft light… Read more

  • release

    release impatience teaching a focus on words and thoughts from within my soul letting my inward feed my outward and tears overwrought shall cease surely as the tide ebbs back to the sea (c) 2015 rick stassi Read more

  • unforgettable blue

    I am sad to see birds fly south and trees blushing at night’s cool kiss. Even the sun seems to shy away sinking ever further to other places. Resting now in reflection, I remember our first glance – our eyes meeting for a moment as perpetual motion ceased and inquisitive stillness held sway. Why does… Read more