Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

a day

  • reborn

    I cannot remember yesterday nor fathom cold breath tomorrow, as happiness cedes in hopeless ways soon illuminating all my sorrow. i wish i could gaze into your eyes while walking in overgrown wood then maybe as one we’d fantasize and see less fortunate ones for good. days fall forward in cascading rills burdened heart empty… Read more

  • orange and blue

    bitter orange sunset cedes to the night azure sea fades in the frailty of light i long to see this day linger a bit before i must hasten to find candle lit all the while fond thoughts turn to you caught exactly between orange and blue. (c) 2016 rickstassi Read more

  • angelic

    peace arrives with alighting swan as cygnus glides onto glass chiffon ripples remind me within my sleepy eyes that vanity ends upon bluer skies ascend white cloud into awaiting night and return to He who composed your flight (c) 2016 rickstassi Read more

  • outward days

    how lovely these times that I spend with you casting out vanity into deeper blue and of these moments O my arable heart drawn in heartfelt smile inner peace a part sow into my deepest and most awaiting soul countenance anew and angst now a lull. and eyes turned away to meet your gaze working… Read more

  • eyes of blue

    tiny steps on endless path, dawn to evening epitaph. sunset seems so far away today, forever’s smiling sway. summer day’s sudden demise cooling breeze shall soon give rise. first sight of turning hue tomorrow, hints of days with you At last reality comes of age slowly winter’s clock turns page my heart perceives eternal bliss… Read more