Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

Devotion

  • dark and light

    11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Psalm 139 So in the light, fear dissipates. And darkness is forgotten… Read more

  • The Repenting Shore

    O fragrant Spring’s unfurling leaves Holding fast to father’s sleeves Mother’s safe and loving eyes Me a child instinctive cries. And of this Spring, fresh and new. Childish steps unsteady, untrue. I walk upon childish whim – Changing paths – green grass to dismally grim. It was a time of youth and innocence Not time… Read more

  • for we who cry

    In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalm 138:3 (NKJV) Who do we fool? What fears we mask as we seek. Primitive reason lurking about our minds… We have a refusal to think outside the plane that is endless in all directions – infinite… Read more

  • this sound

    “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” Psalm 137:4 (KJV) How shall I sing praise In this strange place? To souls ever harried – To a condescending race… How shall I love Those buried so deep? Cynical eyes turning to the Deception where they sleep… How shall I be A light of… Read more

  • Concentric

    Spherical are my eyes. I view inward and see my core. Roving thoughts, depth is measured Years attained and those to be, Retrospect and future, I shall e’er explore. Spherical is my soul. Perfectly round circle – radius extends . Rotating around my vertical axis. Circle to Sphere – death to life. Spirituality, inner Spirit… Read more