Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

Poetry

  • He hears…

    O Lord bless my soul Remove the blight That casts a shadow Over the purest white Linen of a spring lamb. O Light gaze anew Dissolve the tepid Frivolous dark nature Of temporary forgetfulness to Renew yet again. O Love blossom Make my heart alive, refreshed Fruitfully stamped With virtuous approval My hand in Yours. Read more

  • pleased

    For I am pleased With the work You have done As I float around space And encircle the sun. Life is like the softness Of a vacuumous place On bed of clouds, Far from the paltry pace. O, to see the Milky Way From the other side! I will someday soon I sincerely confide. On Read more

  • enjoying moments

    pre-dawn melody from atop a tree – announcing new things arriving that soon I shall see. the sun grabs the horizon with his hands an arising pull up to peek upon new lands and break a sleepy lull. the flow of a song intertwined with the stroke of a brush a new melodic picture to linger in Read more

  • faithful return

    where are you? peering deep into shrouded nights where a faint glow gives a veiled glimpse of a recent memory. upon a slowly passing vessel i scarcely see the soulful eyes which have always held my heart. they seem sad, those eyes, but actually, they mirror mine – “…for on the left shines love’s light Read more

  • pilgrimage

    O aching heart cleaves to dust, sorrowful soul soon must trust. For I alone can see a light that prepares my steps and gives keen sight. I see your eyes we walk along for two now trust a new sweet song. then we three cast off all weight listening we tarry eternal time ne’er late Read more