Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

Poetry

  • Like a Tree

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm 1:3 (KJV) What is like a tree So strongly set? With rooting system’s Foundation met. And of this tree It also Read more

  • i will try, Lord

    “Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.” Psalm 26:2 (KJV) look at me Lord do I return glance? i will try so to prosper, advance in times heavy with fear do i seek Your face? i will try to keep Your pace prove me Lord do i feel Your fire? i will try Read more

  • In Love All Bound

    “And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness” Colossians 3:14 (KJV) Charity, love, all I feel for hearts authentic vulnerable still, yet quiet not these humble hearts they writhe in angst against enemy darts but i can see the crying lot of those succumbed to dreadful spot and compassion Read more

  • …and I will

    and I will grieve not for my shortcoming joined with impatience- wounds bitter sting but shall use these for fodder for which to burn in remembrance of lost moments ne’er to return and I will grieve not over time in waste because of blindness moving wildly in haste and I will grieve not that I Read more

  • External/Internal

    to and fro down and back. arsenic moods on pendulum’s arc. one minute high the other low, then high again. longing to level but with External’s arsenal always contrived and constant invade Internal’s mind, selfishly made – he’s a cunning puppeteer! So why wouldn’t we choose instead, God so near? Read more