Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

Poetry

  • so far away

    so far, my God , so far away, your closeness recedes from yesterday. but, alas, as much as I feel spurned, I am certain, now, my back is turned. (c) 2011-2019 rick j stassi Read more

  • sincerity

    Through a glass darkly, it seems – I seek clarity of those innermost things. If truth lies awake on the hem of inner places sincere, waiting to divulge and alight on my outer being, then I pray for sincerity for peace so serene. (c) 2011-2019 rick j stassi   Read more

  • rustling wind

    sleepiness comes to heavy eyes. graying horizon whispers retreat as glowing sun toils through lingering clouds. i welcome night to rest again and dream about rustling wind. (c) 2011-2019 rick j stassi     Read more

  • peacefully arrived

    Shall times of peace be nevermore? Accordingly amidst a toil- My heart is hardly arable soil, Feebly tranquil in unloving lore. Spying under harboring stones, I seek a foreshadowing need- In a language I cannot read, Increasing my heart bemoans. Alas in grateful revelation, A sound clearer than once before – God beckoning through the Read more

  • the narrow line

    The narrow line between Earth and Sky the softness of your gaze. The hope instilled in gentle breeze reminding of your ways. I drift along the earth and sky in self-determined might Until such time I contemplate a worthless daily fight. In reflection I’m astonished by persistence toward my heart. In times that pass and Read more