Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

Scripture

  • 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

  • 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

  • my weak times

    “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” Revelations 2:7 (NKJV) How shall I measure my progress, Father above? The swallowing sea gives my faith an Read more

  • a prayer for a thistle

    And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.  Revelations 21:5 (KJV) Your guardian eyes so warm, removing harm and protecting  my way each day. Watched over, I feel safe, secure and steeped in Love. It is Your eyes, Lord, that see me through each abrasion and each incident, turning mismatched moments into seeds Read more