Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

thoughts

  • these things…

    The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 Forever and one day My cries are heard Through my days Of seemingly endless plight And the angst of the unknown Tearing and pulling… The brave resolute faces Of pilgrims on our way Led in trust Held in hope Steeped in faith True to… Read more

  • me alone

      “Let me alone, For my days are but a breath” Job 7:16 Let me alone, passing time For I have so much more to Ponder and to absorb – To wonder about things forward And reflect on things aft. Let me alone, eroding wind For I am shielded in godliness A true and unique… Read more

  • going home

    as open doors beckon me with a revealed realization of full life- more than one man can imagine in a lifetime or a string of lifetimes. the eternal nature of God: so much more than self-goodness and happiness or impossible distance measured in redshift; but the redemption of a single tarnished soul by grace alone. In His… Read more

  • 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