thoughts
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The sweetness of a moonlit night, The certainty of all things right. Bathing in a tender glow, A fallen leaf upon the snow. O how these times entice my mind, Surely tension bliss shall bind. And liberty’s law brings peacefulness, Glittering lights resolve duress. Snow settles to her motionless home, Allowing my thoughts to float and roam. O… Read more
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Who do you weep for, willow? you, certain, stalwart of goodness- roots seeking solid footing, leaves seeking light ever faithful… Ne’er do you hasten to where you know not to go. You shout to the heavens from your core of ringed reminders of years past. Shed are the layers of yore for the treasures of… Read more
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who do you weep for, willow? You, certain of your roots seeking solace as well your leaves from light ever faithful… yet I wonder – is there sadness? do you hasten to where you cannot go? so much holds you where you are and gives that on which you thrive. you shout to the heavens… Read more
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O flower I look upon your petals supple and lithe Layered neatly One upon the next Each withers Revealing yet another And these petals spent fall Floating to the ground Having served the world with Beauty-bright O flower savor this moment When your petals Still damp from Fresh Dewy morns Stand humbly upright for Foggy… Read more
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in my continued progress, time is relentless. opting temporarily cessation, to extend roots and grow a bit. i’ll be like a flower with petals lithe, color-bright, for another small season. but O my soul soon writhing – the struggle and bleating of this one lost, wandering… Would green grass illude? How fast the slope entraps. Spellbound in… Read more
Rick Stassi Poetry 