Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

thoughts

  • cry for love

    a world of eyes peering out linked with suspicions from deep within that a thread will lead to a greater good – objective posture in a subjective season. your complex mind devises and propels great might but can deep thought fathom beginning and end and wrestle with infinite stars at night? or even a child’s… Read more

  • tell me

    The temporal darkness raises fears – Fears developed over time Always rearing their ugly shadows Catching me off guard often When I least expect them. Even set upon such solid footing I can still slip. But I should give myself a break… I won’t fall. I just won’t. I can’t. For strength is expected …… Read more

  • so lovely this time

    Sweet is this moment, This moment right now Walking on stretches of sand. Sea lapping at bare feet in biting mist – Hands, clasped, unified spirits Beautifying moments like these, these moments unplanned. Without looking to see you, nor breaking my gaze From lost horizons I hear each of your words That pour from your heart.… Read more

  • at river’s edge

    At river’s edge we sat and wept. The river is life! Yet so many slept. Restless hearts hate the choices availed, Against God’s wisdom, man’s reason paled. At river’s edge we sat and wept. Infinite midday yet in darkness crept. Youth is a time, when time seems everlasting. But soon ebbing light makes shadows long… Read more

  • cloudless skies blue

    “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked” 1 John 2:6 (KJV) I peer inside from the outside – It is cold out here and there is a fast-closing distance between us. There within seen are familiar comforts I know, Peaceful and pleasant is the unspoken invitation for… Read more