Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

thoughts

  • 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

  • return

    Embittered notions within and around; Bolt in all directions – Unmindful, not sound. Forgetting the place Where all things turned, Returning to Jesus Loving eyes yearned. I never seem, At least I ponder, To live on a line From which I shan’t wander. For sine and cosine Curves repeat their course. And I endlessly follow, Revisiting… Read more

  • fading grass

    Optimistic faces with eyes that are the opening to a burdened soul. Do we just exist for birth and death and all in between? Eventual pessimistic hearts shoulder this burdensome segment. Try and mask it but remember the eyes do not lie. See these faces wry with cynicism, remorse following, then, optimism is truly lost.… 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

  • who I am to You

    Who am I? A man who is destined To love others? Seeing their shallow face With life’s thieving toll, Still loving their deep rooted soul. Who am I? A painter of pastel Colors on paper but Seeing glances fleeting… Eyes looking elsewhere, Should my heart really care? Who am I? A writer of words Graphite… Read more