God
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Let this day Bring hope, bring light. Fortify me To stand upright. Let this day See God’s eyes. Pierce my heart With truthful pries. Let this day Subtly speak The voice of God. Ear’s inclined, my soul shall seek. Let this day Feel His merciful rein To lead me away From darkened pain. Then sunlight rising Read more
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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
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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
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O fragrant Spring’s unfurling leaves Holding fast to father’s sleeves Mother’s safe and loving eyes Me a child instinctive cries. And of this Spring, fresh and new. Childish steps unsteady, untrue. I walk upon childish whim – Changing paths – green grass to dismally grim. It was a time of youth and innocence Not time Read more
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Calloused and scarred, years take flight, Heart reels in chaos and lightless night. Yearning for comfort, Self shall try! But even to Self, hopelessly awry. As if a prisoner of Self, in a prison, Self made, All hidden faces striving not to fade. But Heart sees them, though be bound in meted gait O, how Read more
Rick Stassi Poetry 