Life
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And so, fields of green.New breath of lifeSeeking spring rainsWhich pleasantly placateThe thirstOf all things. And so, fields of gold.O, the time of our standPassing quickly, steadily…Now balmy days of reflection:Satisfied and flourishing,Certain and abounding And so, fields of gray.Joyful rest in shortened daysBlanketed with a colorful coveringOf leaves from trees.Wiser now and older, patient.Seeds Read more
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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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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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“Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.” Job 22:21 (NIV) What is submit? Compare submit as the giving of something to the abandoning of our very soul. A deep contrast. What we give or what we abandon. The first is easy. The transfer of something for one Read more
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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 (NKJV) truth? a certain question with the answer a certain evasion it is man leaning upon his wisdom with his inner self wearily burdened as he seeks this question of all times – a question Read more
Rick Stassi Poetry 