love
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Guardian eye, strict ray of light, Protecting vessels adrift at night. Whilst commanding swells pound the shore, Offering featherlight droplets upon the moor. I am one who spies things pass From warmly within forgiving glass. Wondering always, my thoughts abound, As the laden sea air, my tears find the ground. Sky obscured by phantom mist… 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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And always I shall listen for You, in the still of night and morning’s dew O joy that rises with the sun, it is to Your arms I now will run. for trust and hope clasping hands are the calming breeze – that faith commands. my angst-ridden soul begs begone O fear, knowing Love eternally… Read more
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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
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Walking further unto winter’s night When geese and swans have long taken flight. The steel-cold winds cuts my heart in half – I can bear no longer his icy laugh. I have illusion – a semblance of warm and dry Yet hope avoids a heart so awry. I dig ever deeper seeking strength for flight… Read more
Rick Stassi Poetry 