Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

Peace

  • pity the poor wind

    dark wind above obscuring light with frenetic pace laden with futile might coursing seen as purposed and wise means chasing ends in limitless tries as death deceives on a blustery trail those yearning for hope only to fail catch my hand you in scurrying fright let’s sit upon tufts of reason’s delight hold my hand Read more

  • tranquil

    Can you hear a blade of grass Reach up in sleight of moment’s pass? Or the whisper of a single star Cold alone and so, so far? Leaves so fast and quietly unfold, Just as quickly wither and get old. And light-years traveled celestial bright, This star is only a memory in a twinkling light. Read more

  • path forward

    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

  • lucid moments

    my bare feet stung as i walked across the grass blanketed with hoarfrost to the warm light a short distance away from an inviting cottage an embracing glow upon a flame streaming through the window that beckoned me to walk a prickly path numb into the heart of God where I was welcomed with response Read more

  • 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