He stood quietly in the room.
His voice though low in tone
seemed to rock the air about Him.
The words were gentle and with love.
Pointing to the doorway,
He said, “There are many doors to eternity
any doorway can be the right doorway to enter
if entered with love and faith in God.
He will guide you and protect you in your travels.
First you must learn to give complete
and unselfish love to Him.
Second you must render complete faith in your Lord
for whatever befalls you
the Lord will stand at your side
and you shall overcome,”
so spoke
the Master of my life.
Archive for April, 2012
"There Are Many Doors" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns"
Posted in Poem, tagged A McKinney Poets' charity programs, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A non-profit published poet for Collin County Texas, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, A spiritual poem from a McKinney Texas poet, Another poem from the Master series of poems, God's Love is unconditional a poem of a McKinney Texas poet, McKinney Texas' Own International Poet, non-profit poetry books for the "homeless" cause in Collin County Texas, non-profit published poetry from a McKinney Texas poet, Poem, Poetry Books Profits Go to Charity in McKinney Texas, profits assist the "homeless cause" in the state of Texas, The Master Series of poems from the Amidst Series, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award, Winning Poem in Collin County Annual Poetry Award, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest on April 20, 2012| 4 Comments »
He stood quietly in the room.
His voice though low in tone
seemed to rock the air about Him.
The words were gentle and with love.
Pointing to the doorway,
He said, “There are many doors to eternity
any doorway can be the right doorway to enter
if entered with love and faith in God.
He will guide you and protect you in your travels.
First you must learn to give complete
and unselfish love to Him.
Second you must render complete faith in your Lord
for whatever befalls you
the Lord will stand at your side
and you shall overcome,”
so spoke
the Master of my life.
“Waking Knight” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poem, Poetry, tagged Poetry on April 19, 2012| 3 Comments »
"The Kiss before the Battle with Evil"
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“I Am the Only One That Can Sing My Song” copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy” Revised
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", Winner of Collin County Texas Poetry Award, tagged a connection of all our souls, A love poem by a McKinney Texas poet, A McKinney Poet, A McKinney Texas' newest poetry work, A Mother's Day Poem, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A Poem about our song by international poet John J. Rigo, Cover for Third Book of the "Amidst Series of Poetry Books", Poetry, Poetry For Real Men, Profits for "Homeless charities" in McKinney Texas, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest on April 19, 2012| 3 Comments »
Within each of us there is a song.
The song is like no other
it is ours alone.
It is the song of our lives upon this earth.
It sings of our victories
it remembers our defeats.
Would we have shown courage
by never loved at all?
Would we have shown our creator
a lack of passion
by not living totally in the gift of time
that He so generously gave us?
I lived as a man
a creation of my God
in the singing of my song.
In those I loved
I gave more than I received.
If one was to be hurt by the ending of a love
I was always hurt the most.
I gave all in my being to protect the ones I loved.
In the pains that I endured
I suffered in their recall
more than once.
My song renders no apologies
for being made in His image.
The Passions is what separates us
from the wooden fence post.
I have breath
I have cried
I have laughed till I cried again.
In so doing have I found
the humor of my creator
in making my song
one that will be heard
throughout eternity.
"Love Recalled" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Rainbows Amidst Storms"
Posted in "Rainbows Amidst Storms" Second Published Book, Poetry, tagged A McKinney Poet, A McKinney Poets' charity programs, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, Poetry, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award on April 18, 2012| 3 Comments »
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“The Hurting Game” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in "The Hurtful Game" a new poem by John J. Rigo, Poetry, tagged Poetry, The Hurtful Game by John J. Rigo on April 16, 2012| 6 Comments »
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“I Understand Your Pain” copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged a binding of hearts, A broken heart by mckinney poet john j rigo, a connection of all our souls, A McKinney Poets' charity programs, A new poem by international poet John J. Rigo, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A Published McKinney Texas Poet, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, Author of "Amist Series of Poetry Books', I understand your pain, McKinney Texas' Own International Poet, Poetry, The Master Series of poems from the Amidst Series, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award on April 14, 2012| 4 Comments »
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“Some Day” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in "Someday", My Bucket List, Poetry, tagged "Some Day", Poetry on April 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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“Heaven Will Not Be A Crowded Place” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming book “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in A Picture of Heaven?, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged a connection of all our souls, A McKinney Poet, A McKinney Poets' charity programs, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, Author of "Amist Series of Poetry Books', Heaven Will Not Be A Crowded Place., Poetry, The Master Series of poems from the Amidst Series, To my neighbors in Eldorado of McKinney Texas, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, What is Heaven?, What will Heaven be Like?, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest, You cannot always pick your neighbors on April 12, 2012| 2 Comments »
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"The Warrior King and the Messenger" copyright 2012 Rewrite John J. Rigo, A Texas Commentary
Posted in Poetry, tagged A McKinney Texas' newest poetry work, A new poem by a McKinney Texas' poet, A new poem by international poet John J. Rigo, A Published McKinney Texas Poet, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, Author of "Amist Series of Poetry Books', Controlling Public Opinion On the Net, McKinney Texas' Own International Poet, Poetry on April 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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“How am I to trust the wisdom of your king
who sends you with this message
if he hides his real name behind a false one?”
He went on further in his discourse by saying,
“Does your king lack courage.
Does he not have the backbone of a man
or is he really a woman
hiding behind a man’s name
who claims to be a king?”
The king then had his soldiers remove
the servant from his presence.
The servant’s head was cut off
before the sun set upon that day.
Each day I am constantly amazed
by the many web sites and forum boards
that carry postings of individuals
who use cover names out of fear
instead of their own real names.
How can one take any of these postings seriously
when the posters hide behind a mask?
For all we know
it can be a simple program on a computer
somewhere generating all these postings
across the net in an attempt
to control public opinion.
"I Cannot Imagine Life Without You" copyright 2008 John J. Rigo upcoming poetry book "Passion Amidst Apathy"
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged Cancer Returnes, Dealing with Cancer of a Loved One, My wife has Cancer, Poetry, profits assist the "homeless cause" in the state of Texas, The Black Spirit of Cancer, The Fear of Cancer, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest on April 11, 2012| 2 Comments »
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