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“The Secret to Happiness and Peace” (Revised) copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »

 
 

Courtesy of jesussaves.com

There is a secret to happiness and peace.
It is there for all of us.
Simplicity in surrender is part of that secret.
 
It is when we can “give ourselves up” to the Love of our Lord
will we then find true happiness and peace in this world
and the eternal life before us.
 
When we do such
we will need no one in our life
nor will any procession be of any importance to us.
 
The Lord in His Love for us,
will render us all of these things,
today, tomorrow, and through eternity.
 
With this gift of His Love
we will also find
that we will never be alone again.

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"Yea Through the Grace of God Go I" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns"

Posted in Poetry, Selection from "Roses Amidst Thorns" published in 2005, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 8, 2012| 4 Comments »

 
I have been where you are
a hell of loneliness and despair.
Had I created this place in my past
as you are now
where I was once?
 
I ask myself what pains cross your mind
as this day of many comes to you?
Do you hunger?
Are you without sleep?
 
The night only brings fear for your life.
Are you without anyone who cares
where you are this day?
Are you missed?
 
I too have been where you are.
From ashes of the mind did thou raise me
from a pit of worldly hell.
 
It was not my talents of mind
nor spirit that lead me from this dark world.
It was my prayers.
 
You never failed to hear me
when I cried out to you.
When I tried to end this life
you spoke gently to me
asking me to be patient
and wait one more day.
 
One day lead to another.
Finally the sun began to shine again
in your blessings and your love for me.
 
Thank you Lord
for giving hope to the hopeless
as you gave to me.
 
Thank you Lord
for loving me when I was without love.
Yea Lord without your grace
would I now be lost.  
 
 

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“God’s I-Pad” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Poetry, tagged on May 7, 2012| 4 Comments »

 
 

Taken by John J. Rigo on May 6th, 2012 at 198 and Lee Way at 8 p.m.

Taken on May 6th, 2012 at 8 p.m. at 198 and Lee Way in Gun Barrel City, Texas by John J. Rigo

 
 
Many a time
I observed the heavens
and finally noticed
how much the patterns of the sky
seemed to be God’s I-Pad.
 
A way that our Lord
relates His messages
of Love for us.
 
At your next 
Sunrise or Sunset
look closely at the patterns 
of clouds upon His work.
 
Perhaps in closely
observing
you may see
what I have seen.  

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“Kill Shot” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Poetry, tagged on May 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Courtesy of thefallenknight.com

 
 
The Kill Shot was the final blow to the heart.
There had been other shots fired in the relationship.
Carried wounds never enough to take down the human heart.
 
The shot of this morning was different.
I felt my heart burst into many pieces this time.
I felt nothing in my insides for you after the deed.
 
Forgiveness always came quickly in the past.
This time it was different.
The pain of your anger left a burry edge.
A place in my mind where you seemed to no longer to exist.
 
This great place of love for you
always with great reserve
always with great understanding
was no more.
 
Over the years there had been many fights
but this one was different.
This agrument was the Kill Shot.
 
What could be sadder
where there were was once love
and it is no longer there? 
 
When love falls on the field of life
never to laugh and play again.
Truly the Kill Shot of Love 
has brought death to a bleeding heart. 
 

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“I Would Take Romance Before My Death” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Poetry, tagged on May 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

 
 

Courtesy of movie “Casin0 Royale”

The movie scene seems always the same.
A beach scene on a beautiful sunny day.
A pair of lovers stretched out on the sands.
 
Kissing deeply as one.
The scene has played out in many movies.
The scene plays out in many a novel.
 
Everytime I watch the scene
or even read it in a novel
something cries out in me.
 
What could be more wonderful
than loved like that?
I would gladly trade
years of my life
for such days in my life.
 
Lord if there is a Heaven of chose.
Let that place in Eternity
be such a place for me.
 
 

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“There is Something Special About a Red Glass of Wine” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Poetry, tagged on May 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »

 
 

“A Red Glass of Wine” by John J. Rigo, Texas’ Poet

There is something special about a red glass of wine.
Perhaps its the slow numbing effect that I Love.
Maybe it is the way it carries my mind into the past.
 
The petite blue eyes looking up at me.
Telling me how special I am to them.
The feel of that young tight body next to mine.
 
To be loved above all things.
What could be more wonderful?
To know that you are the Knight
in shining armour who can do no wrong?
 
I think I will get that second glass.
Who knows what wonderful thoughts
will now befall me?   
 

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Question? copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns"

Posted in Poetry, Selection from "Roses Amidst Thorns" published in 2005, tagged , , , , , , on May 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »

 

Courtesy of olliekane.blogspot.com

A singular line horizontally drawn.
Above a blue sky.
Below
a deep ocean of blue.
 
Is it the end of the world
or the beginning of another?
 
Standing still
there is no answer.
 
Only by moving forward
do we realize there is more
beyond a singular line.
 
Attitude?
Perspective?
Are they not one
and the same?
 

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"A Conversation about Life and Death" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Rainbows Amidst Storms"

Posted in One poem of Seven of the "Masters Series of Poems", Poetry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on May 2, 2012| 1 Comment »

 
 

Courtesy of aboveandbeyonddautism.blogspot.com

The Master’s hands were strong and hard
from years of work as a carpenter
just like his father.
 
The creation of His hands had a gentle quality
such as the toy camel and shepherd
He was crafting this night.
 
His sister had begged Him to make a toy for her child.
With love and humor He worked several nights.
In the back of the villa the room was small and cramped
making the carving difficult as the oil lamp light flickered.
 
Entering the doorway with a quiet sweep of the door blanket
came His sister’s oldest son.
Many questions burned in the mind
of this young man on this night.
 
Quietly he approached the Master
so as to not disturb His carving.
The young man whispered,
“Master do you have time to speak with me?”
 
Gently and with love the Master set the little wooden carving
aside and reached for the boy’s shoulder saying,
“What is troubling you this night
son of my sister?”
 
The boy replied,
“I am afraid about death
and where I will go when I die
since no one alive
has ever been to the place that dead people go
and returned
how am I to know what to expect?”
 
With patience and the deepest of kindness
toward the concerns of the young man
the Master spoke,
“Telling humanity of the world beyond death
would be like explaining
the sight of sunrise or sunset to a person
who had always been blind.”
 
He further explained,
“Beyond our lifetime is a world inconceivable
to the senses of man
beyond every gift rendered in this world around us. 
It is a world of being
in the midst of eternal love
and never fearing again.
 
It is knowing light beyond any light
we now know of in this world.
It is never being alone again
but cherished in the arms of a mother.
 
So will it be in the arms of our God
forever in eternal love
peace and happiness.”
So He spoke to me
the Master of my life.  
 

					
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"The Journey" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns"

					

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Courtesy of paintinsilove.com


A ship in the sea of life.


riding each wave of life


seeking the warm sun of each day


the beauty of each dream as night falls


is never lost


as it heads toward the curve


of each horizon.


 


Storms will blow


onward do we flow


in love and courage 


by His Hand.


 


Tomorrow brings the knowing 


in His love


the vastness of the ocean


is not so alone.


 


As long as we believe


we will never be alone


for His love


surpasses all of this


this and time beyond


this brief sea of life.

					
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