“Standing before the doorway of Death”
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"A Prayer To A Loved One" (Revised) copyright 2008 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
Posted in Standing Before the Doorway of Death, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged A McKinney Poets' charity programs, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A poem in dealing with the lost of a loved one in Tool Texas, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, Dedicated to a resident of Tool and their recent lost., Poem, Poem of Death, Poetry, Poetry of Dying Love, Preview poem from "Passion Amidst Apathy" on August 21, 2012| 4 Comments »
“Let Go Let God” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in God's Plan for Us, Poetry, Texas Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged God' Plan, Let Go; Let God, Listening to God's plan for you, Poetry, texas poetry on August 20, 2012| 3 Comments »
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Posted in An Insight to the World beyond Death, tagged A Poem by McKinney' Poet John J. Rigo, An Insight Beyond Death, Life Beyond Death, Our World beyond Death?, Reviewing our short human life on August 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I find myself going back to this post often. It is my inner thought that tells me that from time to time, our Lord renders us insight to our world beyond death.
This morning my eyes beheld ocean waves upon the morning sky.
The thought came to mind that it was an ocean from another world.
A preview of many that our Lord renders us each day.
Perhaps our concept of God is too small for our thoughts.
Perhaps our spirits have existed for thousands of light years.
In universes beyond our human comprehension.
Was it the next world that my spirit will soon discover
upon an ocean scene in a morning sky?
What beauty
what adventures await us
in the many lives before us?
With my Lord at the helm of my ship
I only know that whatever voyage is before me
My Lord will bless and keep me safe.
“Touching You” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in A New Poem of Love, tagged A new poem by John J. Rigo Texas' Poet, Poem, Poems of Love, Poetry on August 17, 2012| 1 Comment »
Courtesy of my.opera.com “Everything was perfect in my universe.”
Posted in Overcoming Depression in your Life, tagged Chemical imbalance, Depression, Disorders, Health, Lord, Major depressive disorder, Mental health, Mood, Overcoming Depression., Poem about Depression, Poetry on the subject of Depression on August 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Depression is still a wide spread sickness of a chemical imbalance of our brains. To this day the medical profession has not found a cure for it. When it reaches the imbalance stage, as much as three years is necessary in treatment to come out of it. If this poem relates many of your own feelings, seek professional help, seek the help of the Lord and prepare for the good fight ahead.
I have fought this battle before….. I lost.
It starts with those that are closest to us.
They remind us of our shortcomings
rather than our victories in life.
We fight but seem not to overcome
the weight that falls upon our spirit.
We cannot find anyone to reach out to.
Those that we thought cared about us or loved us
really are not sincere in their hearts.
We no longer live under illusions.
We feel that our life is over.
Our very breathing becomes heavy
the weight upon our lungs for air becomes heavier.
The battle for light begins.
We must reach again for the strength of our Lord.
We must armour ourselves.
Before us lays the battlefield.
Prepare for the good fight.
Posted in Another Poem from the "Master's Series of Poetry", tagged A popular poem by Texas' Poet John J. Rigo, Another Poem from "The Master's Series of Poetry.", Life Saving Poetry, Poem, Poetry, Spiritual Poetry on August 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Another poem from the “Master’s Series of Poetry.”
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…
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Posted in One of Seven Poems of the Master's Series of Poetry, tagged One of Seven Poems of the Masters' Series, Poem, Poetry on August 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This is one of seven poems of the “Master Series of Poetry.”
The night sky was a deep black with blazing stars
over the Master and His disciples
this particular night along the sea of Galilee.
It was a time of quiet contemplation of the beauty of God’s work.
Within the group of His disciples
one disciple had a troubling question.
With reverence he approached the Master with his question.
“Does God’s Love for us have bounds when remembering our sins in His Eternal Memory?”
asked the disciple quietly as to not disturb the other men in the group.
The Master lifted His Head toward the night sky
and pointed His finger to a bright star saying,
“As you look upon the stars in the night sky
many have long changed in form
and are no more.
The distance is so great in the travel of that light
that we still see those suns prior to their…
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"The Serpent Takes Many Forms" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Rainbows Amidst Storms"
Posted in "Rainbows Amidst Storms" Second Published Book, Poetry, Texas' Poetry, tagged a binding of hearts, 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 non-profit published poet for Collin County Texas, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, Poetry, texas poetry, The Master Series of poems from the Amidst Series, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest on August 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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“The Gift of ‘Followers’ on WordPress” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, Texas’ Commentator
Posted in The Gift of "Followers" on WordPress, tagged "Followers" on WordPress, A Commentary on WordPress by John J. Rigo, My Experience with WordPress, Poems and Comments on WordPress, The Gift of WordPress Followers, WordPress on August 9, 2012| 1 Comment »
Proposed Cover for my third non-profit poetry book.
I have been with WordPress with their free blog program for over five years. My current blog, a poetry blog is my second posting with WordPress. To date I have over 27,000 hits and 84 followers.
In the beginning of my relationship with WordPress, I do not recall “Like” buttons or “follower programs.” My interaction consisted of such with comments submitted. I was not aware at the time, that a blog poster on WordPress could limit comments only to those WordPress members with blogs of their own.
With my first poetry blog (which eventually got up to 25,000 posts at the time) I found many comments critical of my Christian religious beliefs. I know I had the ability to delete such comments from being posted on my prior WordPress site, yet the intensity was such that I cancelled that first WordPress site.
On my second bout with WordPress, I cannot relate how wonderful and great my experience has become with WordPress. The “Like” button gives me great satisfaction in knowing immediately which of my posts hit a cord with my readers. My site as well as my two published books from 2005 are non-profit. Any profits from my poetry work go to serve the “Homeless Cause in Texas.”
My greatest gift with WordPress has been my “Followers” to date. The immediate comment responses have become an important part of my day in my interaction with WordPress members. I now think of many of my “Followers” as family members. No where else can anyone find a finer group of members in any social type network. Thank you WordPress for creating such an opportunity to have an important part of my life.
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“The One Change in Our Laws: That Would Change the Future of the United States” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, Texas’ Commentator
Posted in A Necessary Change for our Immigration Laws, tagged A Must-Change for our Immigration laws, A needed change in our immigration laws, A Texas Commentary by John J. Rigo, A Texas' Commentary on Immigration, Changing Immigration Laws on August 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Today the United States of America is on a dangerous path in its future. On our current course we now have a nation where the average ethics, approach to excellence, average intelligence of our citizens is falling to new lows within U.S. society. By the very nature of our immigration programs, have we brought the strength of our country to a new low. A country that allows its borders open to any illegal immigrant looking to drop their child on U.S. soil speaks volumes of the changes that need to be made to our immigration laws. Defining what makes a true U.S. citizen should go beyond dropping a baby on our soil.
Each child that is born on our shores by an illegal in this country represents hundreds of thousands of dollars in “Freebies” in community services, education and food stamps over the lifetime of now, what is now a “Legal, U.S. Citizen Child.” This is a burden that the middle class U.S. Citizen of our country can no longer afford. We, as a country need to redefine what constitutes a legal U.S. Citizen. A child born of a mother who is not a U.S. citizen should not automatically become a U.S. Citizen. In fact the requirement should be for a child to have the status of a U.S. citizen should be that both parents be U.S. citizens at the time of the birth of that child.
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