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

Posted in A Blessed Easter to All from John J. Rigo Texas' Commentator, One poem of Seven of the "Masters Series of Poems", Poetry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »

 
 

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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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"Ghostly, Do I Walk" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns"

					

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Chains of sorrow upon my neck


reaching for the ones I knew


unable to touch.


 


A slight breath of air


words spoken


 but not heard.


 


My world is full of “If I could’s”


no clock to turn back on my regrets.


I offer only a prayer to my unseen God


to let this end.


 


I say to you


there is no time left


but the time of this moment.


 


Time to forgive


time to say, “I love you.”


Time to give of yourself


for all that you could have done


with this precious thing called Life.


 


In so doing


 perhaps you not also be


on this ghostly path


that may never end for me.



		
	
					
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“There Will Never Be Days” copyright 2013 John J. Rigo, Upcoming Poetry Book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

					

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I remember a young woman I dated over forty-five years ago. 


She was a consigliere for a major hotel on Stemmons.


Sex with her was like making love in a movie.


 


She would cover her body with baby oil


before getting on top of me.


She had one of the most beautiful bodies


I had ever seen on a woman.


 


Her body glistened as she moved on top of me.


Perhaps it was the way she titled her head upward


as her eyes rolled over in squeezing my organ tightly.


Ah…those days of pure sex.


There never be days and nights


like that again.


 


 


 


 


 

					
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"My Magic Red Shoes" copyright 2009 John J. Rigo, upcoming "Passion Amidst Apathy"

					

					Posted in A Christmas Gift for 2012, Overcoming Our Current Stresses, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged , , , , , , , , , ,  on March 29, 2013|
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At times it would be nice


to have a pair of magic red shoes.


Just clicking them together three times


would do the trick.


 


Suddenly I would be transported


to wherever my mind of memory


would wish to go.


 


At this very moment


I could easily think of a dozen places


I would love to be at this moment.


 


Each time frame


would place me at a time and place


where I felt greatly loved.


 


Where there was a skip in my step


and a constant grin on my face.


I can easily bring to mind


scenes of such places in my past.


 


Skipping through a mall with her


like a school child.


Dancing with her


for the first time


with my arm around her waist. 


 


Ah yes then their were those 


first kisses


always soft


always remembered


always joyful 


in the way those kisses went to my toes.


 


Truthly knowing what I know now


would I have taken more time


to savor every moment.


 


Time in remembering every detail


of the places of my youth


where my magic red shoes


would have taken my heart.  

					
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“Waking Knight” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

					

					Posted in Another point of view on Heaven, Poem, Poetry, tagged , , , , , , , , ,  on March 28, 2013|
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“The Kiss before the Battle with Evil” 
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I awoke


as from a sleep


of death.


 


Long gentle fingers


were rubbing my forehead


the side of my face


touching my lips.


 


As my eyes opened


I knew I was no longer 


on my prior world of earth.


 


Before me I beheld


a beautiful maiden


of golden hair


skin of cream and light


eyes of blue/grey and gold.


 


There was no fear within me.


I was at a place where I was meant to be.


I was home in a castle of my Lord‘s place for me.


 


My eyes gazed upon my body.


Upon me where plates of armour.


Gold-Silver and various jewels


incrusted upon them.


 


As the maiden raised my head


I observed the symbols upon my breast-plate.


In the middle in Gold was a Lion.


 


On each side of it were Dragons


standing with their feet gently 


touching the Lion.


 


Above the Lion


flew a Golden Eagle


with wings of silver.


 


My armour gleamed


from head to toe


in this beautiful creation.


 


What battle has my Lord


prepared for me in this place?


Who was this maiden


who touches me with a loving touch?


 


The maiden spoke,


“My Lord, Evil awaits for battle.


Prepare thyself.”


 


 


 


 

					
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“Seeking a ‘Handyman’ Crew for McKinney, Texas” copyright 2013, John J. Rigo, Texas’ Commentator

					

					Posted in Seeking Handyman/woman crew for McKinney Texas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  on March 26, 2013|
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Needed:  Handyman/woman crew for McKinney, Texas. 
Needed: Handyman/woman crew for McKinney, Texas.


I am seeking a “Handyman Three-man Crew” for McKinney, Texas.  The requirements of the crew is that the lead man be fully skilled in all aspects of home improvement work.  The lead individual should also be a worker and not a pointing type supervisor constantly on cell calls for new business.  The lead man/woman should be capable of doing electrical, plumbing, painting, drywall. His or Hers two helpers should also be semi-skilled.  Hispanic help is acceptable, so long the individuals are trustworthy and have no criminal records. 


I will require an hourly rate for the total crew “turn-key” with no up-charges for driving to our home or gas expenses.  The purpose of the work will be to prep a 3,900 square foot home on the Eldorado Golf Course for future sale.  The work will be required over a period of a month in at least six three to four-hour increments. 


Officially, the individual and crew that did this type of work previously for me has been terminated as of March 25th, 2013.  He was with me for fifteen years and remodeled over five properties for me during that period including the new Samaritan Inn of McKinney, Texas (one of my charity-centered projects). 


Contact John J. Rigo at 469-450-4144.  If no answer leave voice mail.  Most voice mail calls returned within minutes.

					
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“The Immortality of Love” copyright 2013 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

					

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Stained glass at St John the Baptist's Anglica...
Stained glass at St John the Baptist’s Anglican Church http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au, Ashfield, New South Wales. Illustrates Jesus’ description of himself “I am the Good Shepherd” (from the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11). This version of the image shows the detail of his face. The memorial window is also captioned: “To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of William Wright. Died 6th November, 1932. Aged 70 Yrs.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


I have been blessed by being loved by many woman.


The love I shared came over a lifetime of seventy plus years.


Each of these loves brought an aspect of God to my heart.


 


As a man I grew with each experience of being in Love.


Each were comforting fires on cold nights of my life.


Each experience brought me closer to the truth of life.


 


I now know that upon my death


I will rejoin the ultimate love of my life.


That Love will be Jesus Christ


Lord and Savior of my life.


 


If in your own life


you should be blessed in being loved by another


treat that love with the gentle hand of kindness.


 


Be not unkind toward love or resentful of love


but thankful each day that love is given to you.


Love is but the gentle breath of God upon your soul. 


 


 


 

					
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“Remembering The Moment” copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, upcoming book “Passion Amidst Apathy”

					

					Posted in A Poem of Memory by McKinney Poet John J. Rigo, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged , , , , , , , , , ,  on March 20, 2013|
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I am glad I am here to remember this moment.


There were dreams that I did not want to awake from.


There were days with those that I knew truly loved me.


 


They were days I did not want to end.


At times in the remembering there are tears.


The tears are not from sadness


 but for the happiness of the moment.


 


Will those dreams ever come again to me?


I think not for the flowers of youth bloom but once in our memories.


Precious memories that we hold on tightly close to our hearts.


Thank you for this day in my gift of rememberance.

					
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“The Gift of a Stranger’s Smile” (Revised) copyright 2005 John J. Rigo “Roses Amidst Thorns”

					

					Posted in Are There Angels on the Earth?, Poetry, Poetry From McKinney Texas, Selection from "Roses Amidst Thorns" published in 2005, Texas' Poetry, tagged , , , , , , ,  on March 19, 2013|
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It was one of those days that nothing seemed to be going right.


My mind filled with racing thoughts


going different ways


Questions, questions with seemly no answers


as I pushed through the crowd


of wherever I was going.




Suddenly  in my own world


I looked up


and there you were


passing me ever so quickly.


The smile that you gave me took my breath away.




A stranger’s smile in a maddening world. 


There was such kindness in that smile of yours.


The warmest of feelings overcame me.


Peace and Joy was brought to my racing heart.




Long after you were gone


I tried to remember


what you looked like.


Were your eyes Blue or Brown?


All that remained in my mind’s eye


was the memory of that very special and endearing smile.


A smile that brought a smile to my own lips.




With a nod of my head


I gave thanks and appreciation


for this gift from a stranger.


 


Long after this time


a strange thought came to my mind.


Could angels be walking this earth


to remind each of us


that love can be


the gift of  the day? 


 

					
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“True Forgiveness” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

					

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It was a long time ago that I hear this story about “Forgiveness.”


It was said that when we ask God for forgiveness


then all memory of our sin is totally removed from the memory of God.


 


What a beautiful thought


to think that the creator of everything


can wipe His Eternal Mind of all memory of our transgressions


once we seek His forgiveness.


 


Each day of my life


I am constantly amazed 


in how many claim to follow the Lord.


 


Yet in their daily actions 


as so-called Christians


their hearts are not truly sincere.


 


Remember this day 


to be the Christian you claim to be.


When the one closest to you reviews their past in conversation


please do not take joy in reminding them of their past sins.


 


If God can forgive and forget


then you should also be able to do the same.

					
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