If I must go
and you will stay.
If it be
but a little while.
I take with me
the feel of your lips
upon mine.
The smell of your hair.
The gentle sound of your breathe.
The yearning press of your body
against mine.
Hold the belief
my dear one
that this earth
will fall away.
In so doing
will eternity
be our forever
home.
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"If I Must Go, and You Will Stay" copyright 2009 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
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If I must go
and you will stay.
If it be
but a little while.
I take with me
the feel of your lips
upon mine.
The smell of your hair.
The gentle sound of your breathe.
The yearning press of your body
against mine.
Hold the belief
my dear one
that this earth
will fall away.
In so doing
will eternity
be our forever
home.
Blessings in Your Journey” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged Poetry on March 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
“Blessings in your journey,”
It is a phrase I have used many times.
It is used in my salutations that end my correspondence.
Our journey’s in life are truly short.
When the flickering light of our lives
is compared to the stars above us
it is then that we realize
the brevity of our physical lives?
Is this world one of many rooms
that our souls will walk thru?
Will we have recall of all we have learned?
Will the Blessings of the Lord
continue to fall upon us
from every deed and act on our part
that demonstrates our love for others?
So my dear Friend
Blessings in your journey.
The light before us
becomes brighter each day
of our lives.
"My Magic Red Shoes" copyright 2009 John J. Rigo, upcoming "Passion Amidst Apathy"
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged a binding of hearts, A McKinney Poet, A McKinney Texas' newest poetry work, A new poem by a McKinney Texas' poet, A Published McKinney Texas Poet, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, My Magic Red Shoes, Poetry on March 2, 2012| 1 Comment »
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.
“A Prayer For The Blessing of Sight” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged A Prayer for the healing of vision, A Prayer to heal one's sight, A Prayer to pass on to others, A Prayer to the Lord for a healing of sight, Coming Blindness can be cured, Dealing with the lost of one's sight, He arose the dead back to life, He made the blind see again, He made the deaf hear, He made the lame walk, Poetry, Prayer a powerful tool of healing, The Sight healing prayer on March 1, 2012| 1 Comment »
A very dear friend of mine is currently dealing with issues regarding his sight. There is a possibility that blindness is before him. I wrote this poem/prayer for him. If you, or someone you know is dealing with these issues in their lives, be sure to pass on this poem/prayer to them:
My Lord, I humble myself before You this day.
With You, all things are possible.
You have healed the sick, made the lame walk,
the deaf hear, the blind to see again.
The dead have risen to life by Your command.
As your humble, and still unworthy servant,
I come before You this day to ask you to heal my eyes.
Heal my vision dear Lord,
so that I might continue on my life’s journey,
in finding ways,
to serve you.
Amen
"After All This Time" copyright 2008 John J. Rigo upcoming "Passion Amidst Apathy"
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After all this time
my mind still turns to you.
Our love embers still burning
in the halls of my memories of you.
Still reaching for the feel of you
next to me.
The sweet smell of you
the sound of your sleeping breath
bringing peace to my aching soul.
Where ever you may be this morning
know out there in the cold cold night
there is one who loves you
beyond all that is precious to me.
After all this time
I still love you.
"If I Could Create The Perfect Poem" copyright 2009 (Revised) John J. Rigo, upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
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“The Judgement of Our Gifts” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged a connection of all our souls, A McKinney Poet, A McKinney Poets' charity programs, A new poem by Texas Poet John J. Rigo, A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A non-profit published poet for Collin County Texas, A Published McKinney Texas Poet, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, Are you prepared for your last judgement?, Gifts, McKinney Texas' Own International Poet, Meeting our Last Judgement, Our last judgement, Poetry, Sharing our gifts, The Judgement of Our Gifts, The Last Judgement, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, What awaits us upon Death, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest on February 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
One day
We will walk the path of light.
Unsure if our Lord will be pleased with us.
Will we be met with an embrace of Love
or will we see disappointment in the Face of our Saviour?
Least we forget the gifts of our Lord.
Will we be judged
on how we shared His gifts?
“The Three Most Important Words” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged A Valentine Poem by McKinney Texas' Poet John J. Rigo, A Valentine Poem of Memory, Poetry, Recalling Seventy Valentine Days, The Three Most Important Words in Life. on February 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This will be the Seventh Valentine holiday of my life.
Reaching this place in life gives one much to contemplate.
One becomes greatly aware that death is close to one’s door.
It is a time in my own life to review what has always been important to me.
This coming Valentine day is especially lonely for me.
My closest friends of many years ago
are long death.
There is a loneliness in me that will not go away.
I recall fourteen years of my life.
It was a time of a former marriage.
I became overnight the step-father to three children
that no one else really wanted.
From age twenty-eight to forty-two
I worked very hard to support those children.
Two boys and a girl at ages six, eight and nine
when I married their mother.
Within a year of my marriage
I realized I had made a mistake.
I married the wrong woman.
My only thought was
“Who would care for these children?”
The eight and nine-year old were abandoned by their Father
when they were just babies.
There was never any child support for any of them.
I could not walk away from caring for them.
It was fourteen years later from the date
that I married their mother that I sought a divorce.
The boy and girl I took thru five and four years of college respectfully.
The girl who was the oldest was the “apple of my eye.”
She has been long death now.
Killed by a hit-and-run driver where she was a professor
on a college campus.
I have never hear from the two boys again.
As I look back at that time in my life
I do not ever recall having any of those three children
throwing their arms around my neck and simply telling me
“Daddy, I Love You.”
As I now think about my life
there have been many in my life
that I thought
maybe they loved me
but I never remember hearing those words
in quite that way.
As a sunset will come upon another Valentine Day
I now feel as I look over my life
of what in life
are the most important words of life
I now believe the three most important words in life are:
“I Love You.”
“What Could Be More Important?” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Poetry, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged A new poem by McKinney Texas' poet John J.Rigo, Be remembering after we die., Poetry, The most important things in our lives., What could be more important in our lives? on February 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
What could be more important in this life
than knowing you truly made a difference?
Knowing you brought love to others
encouragement to others
laughter and joy to others
especially when darkness was about in their lives.
What could be more important
than sharing the wonderful news of the Love of the Lord
for us all?
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