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"A Soldier’s Farewell" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns

May 27, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

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It is time to say goodbye.

I can see my sadness in your eyes.

Is this the goodbye kiss that will aways 

be in your memory?

 

 

Press closer to me

imprint my soul with your being.

Please do not look into my eyes

the sadness will always be there

until we are one again

in our happiness. 

 

 

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“Falling Tears” A Memorial Day Poem 2012, copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

May 27, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

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Tears fall from my checks this day.
Tears for all the fallen soldiers of our land.
Tears for those who gave their all for our country.
 
These tears forever seal in eternity
the greatest gift they gave to protect us all.
God Bless and Protect our departed military men and woman
who rendered in their memorial of this day
their very lives for us.
 
 
 
 

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“The Shadows of The Dark” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, a poem about overcoming Depression, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

May 26, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

 

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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.

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“What Is This Thing that Cries Out Within Me?” copyright 2005, selection from “Roses Amidst Thorns” http://lulu.com/texaspoet

May 24, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

 
 

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What is this thing that cries out within me?
Is it a spirit that hungers for freedom?
“Freedom from what?” my mind asks in cold hard terms.
 
My life seems about things.
Things stack
things store away
a room full of things.
A bank acoount with growing numbers
but it seems
it is all about the balances.
 
I look into the mirror because they say
“Mirrors never lie”
What I see
is not
what I am.
 
I am like unto the spirit of youth
locked in a dark gray cell
listening to the sound of time on the clock
growing more loudly each day.
 
I find myself dancing alone at times.
I love what the sound of music does to my body.
I go back to that mirror
with sweat dripping down my face.
 
I am still puzzled by the face
that stares back at me.
There is a pleading look in my eyes.
They cry out,
“See me, see me
I am not dead!” 
 
A ghost I have become from growing older with time.
I move through my life
seemingly untouched by the sounds of laughter from my past.
 
The smells of loving sweat
the memory of gentle lips touching
the back of my neck.
I feel like my body
no longer remembers the joys of passion.
 
Yesterday I sat in a room noticing many things.
They were little things
but important things
that let the gift of beauty
be shared by one
such as me
hungry for their taste. 
 
The gentle curve to a neck
that seemed to never end.
The movement of material on a full soft breast
as the breath of the beholder
played with the movements.
 
Eyes with a color of the lightest blue
with mystery whirling within their depths
of thoughts yet unspoken or shared with anyone.
 
I heard that voice within me cry out
“See me, see me, I am not death, but alive!
Hear my cry
feel my need
I am alive!”
 
I left the room without a word.
There was a slight smile on my face toward you
as there was a similar smile on yours.
Silent thoughts unshared
upon our departure.
 
Two ships passing on a huge ocean
with a wave of the hand
toward each other
across desolate waves.
When will this voyage end?
What distant shores await each of us?

 

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"We Only Come This Way…Once" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Rainbows Amidst Storms"

May 23, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

 
 
 

“The gift is ourselves” line from poem, Amidst Series of Poetry Books by John J. Rigo

We only come this way…once
with only one gift
to give to others.
The gift is ourselves.
 
Without payment or reward
we give our all for some cause
more worthy than self.
What could be a finer or more treasured gift?
 
In giving we are passing on the greatest of gifts
which was taught by one
a very long time ago.
 
He gave His life to grant eternity for our souls.
His wonderful gift has neither equal nor comparison.
We can only try to reflect His treasure in our own human weakness
by trying to give the gift of our love to humanity.
 
True love in Jesus’s character
is unselfishly placing others
above ourselves. 

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“Fair Weather Friends” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

May 22, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

 

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Thru Seventy years of life on this world
there has been a few lessons of life
that were difficult to learn.
 
Knowing the difference
between true friendships and Fair Weather Friends
was one of the hardest lessons of all.
 
In  discovering that vast difference in friendships
I believe we live in a form of self-denial
in realizing the differences.
 
I am now painfully aware
that the best friends I ever had
are now long dead.
 
Thank you Lord
for being to me
the friend that no other is.
 
As my Father once related to me
“One could live a lifetime and be able to count
the true friends they would have had
on one hand.”
 
I have been blessed in my lifetime
to have had two of those real friends
with now my Lord
as my constant Third. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

May 22, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

  
 
  
Somewhere you await for me.
You have awaited patiently in your life for me
as I have counted the years in waiting for you.
 
We are eternally connected.
Two halves to a whole waiting to be whole again.
Across the centuries we have waited.
 
We both knew the other was missing.
It was a empty place within
that could never be explained.
 
At times the shores between us seemed far.
Still my heart awaits.
Each second holds a cry of joy.
Knowing I soon will be with you again.
 
Eternity can be such a long time.
It has been so without you.
Hasten time
for my heart waits for you 
on a distant shore.

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“Ahhhh…..Wisdom” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

May 21, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

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“Was God’s touch for Life or Wisdom which Brings Life”

 
Ahhh….Wisdom.
Where were you
when I needed you.
 
In my youth I thought
Love was guided by my sexual passion.
 
It was much later in life
that I learned
that passion in a physical
relationship should not guide
our life decisions.
 
Our passions should be
for goals on a higher plane
in our lives.
 
Passion to learn.
Passion to serve.
Passion to bring
Joy to our Creator.
 
Today as I sit here
as a man in the twilight of his life
grey with aching bones
and tired eyes.
I now know
my youth is forever gone. 
 
If I could have had one wish
if I could go back in my life
with another chance. 
 
It would have been
to have the grace of Wisdom
much earlier in my life.
 
Ahhhh……Wisdom.
Where were you
when I needed you
earlier in my life?
 
 
 
 
 

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"Walk Tenderly On My Dreams" copyright 2008 John J. Rigo upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"

May 19, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

 

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Walk tenderly on my dreams
for my dreams are me
with my soul exposed.
 
Judge not
the worth of my hopes
nor the possibility of their reality. 
 
If you are without encouraging words
then seal your lips in speaking of my dreams.
 
Are we not without hope
when stripped of our dreams and aspirations?
 
Look to yourself and ask
when were your own dreams scattered against
the rocks of time?
 
Take not your anger
with yourself
against those
who still have hope.

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“A Touch of Kindness” copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, forthcoming “Passion Amidst Apathy”

May 18, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator

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There are many things I remember about my past.
Each memory
stones that built
who I am today.
 
The memories that have stayed with me the strongest
are those that recall when my life was rendered
a touch of kindness.
 
I remember the days well
in vivid detail.
The words spoken.
The smile given.
The touch of a hand upon my shoulder.
 
So in this day
if it is within your power
to pass that touch of kindness
to another.
Render that kindness
to another.
 
In so doing
you will be giving
a memory of strength to another
in their darkest times. 

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