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.
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The Light of Knowledge Can Overcome Depression.
Today in our American Society the single most deadly disease is Depression. In over a half century this disease of the mind is still a mystery to the medical profession. Many famous men and woman through the centuries have had this disease and overcame it, while others, learned to live with it on a daily basis.
Many times in just having the ability to share your story, is the first step in overcoming this disease. Keeping this disease at bay can also be accomplished by this approach. If you are one who is currently dealing with depression, had overcome depression, or currently dealing with it on a day-to-day basis, I wish to share your story on my WordPress Blog site.
Whether you wish to identify yourself or wish not to is an option that is yours. Send me your stories to share. In so doing many on the internet that are in a dark place, without seemly the hope of light, will find such light in reading your story. Whether your sharing is in a poetry format or story format, each will be acceptable for publication on this blog site.
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The realization brought a choking to my throat.
My eyes swelled in tears.
The realization came to me fully
that I will never be loved like that again.
The youthful memory of having a woman look at me like that again.
The reflection of a hero in her eyes.
Reflected also in the shining armor of a knight.
Ah sweet memories
if only the taste of those kisses
could return again,
would I know again
the joy of love.
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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?
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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.”
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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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A Winter Scene from Cooperstown, N. Y.
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“Do You Have A Story of Dealing With Depression?” copyright 2011 John J. Rigo, Texas Commentator and Poet
February 15, 2012 by John J. Rigo, Texas' Poet and Commentator
The Light of Knowledge Can Overcome Depression.
Today in our American Society the single most deadly disease is Depression. In over a half century this disease of the mind is still a mystery to the medical profession. Many famous men and woman through the centuries have had this disease and overcame it, while others, learned to live with it on a daily basis.
Many times in just having the ability to share your story, is the first step in overcoming this disease. Keeping this disease at bay can also be accomplished by this approach. If you are one who is currently dealing with depression, had overcome depression, or currently dealing with it on a day-to-day basis, I wish to share your story on my WordPress Blog site.
Whether you wish to identify yourself or wish not to is an option that is yours. Send me your stories to share. In so doing many on the internet that are in a dark place, without seemly the hope of light, will find such light in reading your story. Whether your sharing is in a poetry format or story format, each will be acceptable for publication on this blog site.
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