“The Abuser” A Poem by John J. Rigo
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"The Abuser" copyright 2009 John J. Rigo, Revised upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
Posted in Calling Out an Abuser, Calling out an Abusive Relationship, Some Woman need to Learn to Keep their Traps Shut, Verbal Abuse: A Two-Way Street in Relationships, tagged abusive relationships, Christianity, Christmas, God, Jesus, Lord, Poetry, Religion and Spirituality, Should Woman be considered luggage?, Some religions are on the right track when it comes to the treatment of woman, Texas, The Abuser, There nothing Worse than the Evil Tongue of a Wife on February 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »
"I Remember Fondly Christmas’ Past" copyright 2005 by John J. Rigo, selection from "Rainbows Amidst Thorns"
Posted in A Pre-Christmas Story and Poem, A Remembrance of Christmas by John J. Rigo, Selection from "Roses Amidst Thorns" published in 2005, tagged A Blessed 2014 Christmas to My WordPress Followers, Calendar, Child Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, Holidays, Jesus, John J. Rigo international poet, Published Poet of two non-profit poetry books, Religion and Spirituality, Showcased in the "Who's Who of international poets, Texas, Winner of Collin County Poetry Award on December 24, 2014| 1 Comment »
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(The little boy’s story in the poem is true and a time from my own past.) This Christmas Season of 2014, I was thinking of my Father. This poem mentions him several times. I remember how dirty he was when he came home from work when I was a little boy. My Father was an iron and steel worker. After he came home and took a bath, my Mother would then attempt to clean the ring out of the bathtub from his bath. Many times with close to a half hour of scrubbing, she still could not get it out. In those days, my Father made about a hundred dollars a week. He worked very hard for that money.
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I remember fondly Christmas’ past our first tree alive with lights before it caught fire later that week. I remember fondly the Christmas with toys. Never before had my brother and I received toys. How angry my Father became when we broke several toys after a few hours of play. It was my Father’s first Christmas bonus as a steel worker. He spent that bonus on toys for us that Christmas. He thought those toys would never break. I remember fondly a special Christmas as a kid when no money was available whatsoever for toys. We found a punch-out cardboard castle in a department store window. One dollar and ninety-eight cents was the price of that castle. My young brother and I played with it for days. A punch-out castle was the best toy we ever had. I remember fondly Christmas past, acting in the church Christmas pageant. I was a little child with the beard of a prophet shaking in a spotlight in the church play. It snowed that night. My best friend and I asked permission to keep wearing the beards. A most beautiful snow floated through the air as we walked home together. The dirty streets of the city were made clean and white with heavy, swirling snow flakes. We sang church carols walking home our arms around each other’s shoulder. How close to baby Jesus we were back then. I remember fondly Christmas’ past when life seemed so much simpler. Joys more easily shared with laughter much deeper than now. Still I thank God that I had those Christmas’ past even to this special day of a new Christmas. Another December which will also will soon be gone into the misty memory of another Christmas’ past.“As Death Comes Closer to My Door” A Christmas Thought, copyright 2005 John J. Rigo, poem from “Rainbows Amidst Storms” Revised
Posted in "Rainbows Amidst Storms" Second Published Book, A Christmas Thought by John J. Rigo, A Posted Christmas Poem in 2014 by award winning Texas' Poet, tagged A Christmas Poem revealing eternity, A Henderson County Christmas in Texas, Beauty, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas 2014 at Cedar Creek Lake, Jesus, Lord, Religion and Spirituality, Texas, WordPress on December 15, 2014| 1 Comment »
As death comes closer to my door
my eyes, though weak, seem to become clearer
about what I see about me.
Something about the look of God’s creations
that I did not notice before now
In seeing this creation
a wonderment stops my breath.
Is it the sound of wind singing
that I had not noticed before now?
Is it the vastness of the night skies filled with a beauty
beyond words that I cannot describe?
I find myself noticing beauty in people
a beauty that before
I did not see.
I see beauty in the old, the sick
the visions that I used to turn away from seeing
but no longer do.
I feel the pain and joy of other people
I used to not feel such things.
The laughter of a child
ringing like a heavenly bell,
pealing in a meadow
sounds in my ears.
Is this God’s way of saying
“Look at what you have missed earlier in your life?”
I am not sure
but I do know
now I have become more thankful.
More thankful each day
for the gifts God has given to me.
I seem to be getting closer to heaven each day.
I now know, what I see, hear and Feel
are all but a small part of what will be in God’s world.
I can only hope
that in this twilight of my life
I might become worthy
in the areas that I have been unworthy.
May I be worthy of the love and blessings
He has given me in this life.
Thank you God
for this day.
"A Christmas Memory From Long Ago" copyright 2008 John J. Rigo, upcoming "Passion Amidst Apathy"
Posted in A Christmas Memory from the Past from a Texas' Poet, A Lesson About Love, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged A Poem from a Texas' Poet, Christianity, Christmas, Holidays, Military discharge, Opinions, Religion and Spirituality, Texas, United States Air Force on December 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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"The Magic Christmas Bells of Florence Street" copyright 2008 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
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“Embracing Life” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
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“Am I Now Lost to my Time?” (Revised) copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, with Commentary on President Obama, Upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
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"My Beautiful Church Home" copyright 2009 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
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- View from “Oz” at 7 a.m. on February 25th 2012 on Cedar Creek Lake, Texas
View from “Oz” on Cedar Creek Lake, Texas, February 25th 2012 at 7 a.m.
“Another View of God’s Church”
“Realization II” copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
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“Am I Now Lost to my Time?” (Revised) copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, with Commentary on President Obama, Upcoming book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in A Nightmare Poem of the Future of the US, A Poem and Commentary on our Future with Obama, Has Obama changed the essence of the United States?, Is this the Future of the US?, The New Obama flag for the US, What two more years of Obama will bring, tagged A New America under Obama?, A Nightmare of the Future, Barack Obama, Christianity, Flag, God, Lord, New Gods, Obama, Poem with Commentary on President Obama, President, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Religion and Spirituality, The Flag of Obama, United States on February 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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Commentary from September 25th, 2014: I am reposting what seems to be a popular poem that I wrote regarding our President. Earlier in the year while undergoing a medial procedure, my doctor and I shared our despise for President Obama. Truthfully, I always choke up when I have to use the word “President” before Obama’s name. If anyone in our history was not worthy of the title, Obama is surely the one. My doctor is of course, an educated man but sadly lives in denial regarding the powers of Obama. His take is that President Obama will never be impeached but is now “boxed in” and will not be able to bring any further harm to our country. I tend to realize that this is the attitude of the majority of educated individuals that I come upon in my daily life. There seems to be a trend where there is a lot of shouting and crying over the lying regime that Obama has put into place in our country but nothing is being accomplished by the Republican party, a party that has truly lost its way in leadership for our country. To my way of thinking reality will only set in when the majority of the white middle class of this country are herded into Federal “Care Camps” under Obama as they await the new gas chambers built by his administration. When that day comes I will be dearly holding my American Flag and fighting to the death in an attempt to save my country from the tyranny of Obama. Somewhere along my journey I stepped into a time machine. I do not remember exactly when it happened. I stepped forward in a strange land where a language was spoken that did not sound like any tongue I knew. The beings looked like me. The planet seemed the same but it was not. There was a new god in this land in this dimension. His name was Obama. I looked closer at the eyes of those about me. Their was a strange blankness in their eyes an emptiness of spirit I could not explain. I eagerly sought a sight of a flag pole to see what land I might be in. My eyes sought the Red, White and Blue. Instead I looked with fright upon a flag all to familiar from a past election. It was the flag of Obama. God did not save us.Share this:
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