a life drops
falls through its momentary reality
splashes with finality
ripples circle out
echo towards unseen galaxies
who have I touched
what has touched me
tio stib
2017
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Tag Archives: blind blogger
slack water
there is a gap between ebb and flow
the space between high and low
the moment between life and death
a pause as god’s catch their breath
the moon sighs and life sweeps in
the naked beach is lost again
hopes surge up on future’s shore
until, pulled back, they rise no more
this is our high water mark
the apex of our journeys arc
the moment when our heart will know
this is as far as we will go
summits failed, there is a slack
a moment when our soul looks back
regrets for what could have been
as waters fall away again
and skeletons of other’s lives
press into our tired eyes
exposing with advancing years
the nakedness of ancient fears
so move the tides of time
the rise and fall of humankind
and, so, each day, the moon will sigh
and pull and push
both you and I
tio stib
2017
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My Daily Lama
she smiles
they laugh
and lives are lighter
I follow in her footsteps
Maria
the five year old Buddha
my daily lama
tio stib
2017
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River Wild, River Free
river wild
river free
today, where will you carry me
tio stib
2017
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Love Dumb, Life Stupid
she waves and this gorgeous chick
is heading straight for me
I check my tie
pull up my fly
then gasp
aghast
as she walks by
yes, smiles are nice
but love they’re not
bartender, please
another shot
tio stib
2017
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a single rose
across time’s eternity
how often has passion
erupted
exploded
from the color
the scent
the promise
of a single rose
tio stib
2017
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Sunny Sunday
sunny Sunday
afternoon
melting into the recliner
blissfully
empty
tio stib
2017
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Letting Go
life begins
life ends
with letting go
friends and lovers
joys and woes
fear of life
fear of death
the first kiss
the final
breath
tio stib
2017
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Hanging with Happiness
I used to hang with Happiness
he brought me many smiles
but then one day he disappeared
and left me lonely miles
I used to play with all his friends
Laughter, Joy, Surprise,
no end
but when he left that fateful day
I found they all had gone away
I used to hang with Happiness
he always sparked my mind
but then one day he disappeared
the day that I went blind
he took the world that I could see
including my identity
and left a void inside of me
a life I can no longer be
I miss those days of running free
of feeling wild immensity
now I linger long in bed
lost in wonders in my head
this the only place I see
the only world where I am free
the dreams deep inside of me
and sleep the door that sets me free
I wonder as the day dawns black
if he might someday come back
and with this hope I make my way
a chance that I might hear him say…
listen
I’ve brought my friends to play
tio stib
2015, 2017
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this child who once was woman
she laughs at dancing butterflies
smiles at babies passing by
clings to me when brought to cry
this child who once was woman
her zest is sparkling innocence
a love of life without a fence
a mind released from circumstance
this child who once was woman
a singing bird
a playful word
the mirth of anything absurd
she hugs
she screams
she loves
she beams
this child who once was woman
my heart beats glad, she is such joy
reminds me when I was a boy
of times preceding plots and ploys
this child who once was woman
the change, I was slow to see
as fog crept over memories
and here is all that she can be
this child who once was woman
now, I hold her close and dear
do my best to soften fears
not to shed a single tear
make the most while she is here
my wife who once was woman
tio stib
2017
Categories: life journey
Tags: love, marriage, relationships, Alzheimers, dementia, blind poet, blind writer, happiness, joy, fulfillment, blind blogger, aging, partners, life journey