finally
it’s cold
it’s wet
a thoroughly miserable
rainy
day
a day when I can’t cop out
no nap in the sun
no wandering about
finally
a day to make a cup of tea
sip
smile
write poetry
tio stib
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Tag Archives: creativity
My Garden of Words
there is a porch
in my mind’s quiet place
broad, shaded, open
where I sit and look out
at my garden of words
listening
enjoying
watching words waving
in the gentle breeze of memories
each seed
an echo
of planting
caring
weeding
hoping
waiting
wondering
would faith be rewarded
would something glorious appear
sometimes
unexpected beauty blossomed
sometimes
no matter the effort expended
new life never sprouted
yet still I garden with words
planting, caring, hoping
sitting on my porch each day
marveling at the miracle
of creativity
tio stib
2019, 2020
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Symphony vs. Stanza
beginning with merely four notes
Beethoven created an immortal symphony
a musical poem with voices numbering
over two dozen instruments
surrounded by the sound of genius
I bounce between inspired and humbled
trying to write a decent stanza
tio stib
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Stop Stealing Dreams!
What are schools for? My parents never asked themselves this question. I didn’t until years after being shuttled through the public education system in America. It took a lot of life learning after that for me to un-school myself from all the limiting beliefs and behaviors that I’d been brainwashed with.
Seth Godin is a fierce advocate for conscious awareness of the impacts of public education on young minds. His manifesto, “Stop Stealing Dreams,” details his thoughts on the dangers of a public education system designed to build willing workers rather than creative and critical thinking individuals.
Here’s Seth’s TedX talk. I hope you watch and then ask yourself, “what are schools for?”
Here’s the link to Seth’s blog with more information on “Stop Stealing Dreams”
Your life is your responsibility!
Tio Stib
2017
Writing Well 1, The Transformative Power of Classical Music
My thanks to Anthony Wilson, a fellow WordPress blogger, who shared the link to Benjamin Zander, brilliant teacher and inspiring human being. I’d heard his name mentioned many times, but never took the opportunity to meet him until now and thankfully so.
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, and new connections.
This talk moved me to tears, something I’ve needed for a long, long time.
https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html
Perfection
In the caverns of my mind
I seek,
the perfect words to find
That I may tell a story bold
That sparks the eyes as it unfolds
I test them each across my lips
For rhyme, for sound,
they seldom fit
Plunge on, I must,
with driven need
to satisfy my wordy greed
I trust that lost
deep in my brain
perfection hides
then laughs
again
Tio Stib, 2014, 2015
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