I’m wondering about love
is it a smile
a wink
a word
a longing look
and what is love if
your eyes cannot see
a soft caress
a wet whisper
a fragrance that hugs your soul
and if your fingers cannot touch
your body can’t move or feel
what face of love finds its way
inside your heart
tio stib
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I’m laughing
watching a blind man
me
a man craving intimate touch
tending to his garden
a garden filled with blossoms
delicate petals
heavenly scents
so much perfection
and yet
for all his need to embrace love
to hug life
he has filled his garden with roses
blissful beauty amidst
a sea of thorns
I smile
at the gardener
me
paradise can be painful
tio stib
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I told myself things would be so I made this promise years ago yet, in the waining of my days that youthful zeal has lost its gaze the hopes, the dreams of star crossed eyes buried under life’s goodbyes but I was loved held heart close by angels whom I treasured most for when I came to be another promise made to me a force beyond what I could see has filled my life with ecstasy tio stib
you came in a delirium of dreams exotic erotic intoxicating floating through a window of memories a soft caress a gentle kiss a walk in paradise garden straining through sleepiness I reach for an unseen smile lost in moonlit mist hiding in the scent of midnight jasmine tio stib
I’m missing hugs waves are nice fist bumps are fine handshakes, sure please take mine but the only way to get the most to feel warmly loved dearly close is a face to face bear hug embrace tio stib You might also enjoy: Life Journey Poems & Prose; Parade of Friends
do I miss her laughing voice yes my heart cries out straining to hear her call in the silence do I miss the rose petal scent of her softness yes each breath aching to know her once more do I miss the way she tossed her hair her playful smile that said I’m beautiful do I miss her reaching out to take my hand to dance with me in blissful oneness yes always with every heartbeat but most of all I miss her whispering as her lips touched mine mio tio stib You might also enjoy: The Memory of a Single Rose; My Dementia Diary
she never questioned never paused simply poured her endless love into my life now she sits without her mind and I give back tio stib You might also enjoy: My Dementia Diary; Symphony vs. Stanza
the grocery clerk who bags my things the coffee man who sometimes sings postman, gardener, neighbors too stopping by with how are you? all the lovely people who lift me on my way their nods, their smiles, their greetings that brighten up each day and as I lay my head to rest my heart full, I must confess my simple life is richly blessed tio stib You might also enjoy: Over the Rainbow; Because Once, I Was Loved by You
open she said holding the spoon in front of the silent face open she said softly looking into the empty eyes the eyes that once so dearly loved her the lips parted the spoon slipped in the food swallowed automatically empty she set the bowl aside gently wiped the mouth the mouth that once had said I love you bending down she ran her fingers through the greying hair inhaled the scent of innocence pressing her lips against her mother’s head she kissed the child she’d never had tio stib You might also enjoy: A Trail of Hearts; A Child’s Smile
in the darkness left by death as tears flow with sobbing breath bereft and broke a light shines through because once I was loved by you your love our life was Everest a dream fulfilled a noble quest a memory that guides me true Because once I was loved by you now standing on my road alone no idea where I’ll find home but my heart smiles my strength renewed Because once I was loved by you tio stib You might also enjoy: “Our Deepest Fear,” Life Journey Poems & Prose
Travels with Tio 