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
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
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
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
given that light travels at 186,000 miles per second
and the moon is 238,900 miles from earth.
it takes less than two seconds
for the man in the moon to smile
and warm your heart
how fast, then, is the speed of love
when you smile at the person beside you
and they smile back
instant
immediate
faster than a speeding bullet
even faster than Superman
Wow!
this means that love is beyond super fast
and my smile is beyond super powerful
I’m putting my love cape on
tio stib
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she sits across from me
a frozen frame in memory
head turned
streaks of sunshine glowing on her face
her sparkling eyes staring out the window
dreaming of the life we would have together
smiling
the waitress sets our plates before us
and the woman who would be my wife
looks up and thanks her
we eat our meal
greet passersby
enjoy the bliss of oneness
now,
years later
sitting at the same table
gazing at the emptiness across from me
I wonder
did her dreams come true
mine did
tio stib
as I walk the mourning streets alone
holding the hand that isn’t there
her memory calls to me
my love teacher
smile!
life is a precious gift
delight in the wonder of each new day
embrace the sun’s warm touch
dance with moon shadows
drown yourself in the pleasures of flowers
play with children
laugh with babies
love
love
simply love
you will always be my valentine
tio stib
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I’ve not seen it for years
but I hear it, feel it
fluttering its butterfly wings in my soul
flitting through the garden of life’s memories
flying through my dreams
her smile
what would life be
without the heartbeat of love
without this boundless joy
this radiant light
that melts the clouds of doubt
the storms of despair
away
away
her smile
how can something
so long unseen
still fill my heart with hope
I am blinded by the bliss of love
tio stib
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yours was a gift I could not see
a quiet heart that treasured me
a smile that always answered
yes
a voice that offered no duress
a strength that ever held my hand
my buddy in the promised land
a care that never questioned why
a child’s grace that could not lie
you gave a gift that I now know
was purer than new fallen snow
that laughed with joy
and danced as we
flew with butterflies
and sailed dreams’ seas
then came the day
and you were gone
and tears drowned out what once was song
and lonely months slipped into years
to emptiness that no one hears
but as I walk the silent shore
I hold your hand in mine once more
I clutch the feeling in my heart
a memory lost to view
that precious gift you gave to me
I was loved by you
tio stib
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