rain hammered on the tin roof
sheeted over flooded gutters
bouncing
ricocheting
wildly dancing on the pavement
they sat alone
huddled close
in the open air cafe
holding hands
sipping wine
smiling
awed
two lovers lost on a honeymoon oasis
tio stib
Tag Archives: memories
Climbing Mountains
Gasping from my lofty climb
I search for shadows left behind
The ghosts of journeys once so strong
how can it be
they’re so far gone
In this forlorn solitude
my spirit aches to be renewed
to share the path of life again
to walk beside a noble friend
tio stib
2015, 2025
Couches I Have Known
all the Couches I have known
The stories they could tell
Of lives lost and lives redeemed
and some condemned to Hell
the many friends, the hidden fears
loves made and loves decried
those Couches they have held it all
Birth, Joy, and when Men died
looking back, I seek the Truth
now old enough to care
does God exist, I ask the Couch
is something really there?
the Couch says naught, the silence speaks
I ask, is love how I should live?
Not a sound, the Couch did share
Only memories would it give.
tio stib, 2015
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Memories
Memories
Gasping from my lofty climb
I search for shadows left behind
The ghosts of journeys
once so strong
how can it be
they’re so far gone
In this forlorn solitude
my spirit aches to be renewed
to share the path of life again
to walk beside a noble friend
Comes a surge of unseen screams
a flood of faces from past dreams
warm memories sooth my aching heart
I climb again to find my part
tio stib, 2015
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