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When the West Wind Blow

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the winter wind in our small seaside town
is from the eastit’s cold
icy from passing over miles of frozen ground
pushing down river a blanket of freezing fog
that shivers bones

for my morning walk
I add a layer of clothing
pull on mittens
snug my cap

but this is just a moment’s comfort
respite for a soul that is

waiting

waiting

waiting for the wind to change
for the west wind to blow again
the wind that brings the puffy clouds
the Spring rain

waiting to shed these woolen socks
dig naked toes into warm earth

to once again
feel the pulse of being

tio stib

Tags: life journey, winter, hope, poetry

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Hotel Hypothermia

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it was a trip mistaken
for a family vacation
a time so cold
my bones grew old
bundled up in layers of clothes
all that showed, my bright red nose
even when I went to bed
I never shed a single thread
I wonder how eskimos have sex
queried my now recent ex

pounds of fat fell off of me
as I shivered constantly
take a shower?
I think not
in water that was icy hot

and when at night I had to pee
a new resolve came over me
as toes touched the icy floor
I hurtled towards the bathroom door
and in a fit of urgency
dropped my shorts
but woe to me
the thing that used to flow so free
had shrunk down to
a tiny pea

and so it went from day to night
with not a hint of warmth in sight
until we had to say goodbye
a moment when I nearly cried
afflicted now with freezer phobia
I bid adieu,

God Bless

Hotel Hypothermia

tio stib

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First Snow

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hush

the white oblivion
whispers

hush

let go
surrender frantic thoughts

hush…

forgive the past
the sins
the separation

hush

the white oblivion
whispers

as first snow
gently blankets my soul

Tio Stib
2014, 2019, 2024

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Breaking Trail

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a lone chickadee
flits by
a tiny shadow dancing across snowy waves

gasping
the man pauses
listens
as feathered music
echos
through bare limbed aspens

sunburned
sweat dripping down his face
he stares back
ponders the trail of tracks
a frozen testament to persistence
to carrying on
to believing

he sighs

smiles

inhales the icy air

and chooses life


again


tio stib
2016, 2018, 2024

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There Were Times

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there were times
moments walking down my road
times I felt the grace of God

a smile that called me out to play
a word that brightened up my day

a secret kiss
romance’s bliss
unexpected thoughtfulness

a voice divine
a view sublime
a dream of peace for all mankind


lying warm
in life’s winter sun
I know

there were times
when I was dearly loved


tio stib

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hibernation

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an eye opens
grey
no bright light
no sunshine
a dark, gray, day

deep in the cozy comfort of warm blankets
I snuggle

the mind stirs
no “to do” list
no appointments to miss

the eye closes
I choose hibernation

again

tio stib
2018

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