Love’S Peaks and Valleys

By Reno Tibljas

Reno Tibljas is like everyone else in the world: he has loved and lost. In his debut collection of poems, he reflects on the beautiful disorder of life and explores the meaning of love.

Tibljas leads others down a lyrical path through the peaks and valleys of love in a variety of poems that offer a glimpse into his heart as he searches for his soul mate. While contemplating loneliness, the agony of heartbreak, and the joy of romance, Tibljas illuminates love and loss from different perspectives and times in his life.

Loves Peaks and Valleys shares a compilation of poems that passionately explore the many emotions related to love and loss.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jul 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781491769164

Reno Tibljas

Reno Tibljas was raised by a loving and courageous single mother. He is a father of three who enjoys tennis, golf, skating, and cheering on the Leafs, Jays, and Raptors. Reno currently resides in Toronto, Canada, where he works as a commercial real estate analyst and shares his life with a romantic woman.

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ISBN: 978-1-4917-6914-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4917-6915-7 (hc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015908600

iUniverse rev. date: 07/06/2015

Contents

Preface

Continue to Believe

Mirror

Share

Plenty of Fish

The Dancer and the Writer

The Storm

Friendship

Time for Love

Daze of the Week

Stay, Please

Valentine’s Day

My Lifeline

Snap

Fully and Completely

Love Junkie

Sun and Moon

Pen to Paper

Life’s Flame

It is the Way of Life

You Guard Your Heart

Smitten

Hold Me

Cast Adrift

Merge with Spirit

Princess

The Hunger

Steps

Mask

Kiss Me

I Miss You

New Eyes

Innocence

Escape

Wholesome

Transformation

Imagine

Yellow Rose

Our Paths

Terms of Endearment

Reborn

Arrivals, Departures

Partner Wanted

I Dreamt of You

Big Love

Been Too Long

Inner Peace

Our Nest

Watching Her

Dance Away

Washed Away

Dance Floor Transformation

No Return

Missing Connection

Preparing for Him

Her Signature

Head and Heart

Patience

Believe It

Soul’s Purpose

Endless Night

Echo

Forgive

Revealing Myself

Thank You

Strangers

Feelings Exposed

Day into Night

All I Need to Know

Snowflakes

She Speaks to Me

Giving You Pleasure

Our Sanctuary

Son

Lay to Rest

My Daughter’s Spirit

Harvesting Energy

Voices

The Final Connection

The Next Step

In Love No More

Divine Guidance

This Sweet Ache

Reunited

The Party

Casting Spells

Quietly

I’ll See You Soon

My Mom

River of Time

First Kisses

Asleep and Awake

Angels on Earth

Wasted Years

Boundaries Released

Need to Share

Balancing Scale

Fooled Once More

Undetected

Good-Bye

Two

The Dealer

Reconnecting Travellers

Don’t Go Yet

Puzzle Piece

Nine Months

Two Sides of the Coin

Mother to Mother

Complement Her

Love’s Bloom

Could it Be

Unconditional

This Moment

Say It

Do We Risk

Memories

Primal Call

Seasons

Divine

Forgetful Heart

My Cousin Zlatko

Pleiadian Woman

Sent to Me

The Exchange

The Energy of Love

Four in One

Our Eyes

My Favourite Ride

Secrets Unlocked

Three Words

I Feel You

It Sustains Me

Spiritual Connection Wanted

Dance of Life

Don’t Look Back

Preface

Like everyone else, I have loved and I have lost. The following verses reflect feelings, thoughts, emotions I’ve experienced in no particular order to reflect the beautiful disorder of life.

To Cvetka, Austin, Kayla, Sherri and Marla

Continue to Believe

There are times when I feel so alone but not alone

I know there are people that care for me

And I know those who have departed

From this world are still with me

Looking out for me

But I long for the sight, sound and touch of a woman

Not just any woman and not really for the sex

Though it is definitely about the intimacy

The melding of thoughts and emotions

And the making of love as opposed to sex

I sometimes wonder if I really belong

To this world at this time

Everything seems to take precedence

Over finding the time to find the one

I’m supposed to be with

Yes, I am drinking wine at this time

But I don’t feel any different

When I haven’t had any alcohol or drug

The only difference being

The words come out onto the page more easily

What happened to that time in our lives

When we were young

When the most important thing

Was to find someone to be with

We didn’t seem afraid to try back then

Now we use our busy schedules

To insulate us from ever having someone

Get close enough to hurt us again

Have we really grown

Or have we stepped back

So