California dreaming “A woman like you”
A woman, like you.
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Few people can bring you from self made hell. When a sweet woman offer a soft hand and love. Even the dead can be rebirth.
A woman, like you I was standing at a distance listening to you.
You were speaking against hate and violence.
A voice so soft and kind.
It made me stop to listen.
I looked at your beautiful face.
I tries to hide my desire for you.
To be able to look into your eyes.
And hold you close.
I make a fool’s wish to be sitting with you.
To be able to look into your blue eyes at the ocean.
Listen to you talk about great dreams.
You spoke with confident.
Your strong words were against hate and war.
Your smile and sweet voice create dreams and hope of peace
for the people listening.
You came to me. Whispered
” My lonely poet you came to hear me at the demonstration.
Did you like and understand what I was trying to say.”
I told you. “Your words were logical and common sense. I felt hope listening to your
voice. Sometime all we have is hope and dreams.”
A sad smile overtook you.
You told me. “When the dreamers forget to dream. The people with strong hearts
forget to love. The kind and generous people forget to help. What will we become?
Just robots waiting for death.”
You wrapped your arms around me.
Gave me sweet kisses and pulled away.
You whisper “later my love.”
I stood alone at the Santa Cruz beach.
Thank the lord of life and death for a woman like you.
Bad dreams and wrong decisions led me to Santa Cruz on a sunny California day.
I was drinking and wasting my life.
You found me at a coffee shop on a cool spring day.
You sat at my table and asked me “What was I writing?
I told you poetry of a sort .
I gave you my journal to read .
I watched your eyes read my words for two hours.
You put the book down.
Told me “You are a poet my friend. Pain and sorrow are in your words.
Scream for calm and peace in your words. You must get published. Words of
love and peace must be poster for all to see.”
Your beautiful blue eyes stole my heart from the first moment.
Listening to your dream and goals.
As we walk through the Santa Cruz street.
You took my hand.You whispered. ” I need a friend and I can feel your loneliness.”
With the gift of a sweet kiss we bounded our two lives together.
As the sun fell into the sea.
You asked me to share your dreams
and not be afraid to stand against things wrong in this world.
I give a silence yes.
I know Angels are rare in a life.
I told you as long as you need me I will be there for you.
A woman, like you.
Can light up the night and day
and create dreams in a dead soul.
Coyote
1994
A very moving poem John. Thank God for women like that.
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Woman with good heart and hope for the future. Are the Angels among us. We lost one the other day. A great woman had left our world. She left us with poetry and example how to live.
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So true John. May we be blessed to recognize such good women in this lifetime.
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amazing poem John.
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Thank you Sharmishtha. Good to hold good memories of kind people,
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Reblogged this on Caffeine & Media and commented:
Impressive!
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This is so beautiful! Rarely do I come across a poem I like, but I adore this one! XOXO
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Thank you. One of my older poem. I like to rebirth the poem. We meet few people who project hope and positive energy.
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You are a great poet!
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Thank you. You are very kind.
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I look forward to reading more of your posts!
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