A safe place to go
A safe place to go
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Alisa Fineman. A California coastline folk singer. A woman with a beautiful voice and kind heart.
A safe place to go
I’m dreaming of Big Sur.
I’m wanting to be at the River Inn.
Listening to good music and drinking the good wine.
The California coastline saved my life once.
I found a kind woman name Alisa Fineman and many kind people.
Her gentle song and hopeful words make me feel.
I was okay.
She called me the street Poet. A honored name to me today.
She told me. You are going to be okay Johnnie.
No easy life for anyone. Come sit with me.
She held my hands like a old friend.
Caressed my forehead like a child.
She told me. You can’t hold on to hate. You must know peace.
I followed her show for three years till I departed California.
I helped her unload her gear and found peace in her sweet voice.
She treated me as a friend.
Today I listen to her music.
Her voice take me back to where I learn to laugh again.
Thank you dear Alisa Fineman.
My kind Angel found on the long road.
Coyote/John Castellenas
John, just a quick thank-you for sharing this lady’s work. I did not want to be rushed this AM but have found time this evening to listen. Yes, she is very gentle and seems kind – her hands are strong, which is telling. A musicians hands take years to develop which shows fortitude and dedication. Thank you again for sharing.
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She is a active singer for peace and hope still. A wonderful woman.
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Beautiful poem, John. We are all blessed with beautiful souls like Alisa Fineman. Before now, I’d never heard of her. Her song, “A Safe Place to Go,” is so apt for the times we live in.
Thanks for sharing.
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I heard the songs in 1992 first. I have her cassettes still. She is still alive and active for love and peace. I hope one day to find her again and thank her.
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