“She was a diamond”
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
We need to be thankful when we hold something precious in our hands.
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20 Nov. 1994
The drunk man toasts to better days.
We touched shot glasses.
I asked him.
Did he ever see a woman who shone like a diamond?
So bright with hope and love.
She can bring you out of this hell?
My drunk friend just turns away.
I wander to a safe and quiet corner.
I remember her blue eyes.
Clear as a mountain stream.
Her flowing auburn hair.
Her beautiful smile that still can bring a smile back to me.
She was a baby in living.
I was soil with hate and disappointment.
Today I wonder why she came to me?
In a dark corner of a dancing Bar in Austin, Texas.
She came to me with a sweet smile.
She asks me. Could I two-step a-bit?.
I told her I do my best.
She talks my ears off.
I listen to her beautiful voice.
She was full of dreams and hope.
We became friends.
She taught me laughter.
Taught me to hope and dreams again.
She was a diamond in a life.
Brought me out of my self made hell.
I may of taught her to view the world with different eyes.
She stood her ground.
Held on to her dreams.
She is something today.
Educated and helping people.
I wish to stand at a distance.
Her life loaded with real problems now.
I have hope.
A few dreams.
Maybe one day I will look into those blue eyes.
Thank her for her kindness and love.
Women are the reasons for good men to hold on to dreams.
I’m thankful.
I held a diamond in my hand.
Her hope and love overtook my heart.
Coyote


Beautiful story. You met an angel.
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I did. She saved my life.Thank you for reading and the comment.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4z6RMMIGeI&channel=UCRtYM-fsZI07gp-UxQtI3bg
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What a story!
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Thank you. I was lucky. I was single and I roamed the coastline of California, Oregon and Washington State from 1992-1994. I met many good people.
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Good for you.
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I like the poem and your word choice. Would perhaps have wished some more structured lines.But we never know how the writer is thinking.. Thanks for sharing.
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My free-style had pissed off the good editors. Thank you for reading and the comment.
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Beautiful. can you do the bosa nova baby too?
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The bosa nova? If a dance? Good drink make me a dancer with great skill. Thank you for stopping by dear friend. I hope it is not too cold. Here in Michigan. Cold weather is here.
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This diamond, is she still in your life?
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She lived in Santa Cruz. Last time I saw her was in 1994. I was leaving for Fort Hood, Texas. I was lucky. One of last soldiers to be stationed at Fort Ord, Ca.
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I really love this!
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Thank you. I appreciate the comment.
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Beautiful
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Thank you for reading. Some people can show you life is good and we can do great things.
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