Tag Archive: John Castellenas

The fingerprints.

The fingerprints… I washed the blankets and I washed the sheets. I opened the Window wide and the damn cold air awoke my memory of you. On a September night in the Fall,… Continue reading

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An empty book.

An empty book. A Poem by Coyote Poetry  Need to enjoy life. A good life is many friends and a lot of laughter.                                   An empty book… An empty book is a lonely story.The… Continue reading

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Only love will break your heart.

Only love will break your heart… We learn with old age. Love is everything. I was babysitting my granddaughter. Now five old and I would spend the days with her. Five days a… Continue reading

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One more day.

One more day. A Poem by Coyote Poetry  Wars need to end. No-one wins in war.  Twenty one gun salute                         Loyalty                        Duty                        Respect                        Selfless service                        Honor                        Integrity                        Personal courage                      (Soldier creed) Standing tall and… Continue reading

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A cradle hymn.

A cradle hymn Hush little baby. Don’t you cry.Daddy going buy you a humming bird.If the bird. It don’t sing.Daddy going buy you a diamond ring. Poor little baby.Alone and scare.The child will… Continue reading

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A letter.

A letter. Sometime cigarettes, good booze and a pen can give a man a reason to be alive. When we parachute blind into love.Even a renegade spirit can be broken.I tried to hide… Continue reading

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Too late for forgiveness.

(My two brothers Chuck and Scott. Chuck committed suicide in 1988 and Scott in 1989.) Too late for forgiveness A Poem by Coyote Poetry A sad one. If you feel death is more important… Continue reading

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Dead ends.

( My daughter and my daughter of my friend killed in Iraq in 2002. Daughter was two.) Dead ends A Poem by Coyote Poetry  Time for all of us to think and do the… Continue reading

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Sing and dance till the end.

Sing and dance till the end A Poem by Coyote Poetry  Old poem written when I was young and questions all things. I learn we are in-charge of our life. Best walk the good… Continue reading

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Anything goes.

Anything goes.  She sat next to me on the empty stool.Her sweet perfume I breathe in andI gave  her a big Michigan smile. She returned the smile.We talks and drank for hours.Her blue eyes… Continue reading

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