Tag Archive: life

Thankful.

(Last time I saw my grandfather in 1991. He died when I was in Iraq. We are made by great people. Our mentors taught us how to live. My grandfather ensured I knew.… Continue reading →

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I hate you/ I love you.

I hate you / I love you. I try to escape you. I try to flee your memory. I repeat secret words in hidden places in my mind. I hate you; I love… Continue reading →

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The blue dress.

The blue dress. I found you sitting alone at your family party. Your once fiery hazel eyes grey with sadness. I asked you. How are your dear Linda? You are still so beautiful.… Continue reading →

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My Christmas wish. Let’s get along. Hey brother, hey sister.

Christmas and New Year.  I remember young men and women. Living, loving. Drinking and dancing. Living life fearlessly without regret. Hey brothers, hey sisters. I remember you. We were hopeful, foolish and were… Continue reading →

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Silence and listen. Remembering Mindy McCready.

Silence and listen. (The holidays are here. Time to check on people we love. Everyone needs a kind word and a reminder. They are needed and a part of our life.) Old man… Continue reading →

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Beautiful stranger.

Beautiful stranger. Sitting alone in the corner in a piano bar in Austin, Texas.Reflecting on things lost on the road. Strangers are around me.Whispering secret to their lovers.Under the dim lights.Where words are twisted to revive passion… Continue reading →

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Maybe yes, maybe no.

Maybe yes, maybe no? I been hiding in the highway 35 taverns for three months. Started drinking early and writing, the happy hours blues poetry. Once I was the great dreamer, wanting everything… Continue reading →

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The sparkle in your eyes.

A Poem by Coyote Poetry “Old memories and places.”                  The sparkles in your eyes. I remember when the sparkles in your eyes could light up the world around you. I remember how badly… Continue reading →

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She was a dancer..

She was a dancer… She was a dancer and I was the Monterey Irish Pub drunk. She could paint the sea, she could paint the forest and she could paint beautiful faces and… Continue reading →

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Highway 80 west calling me.

Highway 80 west calling me. A Poem by Coyote Poetry  I’m tire of same places and faces. I need the road.                                   Highway 80 west calling me. I’m tire, so damn tired. Somehow, I… Continue reading →

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