The empty jars..

Just thinking too much.

The empty jars..

I watched her in the kitchen organizing the empty mason jars and empty bottles.

She told me on a cold Winter morning,

I store my dreams in the old mason jars.

Each one is filled with light and darkness.

Each one filled with leaves, letters or flowers.

Each one holding a memory.

I will need to hold one day again.

She organized the old empty whiskey bottles.

She filled them with the sand from the Pacific.

She stared at them and she told me.

The whiskey bottles are leftover memories,

I cannot forget. I put sand into them to remind me.

I had befriended the sea and we have drank too much whiskey.

She talks to the ravens and she whispered secret to them and the quiet night.

She adored the singing owls and the owls whisper to her. Tales of miracles.

She told me tonight.

No death tonight the owl told me.

it is time to escape into the night and find the sea.

Create more memories for my mason jars..

Dancing Coyote

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[Pax]

Empty jars, filled with memories...
You know as we grow older, our memories fades and I wonder I should have save those notes long before I forgotten about them... So keep it up my friend, so that these notes are your golden histories to tell your generation ahead...

[Coyote Poetry]

We hope Pax and thank you for reading and the wonderful comment.

[1809 Black Plague Decem..]

Dearest Cayote Poetry, awww,
loved the melody, danced it in my room,
the guitar swings, and it calms me, and heartaches me,
The jars of jam to sands
the raven,
the whiskey, yeah, yeah, I dig it,
love it too much,
----1809 Black Plague December

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the comment.

[1809 Black Plague December]

your most welcome Cayote Poetry,
it dearest to the heart,
I just wan't to spend my time just hearing
your tune, and the beautiful depiction
of your love and both of you sharing a grand moment,

[Relic]

Beautifully told, Coyote. You are a true poet. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Relic. I appreciate the kind words.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Wonderful poetry, John. I have a few mason jars on my kitchen counter at this very moment. I usually fill them with leftover soups and broths, but after reading this, you've given me the incentive for so much more. You've touched my soul in this one reading. Quite the impression you've left me with. Thank you!

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello dear Kelly. I always kept the rocks, me and my grandchildren collect in the jars. Like old letters. They become gold in old age. Thank you for reading and the comment my dear friend.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think it's extraordinary that you teach your grandchildren how tangible a memory can be. Here's to life well lived!

[Soren]

Coyote this poem spoke to me, like no other of yours. It is haunting and full of spirits of the past. Like the jars it holds memories. The metaphor is so full or meaning and emotion. "She talks to the ravens and she whispered secret to them and the quiet night.
She adored the singing owls and the owls whisper to her. Tales of miracles." Such a verse to touch the soul. A wonderful write.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Soren for reading and the kind words. I do appreciate.

[W. Barrett Munn]

I really like how you started this poem with dreams stored in mason jars. Perhaps in another poem you can extend from there into other aspects of the dreams and the jars.

Winston

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe we could could put our wishes into a jar Winston. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[1809 Black Plague December]

LoL, you both are too funny

[Cherrie]

The mystic feel and overtones of nature mix with your song choice to create magic

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Cherrie for reading and the comment. I store rocks in the old mason jars. Maybe letter, I may do.

[The_Ancient_Rock]

Ah... My brother...

I do love... Whiskey.

Beautiful Poetry!

Let us show our scars proudly and held them high!!!

Blessed be Coyote!!!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you the Ancient Rock for reading and the kind words. I do appreciate.

[The_Ancient_Rock]

You are most welcome my friend... as always.

[Neville]

as far as poetry is concerned, this is real quality .. indeed it is priceless and has the hallmark of Dancing Coyote stamped throughout ..

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Neville. I appreciate the kind words.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Wow this is a good write you've held what ever reader wants to reader wants to read on, i had to go back to read again my friend
excellent write

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Mauricio. I appreciate the kind words.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Ur a very good writer I've been struggling to write something as good as your work and many others this is a good site to read thank you for sharing my friend