The Waltz

The ocean and love create emotions and passion that stay with us forever.

The waltz 


We were doing a waltz upon the beach.
 The waves were the orchestra.
 The wind was whispering a love song.


 I tossed her into a twirl.
 Brought her back to me.

 By the light of the moon.
 Two lovers danced the movement of freedom
 and celebrating being alive.


 We come back to the ocean after each journey.
 The ocean keeps our secrets.
 
The dancing waves are always waiting.


  She was as beautiful as when I first saw her
  and I held her like she was my last breath.


 Two shadows upon a naked beach.
Doing the dance of hope and freedom.
 
 The cold of winter is surrounding us.
We warm each other with laughter and dancing.


 Two friends, lovers  and travelers who come to celebrate being alive.
Peace for a moment for two people who love the road.


 We find each other at the end of our journeys.
Two wanderers in search of peace.

  I love you my beautiful  Beatrice

 
                   COYOTE    
                  1996
 

Author's Note

A old poem about a time when life was a wide open road.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

What a wonderful thought .. the waves were the orchestra .. tis true, tis really true, the sounds of water ripple and play on and on endlessly. This is such a warm romantic poem, John .. a time of specialness and the making of lasting memories. A beautiful phrase, 'She was as beautiful as when I first saw her ~ and I held her like she was my last breath.'

(Comments not getting through, so many thank yous for your review to me, John)

[Patricia Wedel]

The Road leads us to our destiny where we
breathe the Sea air of windswept memories.
You are an Artist of musical waves where hearts 💕 are entwined under Moonbeams and Dreams.
tenderly, Pat

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Pat. One of my first poem on the W.C. Best days, the sea, good company and no place to be.

[ba_mcfarlane]

I appreciate that you are accomplished concerning reviews, at least you send all away in a contented state, but hell, this is a work from 1996, start writing again, yourself, d****t!

Wow. This really moved me :) so beautiful

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A beautiful love story!!

[Jas Alejandrino Ramos]

all i can say is that dis poem is so beautiful...it is so light to the heart.. all i can feel is love and pure inspiration to this poem :)))

[Kuhr Gred]

a love story! wow! you really express your feelings with freedom... Excellent... and beautiful.. and really sweet :)

[ChaoticSoul]

The journey in this poem is beautifully transcribed. "Two shadows upon a naked beach / Doing the dance of hope and freedom" -what a wonderful line. I really admire the imagery you have created here. The movements of the lovers flows as tranquilly as the actual poem itself. Lovely writing.

[Priscilla Sayers]

Beautiful.

This is so heartfelt and beautiful Cayote, true love and what a deep romantic touch, not the cliché ones, but your thoughts for this woman go way further. I am impressed by the single beauty of this poem, and it makes me feel in love, after reading even more I already was :) Amazingly done!

[r. f. jordan]

Thank you for posting this piece, coyote. this is a bold and wonderful expression. as i read it it is as if i can taste the salt air and hear the joyous cackle of a surging gull. how right-sized we become, when measured against the vast! "The ocean keeps our secrets." is an incredible line on how the vast permits us to remain less dramatic, with our trials, than we usually permit ourselves to believe. ..."and I held her like she was my last breath.
dear coyote, you have a definitive knack for weaving language into originality, i am pleased to be discovering you along the shore of this site.