A good day to be alive my friend.

Each day is a opportunity to do something good.

  A good day to be alive my friend
                                 

                          (Can you Move? Can you Think? Do you have
                            the ability to do more? Life pleasures can't 
                            be reached locks up in sad and disappointing
                            lives. Get up. Reach out. No pity for those
                            swimming in self-pity.
                                 Too many years in the Army.
       Coyote)



Cornerstone of a good life are the kindness and love given and received.


Kind ancestors left us with gifts of love.
Needed to be passed on to our children.


Disappointment can barricade our mind and hearts.
We must breach the walls of disappointment.
Learn to celebrate being alive.


Correspond with your friends and family.
Tell them you miss and love them.


Remember lost friends.
Raised yourself up and fight the good fight.
Can't swim in self-pity.


Don't forfeit your dreams for someone else.


There are consequences for every action good or bad.


Aspire to touch the stars.
To dance on a lonely beach with a lover.
Sit at a park and watch your children play.


Thank the Spirit of life and death for one more day to be alive.

                   Coyote
                  12 Sept 1990





                     A prayer for the Water, Sky and the green Earth.


Thank you Spirit of life and death for this beautiful day.


Thank you for the Water, Sky and the Green Earth.


Teach me wisdom.
Kindness.
How to be humble.


Allow me to walk with my Brothers and Sisters in peace.


Allow us  to see a man or woman by the his deeds not the color of their skin.
Allow religion to be their personal choice.


Life is a road of a thousand decisions and journeys.
Please protect me on the road of life.


I pray the Spirit of life and death to forgive me for foolish
words said and deeds done.


Please give me strength and wisdom to do the right things.


Thank you for the sweet water that flow through my body and
keep my body and spirit clean.


Thank you for the blue sky and air that allowed me to walk
upon the Earth.


Thank you Green Earth.
Gifts of food to give me strength.


Thank you Spirit of Life and Death for one more day to be 
with my family and friends.



                     Coyote
                     1990




 

Reviews

[nono]

Hm, I guess it is! I wasn't even born when this was written :D haha! I like it though. I think it's amazing how you still have something from those years. All I have is a blanky my mom's best friend made for me! This poem is amazing, and as always your able to express it in such manners I don't think I ever could. Nice job!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Kind ancestors left us with gifts of love.
Needed to be passed on to our children.

Amen to that... to bad we can't spread love around as easily as we do germs cause then the world would be much better off.

A lot of positivity flowing through your words.

[.]

. indeed ... each day is an opportunity ... but hardly anyone remembers that ... and that's why your poem is such an important reminder for all of us ... and of course ... we must never let go of our dreams ... this is beautifully felt, written and received ... thank you for this ...

[YouoweYoupay]

The first part contained delightful images and I just loved the last lines of it:

Aspire to touch the stars.
To dance on a lonely beach with a lover.
Sit at a park and watch your children play.

Merely reading the prayer you have created sent pure waves rinsing me inside, and made me momentraly breathe easier. Transperant wishes and hopes and the want to grow more thankful to the blessings of life. Breath taking write. thank you for sharing.

-Wella

[little lily Bride of Ch..]

Allow me to walk with my Brothers and Sisters in peace.

I see the Lost with out a Shephard. and the ones with a Shephard Covered in Gold even have peace with Thou Enemies for the Hate is Turning to Kindness.

Keep Your Friends close but your Enemies Closer.



Thank the Spirit of life and death for one more day to be alive.
i think i understand what you mean by Spirit of life and of Death
You Mean The Beginning the End Life and Death The spirit that
Breathed Life into our souls.


Thank you Green Earth.
Gifts of food to give me strength.

God Gives us rain to help the food Grow and
he gave us the food also Mother earth Doesn't have
Nerves so they don't
hurt like we do but God gave us
A place to Live and so many just Miss use it
and Corrupt and feed Our children with
things they shouldn't is why i teach my son at Home always even though he goes to school so he can out smart the enemy out smart the Devil.


Life is very Precious life it as it was our last We are Precious in the Eyes of the Father.

I was 11yrs. old in 1990 was still in school.


There are consequences for every action good or bad.

We are Resposable for our own Actions Don't allow
your Emotions to Control you Hold your Own be the peace
i have learned though the years to be that way i am not a fighter unless i have to be to protect myself and my family I walk with Honor and peace in my spirit.

Not a esay thing to do but if you want peace in your life you won't other things and people to bring you down and mess up your day you have to make that Choice on your own.

they are all our brothers and sisters wether they love us or Hate us onces we

did no wrong to that hate or feel Jelous all we can do is pray for them and Hold our Peace and be the Stronger one show them when they may of not been Taught or shown Strengths and above all is love and Kindness.

Me i just live my life and stay out of others business and i never believe a lie or rumor one says of me or others that is a lie if you believe it, it becomes a life of it's own and it seems true if you Don't worry live your life allow God to Take what you can't handle worries and Burdens He is the Strong hand thats there to help,
he's always there Good and bad times.

Nice work BRAVO God Bless lily

[Chirinos20]

A great poem with such wisdom. As always very well done!!!

[Dorothy Wells]

Beautiful and wise. I really like your writing style.

[Donna DeLong Matthews a..]

How beautiful... Thank you for reminding me of the things I tend to forget...
Hugs
Donna

[Buddhistboy73]

Yes, you capture here the essence of how to live...great message, and if only we could all remember this when we close the front door each morning and go out into the world....thank you for reminding me of this message....