A woman, like you.

Few people can bring you from self made hell. When a sweet woman offer a soft hand and love. Even the dead can be rebirth.

                      
      A woman, like you

I was standing at a distance listening to you.

You were  speaking against hate and violence.

A voice so soft and kind.

It made me  stop to listen.

I looked at your beautiful face.

I tries to hide my desire for you.

To be able to look into your eyes.

And hold you close.

I make a fool's wish to be sitting with you.

To be able to look into your  blue eyes at the ocean.

Listen to you talk about great dreams.

You spoke with confident.

Your  strong words were against hate and war.

Your smile and sweet voice create dreams and hope of peace

for the people listening.

You came to me. Whispered

" My lonely poet you came to hear me at the  demonstration.

Did you like and understand what I was trying to say."

I told you. "Your words were logical and common sense. I felt hope listening to your

voice. Sometime all we have is hope and dreams."

A sad smile overtook you.

You told me. "When the dreamers forget to dream. The people with strong hearts

forget to love. The kind and generous people forget to help. What will we become?

Just robots waiting for death."

You wrapped your arms around me.

Gave me sweet kisses and pulled away.

You whisper "later my love."

I stood alone at the Santa Cruz beach.

Thank the lord of life and death for a woman like you.

Bad dreams and wrong decisions led me to Santa Cruz on a sunny California day.

I was drinking and wasting my life.

You found me at a coffee shop on a cool spring day.

 You  sat at my table and asked me "What was I writing?

I told you poetry of a sort .

I gave you my journal to read .

I watched your eyes read my words for two hours.

You put the book down.

Told me "You are a poet my friend. Pain and sorrow are in your words.

Scream for calm and peace in your words. You must get published. Words of

love and peace must be poster for all to see."

Your beautiful blue eyes stole my heart from the first moment.

Listening  to your dream and goals.

As we walk through the Santa Cruz street.

You took my hand.You whispered. " I need  a friend and I can feel your loneliness."

With the gift of a sweet kiss we bounded our two lives together.

As the sun fell into the sea.

You asked me to share your dreams

and not be afraid to stand against things wrong in this world.

I give a silence yes.

I know Angels are rare in a life.

I told you as long as you need me I will be there for you.

A woman, like you.

Can light up the night and day

and create dreams in a dead soul.

                                  Coyote 

                         1994

Author's Note

A old poem. Was a gift for a Santa Cruz friend who taught me to leave the B.S behind and live for the coming day. Not the pain of yesterday.

Reviews

[Katie]

I trie(d) to hide my desire for you.

You spoke with confiden(ce).

Sometime(s) all we have is hope and dreams.

poste(d) for all to see.

I give a silen(t) yes.

Once again, a lot less grammar mistakes then you used to have. Excellent work. This is a very nice poem, well done!

[Fairy Khan]

Beautiful work! I loved reading it.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the comment my friend. I appreciate.

[Ice QueenJen]

Another wonderful poem, and sometimes its nice to have friends that we can count on and help us to see the positive things in life. Life can be hard sometimes, so when a person comes along and gives us encouragement even if its for a short time.

[AlieahRose]

AS ALWAYS YOUR...
WORK IS BEAUTIFUL...
IT'S NATURAL TALENT...
THIS MIGHT BE...
MY FAVORITE PIECE...
FROM YOU YET...
=]...

[Alicia Schroeder]

I think this is by far one of the best poems i've read, It has passion, hope and insperation all rolled into one.. Love this one :)

[Mary Fioratti]

So special to read this poem - and regarding someone that changed your life. We never expect to find people that can change our lives, but they are everywhere, and I would call them Angels... and do you know what I really think, Coyte? "They are meant to be"...
(((hugs)))
*Mary*

[Muse]

It's incredible how people can heal, provoke, and inspire us to live...much like poetry. Your writings seem to carry over one particular theme....love, life, and a lesson learned. Your are always full of wisdom.

[Mercy]

Very beautiful, the images so clear I could see it unfold in my mind like a movie.

[Dragonflyz]

What a beautiful poem. Your words touched me..I had such a friend once too; will never forget him. Thank you for sharing this.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

So very, very beautiful. Loved this one Coyote. It is very special.

[Shalini Dinesh]

Lovely poem, the ending lines were more than awesome, lucky woman....and ofcourse lucky u to get a loved woman