Can cry a tear

Old poetry. When heart was hopeful and strong.

                             











 Can cry a tear



















My heart still can a tear.

A tear of loneliness.
A loneliness of losing you completely.

I could of survive without your kiss.

But never see your beautiful face.
Blessing me with your knowledge and
your love of life.

Is much more difficult to forget.

Days have past since our parting day.
Your memory is tattoo on my heart and mind.

Sometime so heavy.
Even the thought of you can make me feel
weaken. Not to tears anymore.

The tears had faded away on a Winter night long ago when
I left you alone with tears and a final goodbye.

You are always on my mind.
I dreamed you came to my door.
Your beautiful blue eyes looking into my eyes.
I reach for you and I awake.

I cry a tear.
I realized when I left you on the cold Winter day.
It was the last time I could see the life in your eyes.

                          Coyote
                        April 1980

Author's Note

Old poems are funny. Today old Coyote wish he knew what innocent was and wished his life was a open road.

Reviews

[Amber "Victoriomantic" ..]

I wonder if the lady in this poem is she of "The Road", which I have recently read. You speak so fondly of the people in your past, I hope one day that I can be thought of as affectionately as you think of the people you have known. I hope that some day you find a way to share this poem with she about whom it was written. The line "Your memory is tattoo on my heart and mind" is my favourite of this piece. Those who touch us deeply touch us forever, and they all leave their marks.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Young Coyote could write a piece even then.

[HopelessDreamer]

I love how even though this was written 30 years ago it still has so much emotion. Great write :)

[Jack Isaac]

"Never look back" I am told, but that never helps in finding where it all went wrong. So in this dream I see a girl drifting away on an ice berg, her lips are frozen from speach, her ears a deafened by the wind, and her eyes are blue and still as the deep Arctic Sea. And this dream is what I saw as I read this poem. If looking back could only save her, it would, it should, but it can't. Thanks for this wisdom Coyote.

[Star Wolf]

I really felt the pain in your words here. A very sad story but a very human story. This is awesome writing!

[Alexis]

This is very emotional and I'm sure it hits home with a lot of people. Losing someone in anyway isn't easy and never will be. And to dream of something that brings you happiness to only have it ripped away by reality is hard. This is a good poem, I like it.

[marybeth davis]

that stinky sweet i love this!!!!

[Kim]

deep write and so emotional. Awesome writing Coyote!

[Thea]

Aw...Memories...The only thing that one can cherish when things are not visible anymore...
I don't know why I feel so sad when I read this piece...
Anyway, it is still perfect...You've penned it well...
Excellent work! :)))

[Robbie~xoxo~]

If any poem can break my heart it's this one! I am saddened by the love lost...reading your heartfelt words brings me to such a sad and lonely moment, especially, realizing it's just a dream, never able to hold her again.~"Your beautiful blue eyes looking into my eyes, I reach for you and I awake."~So heartbreaking!

[Life Is like Trust...It..]

wow,you seem like a writer from heart. you truly know how to touch a wounded heart.