Vinegar and sweet wine

Funny how life can get twisted. For the bad and the good.

                              












                         










 Vinegar and sweet wine

Did I thank you my beautiful and sweet Brigitte?
I'm leaving  on  plane very soon for my real home.
You came back into my life to say goodbye.
You are sitting between my legs.
I caress your hair as you lay your head against my chest.

I whisper "You saved my life once. Life was lost in my mind. Time became seconds
ticking away waiting for nothing. On a cold winter day. You found me alone with the whiskey
and bad thoughts." You told me.  "Love is like vinegar and sweet wine. Love begin so sweet and
if we don't be kind and gentle. Sweet wine can turn to vinegar."

Sweet Brigitte walked softly into my life.
Walking softly on old memories.
Trying to replace pain with tender touches and soft kisses.
Time allowed our love to grow.
We spend a year in the heat of a sweet and kind love.

With my time becoming short in the beauty of Germany.
I saw in her eyes the fear.
Love do have limits.
I wanted my home and she needed her home.
We separated for the reasons of the safety of the heart.
There is a time where people must decide.
Better to walk away politely then to be torn apart by circumstances.

Today I hold you close.
I whispered "I never stop loving you.
You are my only sweet dream in my life.
I will always remember my beautiful Brigitte.
I never felt as safe as when I was in your arms.
You will be a sweet dream always."

Brigitte give me many sweet kisses.
We fall together on her soft bed.
She hold me tightly.

She whisper. " Love can be so sweet and then have the aftertaste of vinegar.
I will miss my Poet. Please be strong and don't forget me."

I ask her again.
"Did I thank you my beautiful Brigitte for being my lover and teacher that love
can be sweet and kind? You will be the sweet wine in the memory of a man who loved a
kind and wonderful woman once."


                                     Coyote



 




 

Reviews

[Becky C Strukamp]

Coyote, this was so amazing. I related to it instantly but in a different way. It brought me memories of my first husband who was stationed in Seoul Korea. I was only 16 years old. The love and understanding you spoke of here and the peace and lessons that someone from another place far away brought to you while you were so far away from your home are so tender and loving. You always have a way to make sense of situations that most would walk away and feel empty but you turn them into lessons of life. A very enjoyable and touching poem.

[Aehr]

This is beautifully written, I loved the repetition of "Did I thank you my beautiful Brigitte..." It was really sweet. I like the fact that you refer to Brigitte as your lover and also as your teacher. Love teaches us many things. Thank you for sharing this. This was completely heartfelt!

[eeoopig]

I love all of your poems coyote - they are always so beautiful. I know that when I read one of your poems, It'll be good. Thank you for sharing this with me :) I really enjoyed the story to it, and the nice sad feel it had. Good work

[Stormy Weather]

This was lovely and quite bittersweet. You tell a wonderful story and make such a true point; love is like vinegar and sweet wine. You have the moments of unending bliss, paired with the melancholic goodbyes. Always the delight to read. Thanks for sharing :)

[Ed Hart]

yes, the trials of love, and the memories that color a life...you're a special guy, my friend

[afra]

good job ...i enjoyed reading it ....keep writing

[Leigh]

Brilliantly done and great descriptions that make this piece really open, honest and real. Fantastic 1970s wallpaper, we had similar in our house :-)

[Pax]

i enjoyed reading this, the title intrigues me. Yup, love can be the sweet as sweet wine but it will turn sour like vinegar if you didnt take care of it.
i love the meaning of the story.
yet again the flow is a bit slow, i think it needed a little/few re-touching
still its great, keep it up.

[Paul R. Watson]

I really enjoyed the descriptions and the storytelling you do here. Its great really. i will second someone elses comment that i wish you could cut it down to get to the point faster or make it flow better to alleviate some kind of slow pacing. But down get me wrong its awesome just needs a little whittleing

[Laura Maidah]

The pacing is slow. It's WONDERFUL otherwise. Everyone will say so though; this site kind of tends to do that.