In Monterey

Monterey is paradise. Old wounds can be closed and new hope can be born near the sea.

                            In Monterey


Dear Jenny, please come to Monterey.
Come walk with me on Fisherman Wharf.
Let's drink Irish coffee watching the dancing waves.
Let's find the lost love, try to rebirth the want and need we
once held so tightly.
Let's find the path where old lovers and dreamers find peace again.

I want you to come to the old city.
Listen with me to the bands on open band night.
Roam  the coffee shops and listen to the ancient and young Poets.
I want us to dance and sing near the sea.
Hold on to each other like young and new lovers.
Learn the old laughter and joy we once held once.

Please come to Monterey.
Let's become like children,
walk barefoot on the warm sandy beaches of Monterey.
Built sand castles for the ages. Drink sweet wines and
celebrate long and sweet kisses by the light of the kind moon
and powerful sea.

I want us to find our hunger to love, to dance and laugh again.
I want to hold you like my first love and last dream.
We will sit by the sea and watch the sun rise up from the east.
Do silence prayers for us to learn to be fearless.

The beaches and the kind city of Monterey will be our time
to learn what we are hiding behind from.

Monterey is beautiful.
The city is alive.
Please sweet Jenny, come to Monterey.
We will find our peace and joy again.

I want to walk hand in hand with you on the pier.
We will sit where Hemingway drank his whiskey.
Listen to the music of the sea.
I will buy you simple gifts and we will create memories
and places for us to hold on to forever.

Today we have 2500 miles of separation,
fear and sad heart. Please come to Monterey.
Be mine again for a time.

Sweet Jenny.
I still love you with all my heart.

                                Written in 1992/rewritten in 2014
        Coyote/John Castellenas

Author's Note

Old poetry with a re-write

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

The romantic longing for what once was is so powerful in every line of this write, Coyote. You describe a scene perfect for music lovers, romance, and appreciating nature. Yes, the city is alive and so is the love you once felt for this Jenny. Oh such a lovely way to pay tribute to her...and to the relationship you once shared. A touching write, Coyote. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Lydia. Old poetry is good for us. Remind us we were in love with love once.

[TL Boehm]

this is lovely. Reminds me of that old song - what was the title "Please come to Boston" I think. Wonderfully penned.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the song. "Please come to Boston." I must research the old song and listen now. One of my old poems. Monterey is one of the most beautiful places I have seen. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Praveeta]

A lovely write wishing to relive those precious moments. Thanks for sharing this beautiful piece with us.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the comment. I like digging up old poetry. Make me feel young again.

[Praveeta]

My pleasure.

[Ken Simm.]

A very powerful/romantic write with a history lid out for all to see. This should have an acoustic soundtrack by someone like the Byrds.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Ken. I wish I could sing. I believe if anything I would sing like Bob Dylan.

[Mark]

I can feel the sand, hear the birds and the ocean, see the cypress trees clinging to their cliffs. Monterey is one of my most favorite places in the world. If I had to choose just one place to live, it would be Monterey. Thank you for the imagery.

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too. I just need 1/2 million dollars for a one bedroom house. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Mark]

Ya, LOL everyone wants to live there! When I make my first 100 million, I'll let you use my condo there whenever you want :)

[Mark]

Actually, forget that... you can come visit me on 17 mile drive and stay as long as you like!

[Carolann Dowsett]

So wonderful it sounds like a beautiful time you would have together. Like a glorious romantic freedom.

[Coyote Poetry]

We did. She came to Monterey in 1992. Old memories can be rebirth from old poetry. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Carolann Dowsett]

I'm happy this was a reality for you :)

[Antonio Valentino]

this is so gorgeous my friend..

over the years ive seen you write about monterrey.. i remember learning that you were stationed there in the service and obviously have many wonderful memories there..

monterrey is very special to me too.. its where me and my wife had our honeymoon and its where we go to visit several times a year.. its the home of steinbeck and his cannery row, sweet thursday, tortilla flat, and over in salinas (where he was born) the east of eden novels... which they are about to remake, again, in an upcoming movie.. steinbeck made that place so special for me as well and its great to be able to share that in a sense when i read you write about this place..

i hope the memories of, you and jenny, live on forever in that area.. as the waves crash on the rocks and sun breaks through the fog among passers by strolling hand in hand taking in the beauty of this very special place

:)

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for sharing your time in Monterey. This year I will return. Sit by the sea and write some good poetry I hope. I appreciate the comment.

[MsJewel]

Monterey is a beautiful city - there is something about the ocean that is so peaceful, so serene. Your poem is a beautiful tribute to someone you love and the beauty you want to share....
Gorgeous poetry my friend.

:) Julie

[Coyote Poetry]

I begin serious writing in Monterey. A lot of musicians and writers. It is a beautiful place. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[DIVYA]

Life goes on and things change, but we never stop wishing we could steal some moments with lost friends. How we wish to relive those days of youth, to become children again...You expressed these feelings so beautiful at the same time, interspersing the emotions with lovely descriptions of an awesome place. One of your best writes sir!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Divya. I travel to 40 countries in my life. Monterey coastline is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen.

[DIVYA]

You are most welcome sir. It must be a truly memorable place.

[Larq]

I think I was in Monterey tonight...drinking Irish coffee, listening to bands, and dancing on the beach! Such a warm, wanting poem. LOVED reading this piece...can't wait to read more of your writing.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the kind words. I was station for three years in Monterey. The highway 1 coastline made me find peace and calm. Next year I want to visit Monterey one more time. If you live by the California coastline. You have the paradise of the sea near.