Dear Michigan

Just words

                       

                           Dear Michigan

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                   Treasure memories

Dark taverns, strong drink and I'm thinking of you.
Pretty Austin, Texas girl with strawberry red hair sitting near me.
She smelled like you. She smell like Summer flowers and free dandelions fields.
I told the Austin beauty.
You smell like a warm Spring day and you are so damn beautiful.
She laughed at my words and she held my hands.
She whispered to me.
We are not the lucky ones.
Love is damnation and the strong whiskey.
All we have is treasure memories and the Texas nights.

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                      Dear Michigan

I called you from Reno, Nevada and  I told you I'm doing alright.
I miss you already. Please don't forget me dear Michigan.

I called you from San Francisco and I told you.
You would love this city. Kind people and wonderful food.
The city never sleep. I miss and I love you dear Michigan.
Please don't forget. You answer with a silence and you told me.
Michigan misses you. Please return to me.



I called you from Monterey and I told you.
Monterey is heaven. Please come and live with me by the sea.
We could roam the coastline in the early morning.
Drink coffee and dear Michigan.  Please don't forget me.
Dear Michigan, she answered. Johnnie, you love the sea,
you love the long road and you will forget me my love.
Please come home to me.

I called you from Big Sur and I told you.
Have been awhile dear Michigan. I have not forgotten you.
Today I'm in God's country. Big Sur is so damn beautiful.
I think of you often and I wish you were with me by the Pacific.
Michigan answered with a deep sadness. Dear Johnnie. You don't need me.
You have your sea, your drink and the long highway.
Michigan couldn't wait. Too hard to be alone.
Sweet Johnnie, don't be sad. We held love once and now you beloved the Pacific.
Be safe dear Johnnie.

                        John Castellenas/Coyote

Author's Note

Just words.

Reviews

[Oishika Chaudhury]

This is the best I've read so far. It's not the same gooey romantic writing break up songs. This is a work of art. In fact, this piece makes me want to pick up my guitar and strum along to this. When I close my eyes, I can almost picture this. This has been written very well. Keep writing!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Dog Star. I appreciate the comment.

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Great combination my friend. Poem realy feel like country song. Very deep writing, great story and meaning. I like it.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you. I appreciate the comment.

[Sheila Kline]

Oh my, another beautiful, but rather sad story about a special love of your life! It is so difficult to sustain long distance relationships, and when one decides to continue to remain so far away, there are those times when the romance must end. The hearts could not continue to beat as one; the sound of the sea was too inviting, the Pacific more inviting at that time.
Your words always touch my heart my dear friend!!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sheila. I appreciate the comment and the kind words.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

beautiful and haunting...but so sad...i have had a couple long distance relationships that just couldn't sustain...sooner or later...they just fall apart...

time wounds all heals....in ways...and so does distance.
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to maintain a distance love affair. Especially when we are young. Thank you Jacob for reading and the comment.

[Ana Papaya]

Beautiful and heartbreaking.
Some feet were meant roam even if the heart wasn't but sadly, some hearts don't wait... This choked me up at the end. What a lovely and sad love story you've told.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear friend for reading and the comment. You are right. Young love leave us wishing and yearning we stayed.

[Ana Papaya]

You're very welcome. :)