Dreams, wishes and reality.

Looking back in time. We realize we had a good life.

                               Dreams, wishes and reality.

Best days in a life are simple and free.
Good conversation and a chess game.

Two friends with time and no place to go.
Need hot strong coffee, a warm day and stories to be told and heard.

Good to be near nature  allowing the  warm sun to bring peace
to the heart and mind.

Old men speak of old dreams.
Of beautiful faces and wild adventures.
Old dreams become wishes.
Age and life took the desire to test life away.

Real life slowly steal dreams away.
Age make you slow down.
New dreams do appear.
You learn with children near.
Your children dreams become your hope.

Their hope and safety your reasons for being alive.
You learn. You are not so important.
The children are the future.

We need to teach the children well.
Show them love and kindness is the proper way.
Teach them to dream of great travel, to swim in the sea and
never be afraid to dance and laugh.
Better to test life and have many friends than to walk alone.

Two old men talk of the past.
Playing a game of chess.
Remembering when youth was their advantage and foolishness
 was their goals.  Best day of their lives.

                            Coyote

Author's Note

A new poem. Any errors. Please help a old man. Never too old to learn.

Reviews

[quinfinn]

i can picture myself playing chess with an old friend, talking about the women we once knew, sharing a pot of coffee or a bottle of good bourbon and watching our children watch their children playing in the yard....you weave a very good tale here and paint a very vivid picture of those gentle golden years...of hearkening back to the days when we were kings, warriors and cassanovas....all beautiful and fleeting memories which fade, but never truly die. i love your writes, Coyote....and i would like to formally request a signed first edition of your first publication...with all due gratitude and respect. thank you for the wonderful memories and the gorgeous poetry.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the kind comment. Nothing better then strong coffee and a chess game with a good friend.

[quinfinn]

always a joy to read your poetry, friend

[Marc Marlon Villaflor]

I love this poem it is great one, while i am reading this poem, my childhood and past memories totally recalled. The story progression is stunning in this piece, the authenticity of this piece is incomparable, this a nice poem flowing with positive energy who draws the readers to connect emotionally, great work keep it up Bro.

[Rita L. Sev]

The best days in life are simple and free... So true. Your poem tells the whole of what makes life meaningful, in the simple relaying of one afternoon chess game. Beautifully written!

[Emily Feret]

Old men speak of old dreams.
Of beautiful faces and wild adventures.
Old dreams become wishes.
Age and life took the desire to test life away.

wow I loved this stanza!

I really enjoyed this!

[Ken Simm.]

Its not often, (almost never) you get a write that covers everything. But just occasionally...... and it is all the more beautiful because of its rarity.

[Jem Sagcal]

"Best days in a life are simple and free.
Good conversation and an chess game.'

Just a suggestion, sir, but the first line would sound better without the "a" in "a life" and "an chess" should be written as "a chess game". At least, that's the grammar nazi in me that's talking unless you did so purposely.

All in all though, I thought this was a sweet poem that talks about the thoughts of two old men playing a game. The idea was great, well-written and conveyed perfectly.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the help. I do appreciate.