Sin, whiskey and Lake St. Clair..A Poem by Coyote Poetry40 days without writing. I need to make time to write.Sin, whiskey and Lake St. Clair.. 1- I told my lovely Detroit gal, I need kisses tonight. I am leaving tomorrow for a far away war. I need to remember my beautiful Detroit girl is waiting for me. I need to remember your face, I need to remember every kiss. 2- Me and my dear love, we went to Lake St. Clair. Was my final night with her for a time. I told her, I need the memory of Lake St. Clair and your beautiful face. I requested a slow dance where Clinton River and the lake met. She took my hands and she told me. We will dance and we will pray to Saint Clare for you to return to me. The Patron Saint will keep you safe. We will find the Lake St. Clair when you return and we will dance till we cannot. I told her. Please don’t forget me. I will remember your gentle voice, I will remember your soft kisses and when I return. We shall get marry and have a boy and a girl child. And I won’t leave you again. 3- Tonight I drink the Jack Daniel whiskey alone near Lake St. Clair. Somehow I lost track of time. 15 years have came and gone. I left a true love where Clinton River meet the Lake St. Clair so long ago. I left a boy of eighteen and now I became a old man with with a ugly face. I remember my true love, told me. Dear John. Quit the Army and come home to me. I came home and I went to her new home six years later. She had two children and she was dancing with them. I left her be. I fell in love with the sin, I fell in love with the whiskey. The war song stole my kindness and I forgot love. Tonight I pray to the Lake St. Clair. Dear Saint Clare of Assisi. Thank you for the warm day, Thank you for the beautiful Lake St. Clair. Please keep me safe, please forgive me for what I had to do. Tonight the old soldier had the sin, the whiskey and the Lake St. Clair. Coyote © 2024 Coyote PoetryAuthor's Note
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7 Reviews Added on October 8, 2024 Last Updated on October 8, 2024 AuthorCoyote PoetryMIAboutA Poet and writer who love to read and write. My pleasure is reading about the bad and good in a life. Also to honor the Poets/Writers of the past by reading their words. Remember .. more..Writing
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