The Waltz

The ocean and love create emotions and passion that stay with us forever.

The waltz 


We were doing a waltz upon the beach.
 The waves were the orchestra.
 The wind was whispering a love song.


 I tossed her into a twirl.
 Brought her back to me.

 By the light of the moon.
 Two lovers danced the movement of freedom
 and celebrating being alive.


 We come back to the ocean after each journey.
 The ocean keeps our secrets.
 
The dancing waves are always waiting.


  She was as beautiful as when I first saw her
  and I held her like she was my last breath.


 Two shadows upon a naked beach.
Doing the dance of hope and freedom.
 
 The cold of winter is surrounding us.
We warm each other with laughter and dancing.


 Two friends, lovers  and travelers who come to celebrate being alive.
Peace for a moment for two people who love the road.


 We find each other at the end of our journeys.
Two wanderers in search of peace.

  I love you my beautiful  Beatrice

 
                   COYOTE    
                  1996
 

Author's Note

A old poem about a time when life was a wide open road.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

What a wonderful thought .. the waves were the orchestra .. tis true, tis really true, the sounds of water ripple and play on and on endlessly. This is such a warm romantic poem, John .. a time of specialness and the making of lasting memories. A beautiful phrase, 'She was as beautiful as when I first saw her ~ and I held her like she was my last breath.'

(Comments not getting through, so many thank yous for your review to me, John)

[Stacey Watts]

Very beautiful words here. The words flow sweetly. This was a wonderful piece.

[pinpen]

you write really amazing writes, This one is wonderful.

[Breann S.]

The imagery is absolutely beautiful. I am in love with the line "I held her like she was my last breath." The whole idea is wonderful and this is a great piece.

[BlueJay]

I like this one. You have a very different kind of style. That's a very good thing about poets. This poems makes me smile... So delicate and beautiful.

[hayleeeey]

So beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. You are so very talented, as I can tell by only reading this one piece! The use of sentence structure and emotion was portrayed very well. I felt as if I were there. Utterly magical.

[Lena M. P.]

Artistic words painting a serene but fulfilling moment in time. A nicely blended pairing of stanzas with the togetherness of the lovers. Two lovers, two shadows, two friends, two wanderers. Nicely written.

[Priya]

Wow, this is so stunningly beautiful. A waltz for the ages ^_^. I love your imagery, and your simple words. It is very difficult to write such a poem, as I know from personal experience. Thank you for this :)

[Suditi]

Wow!
Superb imagery.
It flows so beautifully..almost like a song..
It has such a happy vibe about it.
Love it.

[Angel]

What a lovely poem. I could easily imagine myself as one of the two people.

[MOON]

Romantic and love the description of the ocean. Lovely write.