Vinegar and sweet wine

Funny how life can get twisted. For the bad and the good.

                              












                         










 Vinegar and sweet wine

Did I thank you my beautiful and sweet Brigitte?
I'm leaving  on  plane very soon for my real home.
You came back into my life to say goodbye.
You are sitting between my legs.
I caress your hair as you lay your head against my chest.

I whisper "You saved my life once. Life was lost in my mind. Time became seconds
ticking away waiting for nothing. On a cold winter day. You found me alone with the whiskey
and bad thoughts." You told me.  "Love is like vinegar and sweet wine. Love begin so sweet and
if we don't be kind and gentle. Sweet wine can turn to vinegar."

Sweet Brigitte walked softly into my life.
Walking softly on old memories.
Trying to replace pain with tender touches and soft kisses.
Time allowed our love to grow.
We spend a year in the heat of a sweet and kind love.

With my time becoming short in the beauty of Germany.
I saw in her eyes the fear.
Love do have limits.
I wanted my home and she needed her home.
We separated for the reasons of the safety of the heart.
There is a time where people must decide.
Better to walk away politely then to be torn apart by circumstances.

Today I hold you close.
I whispered "I never stop loving you.
You are my only sweet dream in my life.
I will always remember my beautiful Brigitte.
I never felt as safe as when I was in your arms.
You will be a sweet dream always."

Brigitte give me many sweet kisses.
We fall together on her soft bed.
She hold me tightly.

She whisper. " Love can be so sweet and then have the aftertaste of vinegar.
I will miss my Poet. Please be strong and don't forget me."

I ask her again.
"Did I thank you my beautiful Brigitte for being my lover and teacher that love
can be sweet and kind? You will be the sweet wine in the memory of a man who loved a
kind and wonderful woman once."


                                     Coyote



 




 

Reviews

[Becky C Strukamp]

Coyote, this was so amazing. I related to it instantly but in a different way. It brought me memories of my first husband who was stationed in Seoul Korea. I was only 16 years old. The love and understanding you spoke of here and the peace and lessons that someone from another place far away brought to you while you were so far away from your home are so tender and loving. You always have a way to make sense of situations that most would walk away and feel empty but you turn them into lessons of life. A very enjoyable and touching poem.

[kayla]

I love this. It's beautifully written

[zainul]

Thanks for sharing intimate family information with the cafe mates.

[Sarah Jane]

There is a very beautiful story in this poem. So touching

[Amber "Victoriomantic" ..]

Beautiful poem. As always, your work makes me feel wistful and I am always touched by your (com)passion. Nice to see this poem, as I feel (from the picture) that it connects to another of yours. It's lovely to see the relationship between you and Brigitte some more. It sounds like a very sweet time in your life; I am sorry you had to say goodbye but it sounds like you're enjoying the time you had and trying not to regret it too much.

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Thanks coyote, for sharing such beautifully heartfelt, artistic memories with us :)

[Ruth]

This is such a personal piece, endearing, really is...my dear friend, you always did wrench the emotions of your readers :) xoxo

[Brittany]

Beautiful words expressing your feelings of love. Lov is magic and the memories can be both bitter and sweet. I liked it.

[外人 (Gaiji..]

Amazing, very sincere and based on real life experiences, your poems are AMAZING for these reasons ! A wonderful love story, thank you for telling us through your poem :)

[An owl on the moon]

What a bittersweet beauty... that longing for a time that has slipped away... memories and recollections drawing back to those precious moments... This feels so personal and poignant...

[Cassie Fraga]

a REAL love is FOREVER.... you pen so beautifully... it is never a let down coming to your writes, hits deep within my soul. thank you for sharing such a touching piece!!