You are my ocean

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amamira:

Joanna Beal(Thank you Tumblr)

                  You are my ocean

My first love was the sea. Uncontrolled and free.

I danced with her, as a child. I fell into her waves and I felt the

safety of her power and strength.

Today by the Pacific. I traced your sun-kissed skin my love.

I fell into your blue eyes, wild and free. Made me find old places,

where I was once wild and free.  You stirred up old dreams and we dance

for midnight moon. You are my ocean and last sweet dream.

         Coyote/John Castellenas

Author's Note

I love the sea and the beautiful women missed.

Reviews

[Kate]

In return to your comment, there is mine. I've skimmed through some of your poetry. I like your uncommon structuring of the lines. It's sometimes disturbing, but at the same time it's the trace of something unique you try to breathe in your writing. I also like that in your poetry you write about women, your loves, which reveals that also men are full of feelings! In this poem in particular, I like the metaphorical expression of your feelings through the description of the sea. The sea standing for a woman, I guess? :) Especially, I like sun-kissed skin. Very nicely put! I hope what I wrote will make sense to you :)

[Coyote Poetry]

It did and thank you Kate for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[Krisna Chatelain]

I love the metaphor in this, its brilliantly romantic!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Krisna. I appreciate the comment.

[Willard Wells]

I think I mentioned I am headed to the Oregon coast in a few days and I have great memories and I guess as you, love affairs to remember involving the sea. Very nice short verse and well penned.

[Coyote Poetry]

Oregon is very beautiful. You are lucky. I have my great lakes. Allow me and kids to be near the water. Thank you Willard for reading and the comment.

[Robert]

John,

I really liked this poem, I have a connection with this so much, as you know l love the sea as well and have written about it too. Its a tender heart telling piece almost a "thank you" to the sea for your appreciation for it and all that its done for you.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Robert for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[fattycbreezy52]

There's something about oceans.....Trust me!
Anyway,you sound like a romantic to me.Again reminds me of either Wordsworth,Byron or Keats.
Loved it and loved the image:)

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you. Even a hint of Byron and Keats is a honor. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Ruth]

Oh, yes...the ocean is a lure to me also, I too find safety in her power, quite the experience to lay afloat and let yourself be submerged by the element of such vast water...beautiful visual piece love...

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Poet for reading. No better place to be. Lake or sea.

[Ruth]

Returns us to a primal state of connection, no better way to feel more humble :) You are welcome :)

[wordman]

a peaceful calm write about such a vast ocean,and the reference to a beautiful woman
a great write

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Wordman. I appreciate the comment.

[wordman]

you`re welcome,and the photo is great

[Devons]

It's interesting that you use the word "safety" in conjunction with the sea - that's a point of view I hadn't considered before. Indeed, there is a very real sense of safety in the ocean, in a sense: there is a feeling of being separate somehow from the normal world, and "at one" (as they say) with the natural world that we really spring from. And, of course, there is "power and strength" in that discerned security.
It's a connection with the soul, and that's what is so warmly and gently emphasised in this piece. It is characteristic of your written musings in general, I would say - soulful, spiritual, but above all it is the soul, for sure.
The writing here is less typical in form but your style is as recognisable in language here as in other more prosaic pieces.
A spiritually comforting poetic work which has the same romantic and warming feeling as an evening at a quiet stretch of sand just before sundown. Perfectly summer.

[Coyote Poetry]

I did a lot of suicide boarding for three years at Monterey. Never had concern for safety. I respected the sea and I can swim. The ocean is dangerous to people who fear her. The sea is freedom and peace for the lucky. Thank you Devons for reading and the comment.

[Devons]

Suicide-boarding excepted, I am jealous.

[Coyote Poetry]

Broke a rib once. The Pacific tossed my a*s in.

[Devons]

Ha. "Power and strength"!

[...]

We never forget our first love's, do we, John. This was full of beautiful imagery swept in the wave of emotional sea :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Lynn. You are right.

[sandpiper66]

Lovely images. I love the parallel between the woman you love and the sea.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the comment. Women and the sea. Two things we cannot control.