Re: [ranchos] CALAVERA POEMS

[Joseph Puentes <makas@...>]

forgive me. . .I meant to reply the same day but decided to wait and 
then promptly forgot.
wow! you make me feel like a god. . .how many can say they've had poety 
written for them. I'm sure this will make my wife jealous, I can wait to 
tell her!
Thank you Yolanda, what a nice thought and yes I do believe I'm getting 
help from my primos, tios, tias, etc.
muchisimas,

joseph


Yolanda Medina-Perez wrote:

> A tradition in Mexico is the writing of a CALAVERA for 
> friends,family, public personalities and politicians.  Calaveras are 
> meant to be funny, they are not meant as eulogies, but are mild 
> teasing.  There's usually some sort of rhyme, and they can be 
> several lines to several stanzas in length.  They can also be poems 
> of sharp criticism especially towards Los Politicos or Governantes 
> from Mexico and U.S.
> Here goes one for you Joseph, ojala y te guste.
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>             JOSEPH
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>  ESTABA JOSEPH MUY DE MANANA 
>  COMIENDO PAN Y TOMANDO SU ATOLE.
>  PLATICABA CON SU AMADA, 
>  CON SU "AMORCITO CORAZON"
>  SUSPIRABA Y SE QUEJABA 
>  DE SUS PARIENTES, YA EN EL PANTEON.
>  DONDE ESTARAN?  DONDE SE ENCUENTRAN? 
>  A DONDE SE FUERON? QUIEN ME DA CUENTAS?
>  Y DE REPENTE, SE ESCUCHA UNA VOZ...
>  AQUI ESTOY MI PRIMO, PORQUE ME BUSCABAS?
>  PARA QUE SOY BUENO, Y PORQUE ME LLAMABAS.
>  AHORA...
>  VENGO POR TI, VENGO POR VOS
>  VAMONOS JUNTITOS, SOLITOS LOS DOS 
>  VAMOS A JALISCO, AGUASCALIENTES Y ZACATECAS
>  A BUSCAR A TU GENTE QUE ALLA NOS ESPERAN. 
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>  MARIA YOLANDA PEREZ
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