RE: [ranchos] CALAVERA POEMS

["Irma GomezLucero" <igomezlucero@...>]

Excellent Calavera.  How cool is that. 

Muy bien dicho!

Irma

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From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Puentes
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 12:39 AM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ranchos] CALAVERA POEMS

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.
>
>             
JOSEPH
>
>  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?
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Y DE REPENTE, SE ESCUCHA UNA VOZ...
>  AQUI ESTOY MI PRIMO, PORQUE ME 
BUSCABAS?
>  PARA QUE SOY BUENO, Y PORQUE ME LLAMABAS.
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AHORA...
>  VENGO POR TI, VENGO POR VOS
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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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