RE: [ranchos] CALAVERA POEMS

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

Hi Yolanda,

Thanks for the confidence, but I'm very limited in the creativity department.  What a wonderful gift that your suegrita gave her children.

i

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From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Yolanda Bobby Perez
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:29 PM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ranchos] CALAVERA POEMS

Gracias Irma,  that was my first calavera ever.  My husband says that one must be inspired when writing one and that the person it's about must be your guide.  Mi suegra, que en paz descanse, wrote one for each of her children and they treasure them.  Give it a try and you might surprise yourself.    I did!

Yolanda Medina Perez 

Irma GomezLucero <igomezlucero@...> wrote:

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.
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>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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