color=#0000ff size=2>Excellent Calavera. How cool is that.
color=#0000ff size=2>Muy bien dicho!
color=#0000ff size=2>Irma
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.
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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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