Monte Cristo Poems
The dirtcheek boys on the grassless patio
Throw stone and dirtlcod at the mango trees
El chucho viejo limps raggedly away
From the children playing cornstalk apache
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Fuego billows again; black cloud sky writer
Chimaltecos sleep cold for the night
After quieting the emberglow fire
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Flies on the belly at the empty lot
And tortillas a la parilla
Mediodía Monte Cristo
Warm sun with a slice of sandía
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Pati is on the roof again
Yelling for Hilaly
And the hummingbirds
And caballitos
Graze eternally
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Dogs swim in the compost pile
Lunching old caldo soup
Arajely prays for manna rain
To the virgin on the stoop
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El chucho viejo: The old dog
a la parilla: on the grill
sandía: watermelon
caballitos: little horses
caldo: chicken
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