Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Calaverita Literaria 2023

Podría decirme quien es primera.
Se mueve más que cualquiera.
La mujer vestida tan guapa.
Mírala luciendo con su capa.

Su paseo en forma de escoba.
Llegando a su alcoba.
Cansada de la jornada
Se acostaba en mero madrugada.

En su bolsa hay de muchas pinturas.
Por allí escondia todos sus travesuras.
Sacando sus brochas de maquillaje,
Para ponerse bella antes de su reportaje.

Puedes decirme quien seria?
Mucho más de otra abuelita.
Ella es hermosa y muy preciosa.
Como las flores de primavera es muy valiosa. 

An epic death of a boy as he becomes a man

A death occurred in this young boy
Nothing known caused this loss of joy
Your little boy's gone, enough said
And now a man appears instead.

Ocurrió la muerte de este joven
Nada pasó lo que conocen.
Ya se fue tu niñito
Un hombre será para todo infinito.

Friday, October 6, 2023

Is Anyone There?

Is Anyone There?
I've a story for you to hear, so listen up.
A story not for the faint to hear, so heads-up.
We drove along the dirt road while on our way here.
With pine trees aligning the road, the same each year.
Around each corner you would think, are we there yet?
Anxious to sit near this campfire, glad it's not wet.

When the road seems to end, did we take a wrong turn?
Our journey has started out on a big downturn.
In the road someone has parked a small little car.
And he's still siting in it, inclined back too far.
We honk really loud to make our presence known.
He didn't move at that sound he was still as a stone.

We all went silent for we all knew what we found.
It's "Drop Dead Fred", we were scared and turned right around.
None has been seen alive after seeing him dead.
We hope it won't happen to us, it's not our deathbed.
Lucky that we are here now around open flame.
Won't take that shortcut again to avoid such fame.

Now that tent over there it seems to be flashing.
Take this flashlight right here and slowly in passing,
Check to see if that is not his tent over there.
For the story goes he will take you to his lair.
Never to be seen again. If you do see him,
Run back here as fast you can and will sing his hymn.

Drop Dead Fred.
Drop Dead Fred.
You're made up in my head.