Change of Seasons
Summer south of the border
iguanas pose nude
adobe-lined cities
pueblos plastered white
rattlers nap in arid beds
near sombreros casting shade
agua quenches sed
the pat-a-tat-pats shape
tortillas in aromatic cantinas.
They wrap themselves around
carnitas or roll into flautas.
La música en la plaza
climaxes through mariachis
vestidos en trajes de luces
(dressed in bullfighter-like suits
con sus trompetas y guitarrones
with trumpets and base guitars
preparando la gente para la perezosa
readying people for the lazy
siesta antes de la cena de
afternoon nap before supper of
arroz con pollo y Dos Equis.
chicken with rice and XX beer.
Las lenguas anticipando la riqueza
Tongues anticipating the richness
del idioma igual como del caldo con
of language as they do broth with
pepinos y cilantro,
peppers and cilantro,
y la picadura de palabras agudas.
and the bite of sharp words.
La vida es sueño
Life is a dream
según Calderón de la Barca.
according to Calderón de la Barca.)
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