Best Vendors Poems

Beneath the cobalt sky, where legends are spun,
Island life unfolds, as traced by the sun.
Amidst the palms, a verdant ballet,
A choreography of chores, in the island's sway.

Fishing boats gently bob, tales in their wake,
Nets entangled with the morning's ocean handshake.
Fishermen, weathered, their hands tell the...

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When I go outside and see the homeless, I see one thing,
There are no homeless Hispanics and yet, 
There is a Hispanic Panic amongst those who are paranoid

From the abuelitas selling taquitos to artists hawking cartoon portraits, street vendors were hustling long before the pandemic....

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A Vendor's Life

At times, sleepless nights, 
 Filled with worry and fears;
 The life of a vendor 
Means laughter and tears.

Patience and perseverence
 Are essential and soon learned.
An exceptional ability to 
Try again once burned.

Defeat's not an option;
 There's a desire to impress.
Gifted with talents,
And...

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What could they be all about?
I'd tell you: For what we'd scout,
When our passions for them shout.
What groups cannot do without;
Once one neglects each a flout...

Cash crop farms say fertile lands,
The Builder Mason Good Sands,
Marching-to-War Soldiers: bands,
The Ring Fighter: two hands,
All Seasoned Smokers: their brands,
Newspaper...

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It was an early dawn of December,                                  
 Gentle roosters began to...

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