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Pink Princess Poodle Paulette

...Pink princess poodle Paulette provided plush pats
Potential suiters sauntered around her magnificent mats
Greasy grimy gringos glamorized gnarly nodding gnats
Lounging, lithe, lovely Paulette prov...

Categories: gringos, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Alliteration

Not His People, Part I

...When Enrique came too, his head aching,
and his memory scrambled royally,
he found himself firmly tied to a chair,
his eyes were bleary, it was hard to see.

Something…a man, was standing before...

Categories: gringos, america, conflict, corruption, courage,
Form: Narrative

Gracias Gringos

...Folks must be happy in Guatemala

   With tax money frittered by Kamala

      Will she visit the border
 
         To 'stablish peace and order

             Or is she just Joe's otiose* wal...

Categories: gringos, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Faith That Endangers and Saves

...Faith that endangers and saves


It was 1988, Bogota, Colombia, during the time of (La Violencia) the 40 year war of insurgents against the government. At the same time Pablo Escobar was wreaking ...

Categories: gringos, christian, community, faith, god,
Form: Haibun

Who We Are Part 1

...After Chican@ Literature 100

First of all, you are not going to find this stuff at the mall, sitting on a shelf next to a t-shirt that says, “I only look illegal”. There is no magic potion from th...

Categories: gringos, america, faith, pride, racism,
Form: Free verse

Ballad of Zefferino

...BALLAD OF ZEFFERINO


Somewhere along the border
Between the U.S and Mexico. 
A man makes a break
For what he thinks
Is a land of gold
He's left his home and his family
Up here just trying t...

Categories: gringos, political,
Form: Rhyme

Maxon Hadcock's Long Ride, Part I

...Maxon Hadcock roused himself form dozing
on the back of a dun quarter-horse,
found the dim light in the far distance,
’twas his only way of staying on course.

He did not know what awaited him t...

Categories: gringos, death, evil, god, journey,
Form: Cowboy Poetry

Showdown

...A sure shot, he sets up a can, and digs his heels in the sand,
with feet spread, a hat on his head and gun in hand, he looks grand.
Cloudy skies shade the sun from his eyes, letting him aim as plan...

Categories: gringos, angst, anxiety, break up,
Form: Monorhyme

Green Gold

...

I got me feet
dippin’ in de cool, Amazon waters of Ecuador,
waiting fo’ de day-o boat
Goin’ twen’y miles down river,
into de jungle
Goin’ ta git de green gold
Get dem bananas ‘fore d...

Categories: gringos, culture, fun, humorous, people,
Form: Light Verse

Happy French Defeated Day

...He raised his glass, then sipped his beer.
Gringos all then raised a cheer!
"To Mexico!" Hear them cry, "Oh!"
"Today is good old Cinco de Mayo!"

"To freedom for old Mexico!"
Their 4th of July ...

Categories: gringos, celebration, holiday, humor, cinco
Form: Free verse

Lets Have a Toast

...Lets have a toast for the jerkoffs
Lets have a toast for the assholes 
Lets have a toast for the dirtbags
Lets have a toast for the criminals 
Its not all your fault dickheads

Lets have a toas...

Categories: gringos, corruption, fear, growing up,
Form: Ballad