Long Mendez Poems

Sonny sat on the floor 
in a low lit corner of the bedroom
he hugged his trumpet
as a young man they had had great times   
he reminisced of his love for his horn 

He...

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*Dedicated to our dear friend Kathie Mendez

It has come to the end of the journey,
And the sun has set, my dear Kathie,
We love you and our hearts sink low,
We miss you and we pray for...

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Juan Mendez,
it was you,
during the
 revolutionary war,
that first
created the Burrito.
You wanted to keep the 
food warm
that you were taking,
 on your donkey,
to your food stand in Mexico.
You wrapped it in a flour tortilla
and then a...

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