A buxom Southern belle from Savannah
did enjoy a Senor from Havana,
but then her lover got sore
and pleaded "No, por favor",
so for now she'll just use a banana.
Longevity- a path we all long for,
and if life's great, we certainly want more.
If staying good means “healthy to the core,”
we pray we'll greet the fullest life in store.
Eat healthfully, and exercise galore-
and, just for fun, do workouts on the floor.
Never complain when backs and legs feel sore.
Skip elevators- climb those stairs, senor!
Longevity can be a costly chore
and seems perhaps a trade-off sort of war;
to do things right at times becomes a bore,
and makes us wonder if it's uncalled-for.
Perhaps, less time to gain more years that soar?
Instead, things we love best, need to explore?
Enjoy that ice cream, wine, or petit four.
Relax, sit down- tough exercise ignore!
For happy lives, sometimes we must implore
satisfaction, which rates a higher score!
Pleasingly plump
Appealing appellation?
Por favor, senor ~
Propose its purgation
This time of the year again
She has gone shopping for gifts to give the young
she would not take me along, knows I would be grumpy
and sarcastic and impatient.
I sat on the plaza with a glass of Chianti, not because I like this wine but because it is the only Italian name I could think of,
A mist of people around me, a crescendo of voices
talking about about a topic they agreed upon, Noel
I unfold the paper “Stalemate in Gaza.”
It does not ring a bell for the consumers, in the thrall of the glittering street decoration, fake snow, and humbug
We have been invited to a restaurant so grand waiters
dress like diplomats, call out your name when entering
Our esteemed Senor Hansen from Sweden at table number 12. What! I am not Swedish but never mind
I will get revenge when asking for Alentejo Red Wine
When we come back to the Algarve, it can be cold
in January, a man will come from the upland with a truck
of firewood, ready cut and dry.
The only sound we will hear during the festivities are
are the bleating of the lamb
Barely checked-in today
no time to play
Let's hope tomorrow's
not as busy as today
'Til then I wish light and joy
to one and all --
What? -- not to 'every girl and boy?!'
Hey, if they don't card you anymore
~ Buenas noches, Senor!
Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day
Fresh from the ground beans of Senor Juan Valdez,
A magic elixir, always my morning mainstay
Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day!
If I don’t have my coffee, someone will pay
No excuses, I do not care what anyone says,
Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day
Fresh from the ground beans of Senor Juan Valdez.
Written August 12, 2022
[a triolet]
Oscar Levant, American Author, Comedian, Music Composer and more,
Was born in the early 20th Century and died in the 1970’s
Each decade, or era has their comedians – below is one of Mr Levant’s quotes,
TWO BY TWO EQUALS FOUR
A young couple Clorrita and Dwaine,
Decided to spend a holiday in Spain,
Both vegans, enjoyed a good radish,
But either neither nor, spoke Spanish.
They carried masks, heard of an Epidemic,
The Spanish Flu could become Pandemic,
They lived in Europe on inland terrain,
So decided they would travel by train.
They asked for a sleeper for four,
The ticket officer asked, “Why Senor”,
“Well, there is me and I, and she,
And my wife, so four we are you see”.
They had never thought or planned,
People could not understand,
When they went out to dine,
“A table for four please, will be fine”.
Eventually returned home, all so relieved,
Even Clorrita and Dwaine heaved,
A sigh, people don’t do simple maths anymore,
Schizophrenics are two by two equals four!
“ROSES ARE RED VIOLETS ARE BLUE, I’M SCHIZOPHRENIC AND SO AM I”
Fortunately, medicine has advanced incredibly since the 1970’s.
We met south of the border in Durango
and she was hot and loved to fandango.
She said at a glance
"senor like to dance?"
No mamacita, but I'd love to tango!
She said her wild passion God created
and that her dance of love was sacred.
I told her “I’m like you
and have passion too
but in my dance of love we are naked!”
Written: September 2014
Sinner one I come when I before you Lord
Yo Tengo antes que no Amado
Yo Tengo antes que no Amado
Pecadora
Oh. Senor padre dios
Sinner one I come when I 'm before you Lord
Alcanza lo mas
Profundo de mi
En nosotros me limpio de mi mismo Remodelarme
Remodelarme
Renovarme
Completame
Vengo antes de que me cambies
Sinner one I come when I before you Lord
9/721
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
Hallelujah la planta de tus pies;
Desde la tierra santa has pisado
Arnes debajo de las alas alrededor de tu hermoso cuello,
usas la mosca con Hallelujah, ;
Los labios acariciadores rara vez fallan;
las pasiones de los puntos de conversacion;
Hallelujah
bocas que siempre alaban a Dios;
en voz alta y siempre
Alabado sea el Senor
Acriciando y besando tu alma espiritual;
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
8/11/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021 ©
Being a senior citizen sure has it's ups and downs.
It seems I'm learning something new each time I turn around.
Things are different now for me than when I was young.
I'm older now and wiser too and life's a lot more fun.
I used to think when I got old the fun would be all over.
I'd sit and rock and dream about bygone days of clover;
Days of fun and frolic that were filled with love, adventure;
But it turns out that just ain't so in youth I was indentured;
Tied to duty and my job I worried 'bout my payments,
House and car and credit cards, each month was filled with statements.
Now I'm free to do my thing, slow down and smell the roses.
I've some wrinkles and gray hair but don't look down your noses,
At us old folks 'cause you think we're old and dumb, not with it.
'Cause we've been down that road before and you my friend can have it.
This senor thing has got it's edge and I've put in my bid,
To head the list, be number one as the world's oldest kid.
Knock , Knock
What is green
And wrapps neatly around
Moi Senor Storks kneck
I give up
Is it
I
A soon to be about
Ex-frog
Green live matter
Never quit
Por favor, senor
I ask a favor, no more
Hablo ingles, no espanol
You'll get my whole bankroll...
Senor, soy bender cido
Oh! Senor a sombrero
MI DIOS MI DIOS
Quiero todo para ti, eres MLS
Senor Dios
Yes entidonde me
Encuentro
You confieso
Ro el mundo
Soy bendecido y sere
Escuchado
Y quiero ser testino
En todas Las Costas, eresmil
Todo
I want to be a witness bless
To tell the whole world and all I want all things
you are my everything
11/10/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2019
I
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 the curandera to help you speak in your Father’s native tongue so that Navidad isn’t awkward for your family while you unwrap your tamale in silence because eres una verguenza. But still, you knew, learning math was more important than saying “Gracias” and “si senor” because you could always learn that later. And no, la pinche vecina did not perform brujeria so that one day we would be brain-washed in the classrooms full of gringos and forget about our roots by graduation. And we worked twice as hard as them, and while mami and papi prayed to the Virgen de Guadalupe, we stapled our hearts to every test, every quiz, and every assignment till there was no more room on the paper for failure; and finally, finally, we received our American diploma en la mano.
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