Short Leche Poems

a double parrilada
beef empanados
chimchurri chips
morcilla pudding
dulce de leche ice cream
provlone
cheese!...

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desnudos oscuros, pájaros sin alas cojeando
Silencio de la música divina que fluye
ataúdes coloridos, santos marchando
sangre del pezón
Leche materna insípida...

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she says 
to me baby

in her arms
i try to suckle

leche from
her pezon

i'll try all
day from

both but by
night will try

to climb back
into the womb...

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secretos en las
semillas
las lagrimas en
las mejillas
duska denuda
pajaros sin alas
cojera
silencio de la 
musica
fluye en el aire
mistico
ataudes de colores
santos ke marchan
sangre del pezon
la leche materna
sin sabor
tu eres mi consuelo
volver pronto
por favor...

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Have you ever been told that you want your cake and to eat it to.
Well of course, I do.
A Tres Leche cake…you would too.

A moister cake…there is none.
This cake is creamy, dreamy, and fun.

This cake almost melts on your tongue.
Three kinds of milk are soaked in this sponge.

Fruit and, whipped icing, blankets the top…
If my mouth could dance, it would be-bop....

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I remember how
you'd heat the leche
to make me a cafe con leche.

You'd use that special sock
to strain the grounds
fresh ground!

We'd sit and talk
by the window
watching our "kids" playing
in the back yard.

They'd bark to come in
wanting to share in the aroma
of your special roast
imported from Argentina
just like you!

I miss you, dear.

To: Enrique Esteban Barrera
1930-2005...

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