* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
You confide in me that you are lonely,
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs