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Mexican Gothic
Dos calaveras
staring out from an ofrenda
in Oaxaca.
The man wears a sombrero,
Brandishing a guitar
in his skeletal hand.
The woman,
Like Frida,
Has braids,
Her vestido a tricolor:
Red,
White,
And green.
When people aren't looking,
They dance the jarabe
in front of the old church.
@thewaywardpoet
#Oaxaca #Mexico #DiadelosMuertos #DayOfTheDead #SouthOfTheBorder #travel #poetry #spontaneousprose
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staring out from an ofrenda
in Oaxaca.
The man wears a sombrero,
Brandishing a guitar
in his skeletal hand.
The woman,
Like Frida,
Has braids,
Her vestido a tricolor:
Red,
White,
And green.
When people aren't looking,
They dance the jarabe
in front of the old church.
@thewaywardpoet
#Oaxaca #Mexico #DiadelosMuertos #DayOfTheDead #SouthOfTheBorder #travel #poetry #spontaneousprose
© All Rights Reserved
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