It is a big event
A happy fifteenth birthday party
Without money in the family
The children go out panhandling
“Give us money for our party, please”
“Our sister is turning fifteen”
They need to buy Coca Cola and tortillas
A campesino provides a goat
BBQ for everyone and arroz with tomatoes
The dance for the young lady begins …
The boys are dressed in tuxedos
Handsome, dark and lean
A pretty girl stands in the center with a doll
From childhood dreams
The music begins … Whitney Houston sings
A mixture of Mexican tradition and new American dreams
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This starts out so sad, to me, but also brightens, joyously as it moves. You've shown me something I have not, probably will not, see or experience, or imagine. Thank you
ReplyDeleteNovaheart,
ReplyDeleteIt is sad and also very true. While we lived in Oaxaca the children would panhandle for money for these type of parties and I didn't really understand at first ... but now I do. Thanks for commenting.
Pamela
A poignant poem about people finding joy despite challenges and difficulty.
ReplyDeleteThomma,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much and yes things in Mexico are sometimes a bit strange. At least for a person from the first world.
Pamela
It takes a village :) Moving tradition.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy.
ReplyDeletePamela
what a lovely insight into this event - sounds fabulous :)
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Thanks Understanding Alice, I will check it out.
ReplyDeletePamela