Juan Olivarez Poems

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381.
What A Waste Of Good Tequila

What a waste of good Tequila,
Throwing up on potted plants.
Alacasias and bouganvillas,
And on Maui's Levi pants.
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382.
Pain

One day it's my waist,
Next day it's my knees.
I have trigger finger,
It hurts when I sneeze.
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383.
Leaves And Butterflies

Thousands,
Of leaves.
Blowing by,
On the north wind.
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384.
Aguardiente For Smoky Hoss

Aguardiente mi amigo,
Lindo fruto del maguey
Aguardiente soy testigo,
Aguardiente para el Rey.
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385.
Behind The Leaves

Behind the leaves of vibrant green,
Remaining virtually unseen.
Cocking his head as he looks at me,
Eying the cat, and poised to flee.
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386.
Mojave Dust

When my time on Earth
Is through.

I would not leave in the winter,
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387.
In The Beginning

In the beginning, love is so sweet,
Cooing like turtledoves hour after hour.
But love sometimes, is elusive and fleet,
And like a lemon the taste is sour.
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388.
Bambi's Mom Is Dead

Black round eyes stare unseeing.
Head twisted at an impossible angle,
Breath and life departed.
Body starting to bloat,
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389.
Little Garter Snake

Little garter snake, asleep in the rue,
Lost in your dreams so sweet.
one often wonders at how you do,
To cypher your thoughts would be quite a feat.
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390.
Once Wrote A Poem

Once wrote a poem that was so bad,
Knew it as it set on paper.
I knew right away that it was dead,
No one would read it, even as a favor.
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