Juan Olivarez Poems

Little bright star, in the eastern sky
how you sparkle from way up high.
Like a diamond shining from far away,
I see you from the bed, on which I lay.
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Teddy bear cactus, whats in a name?
He that gave it to you, must have been insane.
Nothing is cuddly or cute that i see,
you are ferocious, armed to the teeth.
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juan Olivarez was his given name,
but to a little boy it was all the same,
to me he was papi all of the time,
and I was so happy, he was all mine.
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He was my friend, i was so sure,
I thought he was an angel, heavenly pure.
He took me to his nome, and cared for me,
from my time of infancy, well below his knee.
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The worst thing about getting old,
Is getting old.
Everything hurts in the morning.
Ibuprofen, acetaminophine, aspirin,
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This is a poem I wrote for you,
Hopefully your'e happy, not at all blue.
And I wish to brighten up your day,
So let me recite it, if I may.
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Clouds turn to faces,
Right before your very eyes.
Someone you might know.
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Black mud dauber wasp,
Building her mud hut so well.
Fine architecture.
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He's a little demon with beautiful eyes,
Beautifully blue, like the midday skies.
He calls me grampa, and smiles my way,
And under his spell, I want to stay.
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Yellow jacket flies at me,
From inside the palm's fan leaves.
I flee at full speed.
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