So today is Friday! I had a great but long week. In fact, I think this has been the only day all week where I didn't have some sort of event after school.
Today is Ritchie Valen's birthday. For those of you who don't know who Ritchie Valens is, he popularized the Mexican folk song La Bamba in the United States in the 50's. Anyway, Ritchie's recording of La Bamba is not very good. In fact, it's pretty terrible, made worse by an absolutely brutal guitar solo. Being an avid guitarist, I can't stand it. So I observe this event with a very inspired poem.
This one's called Burning Nachos.
Party time!
Oh wait, dear friends,
it's just a bad pantomime.
Hear the music,
3 chords strong,
and a voice that summons forest ticks.
Really hopeful trees
wait with bated breath
for the cries of freed violet oranges
but are left without them
and are blue.
Sad notetakers run through the woods
abandoning forsaken salts and wheats
and instead pursue some beans.
When this happens,
try to see and wait
for the arrival of the beans.
Enjoy your weekend!
This is my favorite poem so far. Keep the beans coming!
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