The Calaca of a Vaquera (The Skeleton of the Cowgirl)
Not a tequila swilling,
sombrero wearing,
bandolier brandishing,
pistol-poppin dama,
but something pre-Columbian,
both creator and destroyer.
A molcajete grinding,
horseback riding Calaca.
Hot the pepper,
cool the salt,
when she licks the dust
from your bones.
- Maria Garcia Teutsch (marialoveswords.com/about-maria/bio/)
March 20, 2015
The Calaca of a Vaquera (The Skeleton of the Cowgirl)
Not a tequila swilling,
sombrero wearing,
bandolier brandishing,
pistol-poppin dama,
but something pre-Columbian,
both creator and destroyer.
A molcajete grinding,
horseback riding Calaca.
Hot the pepper,
cool the salt,
when she licks the dust
from your bones.
- Maria Garcia Teutsch (marialoveswords.com/about-maria/bio/)