Ranchero Song
An attempt to portray the South West icon
I saw this ranchero painting
On pottery at a souvenir shop.
A hot Southwest summer
Ranchero works in the agave field
He eats his tortilla and salsa
And drinks mezcal.
He covers his head with straw sombrero
Sits on a rock for quick siesta
Under the shade of a tall saguaro.
It’s a hostile, arid land
But it’s his ancestors’.
He knows how to live here.
It has its immense tortures
But also a myriad of blessings
He loves and prides on his land.
Translation:
The sombrero-wearing ranchero taking a siesta in the blazing summer heat of the desert is as iconic of the Southwest as it can be.
The pottery with this painting in a souvenir shop in San Diego inspired this poetry.
Note: This bilingual poem was originally published in Medium.
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Seema Patel
I am Seema. I contribute to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, Amazon KDP, Vocal Media.
I write on nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, social issues.
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