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The Good Stuff
Poems
Picnic in San Fernando
by Rachelle Arlin
Credo
Length: 23 lines
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Picnic in San Fernando
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she lays the white cloth
on the ground of grass
and opens the cans of coke
with gentle flicks
on a little narra table
she sets the plates
each with three hanging rice
and a quarter of lechon
while he broils some meat
on a rack over hot coals
the heat of the sun
and the coals before him
scorching his cheeks and forehead
smiles paint the little faces
of their children running against
the count of hide and seek
with the other kids in the plaza
as the embers dry to the cooling sun
she calls them all to gather round
hands washed, faces flashing
they say a little prayer
before partaking
from the small banquet of love.
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Family at a Picnic
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