Here is a little golden nugget
a tribute to
every mother!
A Bohemian Toast
by
Guillermo
Aguirre y Fierro
(An excerpt)
Once upon a time a small group of Bohemian
poets on a New Year’s eve decided to toast to that which was important to each
and every one of them, one toast was to happiness, another to the future, and a
few to love; some long gone, and some still locked in its embrace.
Only one toast was missing, Arturo’s
The pure bohemian of noble Heart
he stated that he only wanted
to steal the inspiration from Sadness
And this way he spoke, with inspired intensity
I toast to the woman, yet not to the one
in which you find solace in sadness
not to the one that gives us her charms
when you kiss her soft and scented curls
I do not toast to her … No, comrades
Sorry that this time I don’t please you
I toast to the woman, but only to one
to the one that offered me delights
and engulfed me with her kisses
I toast to the woman that tucked me in the crib
I toast to the woman that taught me from childhood
the value of profound and truthful love
I toast to the woman who cuddled me in her arms
and that bit by bit gave me her entire heart
To that golden and blessed old lady
that with her blood she offered me life
to the one that was the light of my soul
today I toast to my Mother, to my darling
Mother
To that sad old woman that lives and cries
and to Heavens implores that I return
to my Mother, bohemians, who is the sweetness
poured into my sorrow and, in this night, a
star
who wishes that I soon be with her
The bohemian became silent
and not a word spoiled the sentiment
born from pain and tenderness
and it appeared that, over that atmosphere,
was immensely floating …
A Poem of Love
and Sorrow
Come to Los Lupes and let us cook for you all so you can enjoy a wonderful day with
your Beautiful Mother
The real Piña Colada will be there, and as an added companion this year we will also have “Coco loco Piña Colada” a Real Coconut filled with Piña Colada---it just doesn’t get any better than this!
