Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MEXICAN SERENADE, by ARTHUR GUITERMAN



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First Line: When the little armadillo
Last Line: So I guess that you had better go to sleep.
Subject(s): Animals; Armadillos; Birds; Love; Singing & Singers; Songs


WHEN the little armadillo
With his head upon his pillow Sweetly rests,
And the parrakeet and lindo
Flitting past my cabin window Seek their nests, --

When the mists of even settle
Over Popocatapetl, Dropping dew, --
Like the condor, over yonder,
Still I ponder, ever fonder, Dear, of You!

May no revolution shock you,
May the earthquake gently rock you To repose,
While the sentimental panthers
Sniff the pollen-laden anthers Of the rose!

While the pelican is pining,
While the moon is softly shining On the stream,
May the song that I am singing
Send a tender cadence winging Through your dream!

I have just one wish to utter --
That you twinkle through your shutter Like a star,
While, according to convention,
I shall cas-u-ally mention My guitar.

Senorita Maraquita,
Muy bonita, pobracita! -- Hear me weep! --
But the night is growing wetter,
So I guess that you had better Go to sleep.





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