Rafael Jesús González

Born in the bicultural/bilingual setting of El Paso, Texas/Juárez, Chihuahua, attended the University of Texas El Paso, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, & the University of Oregon. Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & Literature, taught at the University of Oregon, Western State College of Colorado, Central Washington State University, the University of Texas El Paso, and Laney College, Oakland where he founded the Mexican and Latin American Studies Dept.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Full moon of the Year of the Rat 4706

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Tanka of the Full Moon of the Year of the Rat

In the star-rich sky,
a lone gray rat of a cloud
grasps at the full moon,
sweet ball of honey and cheese,
for her Lord of Beginnings.

----------© Rafael Jesús González 2008

Tanka de la luna del año de la rata

En el cielo rico de estrellas
una nube, rata gris solitaria,
trata de coger la luna plena,
dulce globo de queso y de miel,
para su Señor de los Comienzos.

----------© Rafael Jesús González 2008

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