Strings of red hot chili peppers hang to dry in her kitchen window.
She pats stack of corn tortillas on counter as the yellow bus stops.
Chattering brown-eyed children spill out and scatter thru trailer park streets.
Bilingual laughter makes mama’s eyes smile as she greets them in spanish.
Next generation will be educated american dreamers.
(American sentence poetry is like strung-out haiku…just 17 syllables, a paint-by-number picture.)
a poem in my pocket 
Nov 16, 2013 @ 14:45:58
How nice.. especially the bilangual laughter… really a nice progression…
Nov 15, 2013 @ 21:45:58
These are fabulous – full of life and color and laughter……..
Nov 16, 2013 @ 00:11:22
Thanks, Sherry, for “fabulous”…
Nov 15, 2013 @ 21:32:59
Very nicely done – as a set and when read as a single piece.
Nov 16, 2013 @ 00:10:00
I really appreciate your words, shanyns…here, and on your blog.
Nov 15, 2013 @ 20:23:00
Love the idea of bilingual laughter. Lovely colourful write.
Anna :o]
Nov 16, 2013 @ 00:08:39
Thank you, Anna 🙂
Nov 15, 2013 @ 13:39:18
I liked all of these – each works alone – and together there’s more than numbers, there’s a home of love painted there and a generosity that extends outward. There is much more here than the sum of the parts. Well done.
Nov 15, 2013 @ 14:55:53
Gay, your positive comments mean much to me. Thanks for posting this prompt at d’Verse poets!
Nov 15, 2013 @ 13:06:03
Lovely! You painted some vivid scenes 🙂
Nov 15, 2013 @ 13:11:10
Thanks for stopping by the gallery today.
Nov 15, 2013 @ 09:53:42
Love the words and the dream….”.to be educated dreamers” !
Nov 15, 2013 @ 12:51:51
So glad you “got it”! Thanks, kkkkaty
Nov 15, 2013 @ 06:27:19
nuevo americano…
Nov 15, 2013 @ 12:47:21
Que bueno!
Nov 15, 2013 @ 04:37:37
This is great! I love the little scene that plays out and all the colors. The last line is absolutely perfect! 🙂
Nov 15, 2013 @ 12:49:05
Thanks, Katie, for your encouragement 🙂
Nov 15, 2013 @ 03:34:00
billingual laughter…ha. i like that much…love the use of color in this as well…one of the boys i work with at school will be the first generation english speaker…they speak spanish in the home still all the time…i def like me some chili peppers as well…cool how each stands alone and also weaves a story.
Nov 15, 2013 @ 04:28:10
Muchas gracias, Brian! Most of us come from families of immigrants and education gives dreams (and dreamers) the opportunity to grow 🙂