Cantarito
BIO
Carolina Hinojosa is a bilingual poet born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Her poetry has appeared in Sagebrush Review, Poets Responding to SB1070, and La Bloga’s First Tuesday in March Online Floricanto. Carolina is a mother of two incredible children and a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio. She keeps a running blog of poetry and musings at www.carolinahinojosapoetry.blogspot.com.
Water tastes of clay, gritty tongue ignites
memories of thirst how she begged for rain
sat on mother's lap
clay jug
The well underground
tiny hands pull crisp sun crisped rope
buckets filled with water
for wind chapped lips; eyes eager to
witness
Her lips lick clay, smell water, inhale
birth
Exhale civilizations built - villages fostered
Mother of the people brought forth
New season of savage
beasts steal water
Locked tight and held for ransom
The well above ground
strong hands
lock
towers filled with water
for eager lips; eyes chapped with witness
Her hands hold the cantarito
filled with purchased water
Gritty tongue ignites
memories of thirst