¡Viva
la Resistencia!
Un tribute pa' mí carnal
raulrsalinas, "Tapón". Gran poéta y activista y ún hombre
de respeto. Que en Paz descanse. "Caricaturas," was the
fifth and last mural we worked on together. There were a
few other things that we worked on, but those stories will
have to wait...........(don't miss picture at bottom)
¡Ay lo wacho Tocayo!
I am greatly honored that he
wrote the following poem for us all. He brought down the
house when he first read it at the dedication at Brooke
Elementary School.
Poem Para la Dedication de un
Mural
for
my compa Raúl Valdez & los niños y niñas de "La Brooke"
Elementary
por
raúlrsalinas
-que
en paz descanse-
En esta
mi Comunidad
complete
beats the drumming
of an active
HeartSong
Long neglected
walls and halls
de l'escuelita
of youthful
vecindad.
Pintor
of blazing
pinceles,
manteles con flames
decorados.
Trenzas Indígenas
immersed
in hojas rojas
paper paginas
(la historia)
brotando de nuevo
on walls
cantando colores
olores de flores
in ArcoIris Danza
Chanza que un dia
(con alegria)
caring and sharing
con ninos of
Rainbow people spirits
walking/talking
with us
not knowing of each other,
learning
en la lucha
de tú/yo
you & me
we
then, can understand
comprender
apreciar
to respect
the similarities
las diferencias
of World culture
que's lo mero
Esencial
-austin, a
15 de septiembre del 1983
East
of the Freeway
1995 Red Salmon Press
Raúl painting 'Zapata' on the mural "Ollin," 1984.