In Peralta, New Mexico,
outside of Albuquerque
grandpa owned a farm
crossed with irrigation ditches
and rows of alfalfa
each household in the area
had at least one horse or cow
there were also rows of corn
a staple for the people, chickens and pigs
and most important...rows of chili
to make every meal taste better
a simple life
with enough food for everyday living
and a surplus to sell and trade
for necessities like clothes and shoes
except when the gypsies came through
riding on horseback or running on foot
taking what they wanted
the peace disrupted, crops trampled
and clotheslines stripped
tears shed but life continued
grandpa bought a gun
a fence was strung
he bought two big dogs
and kept them hungry
in case the gypsies came his way again.
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