Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Google Rocinante!

            In many ways, Rocinante is not only Don Quixote’s horse but also his double: 
            like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his 
            capabilities.

You don’t have to watch the news to know what’s happening,
even if you only listen to Spanish-language radio
and you don’t know Español.

You’ll get to know all the poll
numbers, when you're hanging out on the Google patio
you don’t have to watch the news to know what’s happening.

And, of course, you’ll get to see the face of our evil-troll
president—that terrifying daddy-o.
And you won’t need to know any Español

to comprende the grunts and hisses of all the jackals
that are gorging on our hid-eo;
you won’t have to watch the news to see them ravening—

just pay attention to what you spend your money on!—
that’ll be groceries and the rent on your home, Hidalgo—
how you say en Español?—

they’ll get their filthy mitts on your pensión,
but you won’t care because you’ll be jubilating in calico.
Turn off the news to see what’s happening!
Translate it into Esperanto!