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colcha aaron a. abeyta university press of colorado Copyright © 2001 by the University Press of Colorado Published by the University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of Southern Colorado, and Western State College of Colorado. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Abeyta, Aaron A., 1971– Colcha / by Aaron A. Abeyta. p. cm. ISBN 0-87081-615-2 (pbk. : alk paper) 1. Hispanic Americans—Poetry. I. Title. PS3551.B48 C65 2001 811'.6—dc21 00-012668 Designed and typeset by Laura Furney Cover art by Marvin Muñiz 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for Michele, my brilliant and beautiful wife vi c o n t e n t s ...