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Gabe Arroyo would make his rounds
like a jovial Santa at Christmas
with a pickup load of honey and Patron

on the ranches where he kept his hives
for the winter—have an early morning toast
to the New Year:

	1 generous shot of Tequilla
	2 shots of fresh-squeezed orange juice
	in a glass of pomegranate nectar

leftover from Robbin’s jelly. He’d get a jar 
and we’d have another round or so 
his son-in-law could drive him home.

Gabe’s gone, but we make merry
with his holiday spirit
as if he were still here.