In Xóchitl In Cuicatl

Francisco X. Alarcón

cada árbol                              every tree
un hermano                           a brother
cada monte                            every hill
una pirámide                         a pyramid
un oratorio                             a holy spot

cada valle                                every valley
un poema                                a poem
in xóchitl                                in xóchitl
in cuicatl                                in cuicatl
flor y canto                             flower and song

cada nube                                every cloud
una plegaria                            a prayer
cada gota                                 every drop
de lluvia                                   of rain
un milagro                               a miracle

cada cuerpo                             every body
una orilla                                  a seashore
al mar                                        a memory
un olvido                                  at once lost
encontrado                              and found

todos juntos:                            we all together—
luciérnagas                               fireflies
de la noche                               in the night
soñando                                    dreaming up
el cosmos                                  the cosmos

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