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Sifting the Ashes of an Older American Dream

con maíz de la tierra

maíz de la vida

maíz de la gente que vive

y busca su alma entre las cenizas de un sueño.

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Translation:

The green flight of the quetzal

writes in the sky

jade gems that reflect

the lake of cactuses

lake of tears

broth thick with blood

with maize of the earth

maize of life

maize of the living

who search for their souls in the ashes of a dream.

—Columnist Alexandra V. Mendez can be reached at alexandra.mendez@college.harvard.edu

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