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HÁ, AGUA, WATER
Mi cuerpo, há
Lluvia tropical
moja las raíces de mis antepasados.
Ceiba, ceiba, ceiba
Sombra distante.
Mi cuerpo, agua
Lluvia atesorada
corona la escasez de mi niñez.
Cactus, cactus, cactus
Apetito sediento.
Mi cuerpo, water
Lluvia constante
conquista mis raíces adultas.
Pino, pino, pino
Abundancia profunda.
HÁ, AGUA, WATER
Mi cuerpo, há
Lluvia tropical
moja las raíces de mis antepasados.
Ceiba, ceiba, ceiba
Sombra distante.
Mi cuerpo, agua
Lluvia atesorada
corona la escasez de mi niñez.
Cactus, cactus, cactus
Apetito sediento.
Mi cuerpo, water
Lluvia constante
conquista mis raíces adultas.
Pino, pino, pino
Abundancia profunda.
HÁ, AGUA, WATER
My body, há
Tropical rain
it wets the roots of my ancestors.
Ceiba, ceiba, ceiba
Distant shadow.
My body, water
Hoarded rain
crowns the privation of my youth.
Cactus, cactus, cactus
Thirsty appetite.
My body, water
Constant rain
conquers my adult roots.
Pine, pine, pine
Profound abundance.
Alicia Spinner 42, Issaquah
Translated from Spanish by Martin Boyd
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