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LIMPIA Y TRANSPARENTE
De mis ojos salieron
gotas de agua
al recordar a mi madre
aquel día gris
cuando ella pasó
al gran océano
de la eternidad.
LIMPIA Y TRANSPARENTE
De mis ojos salieron
gotas de agua
al recordar a mi madre
aquel día gris
cuando ella pasó
al gran océano
de la eternidad.
CLEAN AND CLEAR
Out of my eyes come
drops of water
when I recall my mother
that gray day
when she passed
into the great ocean
of forever.
Ruth Lazo 60, Renton
Translated from Spanish by Martin Boyd
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