Xochiqueztal de Ometeol
by Luis Angel Viniegra
From the timeless Calli Ollin Gardens of Ometeotl...
To the smoking mountain clouds of Tenochtitlan...
To the spirit rains
Of our honored Mexicayotl elders...
From the Tonal Y Nagual
Of the Highlands of Teotihuacan...
Ehecatl spread prolific pollen...
Lluikamina arched destiny arrows
Into the sky...
Como las lagrimas de fuego
Del Manadato de Cuauhtemok...
Flung across the winds of time...
To the feathered serpent Ximalli...
Reflecting the healing rays
Of the six sun arising...
The Xinachtli now blossoms...
into lifegiving
Precious flowers...
Like the Medicinal Yerba Buena...
Resilient...
Like the centurion Saguaro...
As radiant sunflowers...
Across the valles of Aztl�n...
The Xochiquetzal de Ometeol