Achcauhtli

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dedicated to the Cēmānāhuac Poet Laureate Francisco X. Alarcón

You, King of Hummingbirds

of Monarch butterflies

of bluest gulf waters

whose waves rise the height of skyskrapers

to kiss winking stars

in overcast skies

You, a lighthouse

that has always beckoned me

from that shadowy place

of deepest dark

of being lost in tumultuous waters

of self doubt and fear

You, who is always sure

of the magia

our ancestor’s tongues

the glyphs of invocation contained

in sounds of sunrise and sunset

their energy transferred to

our own words

to the sacred stones that sing

sealed by the feathers of mighty birds

or a simple snap of our fingers

You, man of heart and wisdom

there is no place you can go

that the wind does not whisper

your name

its secrets in your ear

the eternal spiral that links

your healing words

to our lips

that flower

in flor y canto

IN LAK'ECH - HALA K'IN

Copyright © December, 2015 Odilia Galván Rodríguez. All Rights Reserved.

Notes:

Achcauhtli: Leader

Cēmānāhuac: the name used by the Aztecs to refer to their world. It is a Nahuatl 
name derived from the words "cē" one/whole and "Ānāhuac", which in turn derives 
from the words "atl" (water) and "nahuac."

IN LAK'ECH - HALA K'IN: Mayan for ~ I am you, and you are me.