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September 16, 2007
La bandera nacional
Poemas Patrioticos Mexicanos, 1953
In honor of Independence Day, I bring you a patriotic poem from the book, Poemas Patrioticos Mexicanos, put out in 1953 by Editorial Olimpo, D.F.
LA BANDERA NACIONAL
¡Altanera
la bandera
la bandera tricolor,
nos inflama
con la llama
sacrosanta del valor!
De victoria
luz de gloria
de sus pliegues despidio;
y sus lampos
en los campos
de batalla reflejó!
¡Cuán hermosa
y orgullosa
en el mástil al flotar,
la admiramos
y aclamamos
en la tierra y en el mar!
¡Cuán divina
la ilumina
refulgente claridad:
que es doquiera
la bandera
de la santa libertad!
(Anonymous)
I bought the book when Tara was here at the used bookstore on Avenida Juárez, a block or two from the Madoka. It cost me MXN $20, which is a bit steep, considering the fact that all the pages are yellow, brittle sheets and many are cracked in half. Still, it was so chock-full o' emotional, nationalistic propaganda, I had to buy it.
After I got it home and started going through it, I discovered a few delightful treasures the previous owner had left behind. The first was this set of hand-crafted paper sheep.
Paper Sheep
The others were these photos of George Sewell and David Cassidy.
Photographs of George Sewell & David Cassidy
Posted by crispy at September 16, 2007 03:05 PM
Comments
Delightful, indeed!!!
Posted by: Carol at September 17, 2007 08:58 AM