Cinco de Mayo
By: Francisco X Alarcón
una batalla a battle
en los libros in some
de historia history books
una fiesta a fiesta
de música of music
y colores and colors
una ocasión a flag
para agitar waving
banderas occasion
un baile a flirting
con piropos dance
y piñata and a piñata
orchata orcahta (tasty rice drink)
tostaditas corn chips
y guacamole and guacamole
un mango a mango
con chile with some chile
y limón and lemon
un grito a cry
de alegría of joy
y primavera and spring
¡sí, ya mero yes, summer
salimos vacation is just
de vacaciones! Around the corner!
This poem is significant because it is talking about the Cinco de Mayo. The Cinco de Mayo is a holiday commemorating Mexico’s victory over the French that occurred on May 5, 1862 in Pueblo, Mexico. This poem is a parallel of history and gives us a sense of their culture.
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