“This fifth and final sun will die, Like every sun before— But for a moment we laughed in its light, Like wind-blown petals Sparkling near an exile’s campfire Before the flames take them.” PoetryAztecsFifth Sun Book:Shattering and Bricolage Source: Shattering and Bricolage
“Who could truly set His shield to rest? His throne? His mighty spear? Think on that. Remember it well, O princes. Who could lay waste to Tenochtitlan? Who dares assail the foundation of heaven?” PoetryAztecs Book:Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry Source: Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry
“In the place of the bells, where battle is waged, The reeds all lie broken in Chalco today. Dust yellows the air, our houses are smoking, The sobbing is rising—from the lips of your Chalcans!” PoetryAztecs Book:Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry Source: Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry