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Future Memories

By Mario Meléndez

My sister woke me very early
that morning and told me
“Get up, you have to come see this
the ocean’s filled with stars”
Delighted by the revelation
I dressed quickly and thought
If the ocean’s filled with stars
I must take the first flight
and collect all of the fish from the sky

 

Translated from the Spanish

Poet Bio

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Mario Meléndez received the Municipal Prize of Literature in the Bicentennial of Linares, Chile. His poetry has been translated into many languages including Italian, Arabic, and German.

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