Emplumada
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Two hummingbirds, hovering, stuck to each other,
arcing their bodies in grim determination
to find what is good, what is
given them to find. These are warriors
distancing themselves from history.
They find peace
in the way they contain the wind
and are gone.
— Lorna Dee Cervantes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Two hummingbirds, hovering, stuck to each other,
arcing their bodies in grim determination
to find what is good, what is
given them to find. These are warriors
distancing themselves from history.
They find peace
in the way they contain the wind
and are gone." in the context of "Emplumada" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Lorna Dee Cervantes" (Quotes, Emplumada (1981): (1981), Emplumada publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, ISBN: 978-0-8229-5327-2)
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About Lorna Dee Cervantes
Lorna Dee Cervantes (born August 6, 1954) is a figure in Chicano poetry.
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