2011 San Antonio Poetry Fair
The Heritage Award
1st Place
Heritage Defines Who We Are
Hail to our ancestors for those birthright
Everlasting traditions bestowed upon us;
Righteous values, liberties granted,
Intoxicating freedom so many died for.
Today and tomorrow will we always honor with
Admiration to those whom have come before us.
Grateful are we to have been blessed, we
Embrace our traditions with joy.
Dialogue of triumphants and struggles,
Ebb and flow of life,
Forever creating stories; our ancestors had
Impressive ways of living and celebrating life.
Now we benefit from their lives, their values,
Events that have taught us their
Service to living a strong life for their families.
Warriors trying to live their lives as
High-spirited people who give of themselves,
Only wanting a decent existence.
We will always thank our ancestors.
Every day, we remember who they were.
Ancestors always creating traditions,
Ready now, will we always be,
Eager to teach our children, our heritage.
©2011Antonia Murguia
