I hear my mom waking me up

Pork shoulder sizzling

Smelling the cookies,

quesitos,

pork shoulder

three leche cake

and dirt

Tasting the sweet sweet

air

coming from

pots and pans

in

the oven

in the kitchen

Touching presents

the glittery red bows

glitter getting

stuck

in my

fingers

The cozy warm

blanket

Me seeing my presents

seeing my big

sister sleep

and little sister

a box with a piece

of candy

$20

and a box next to it

that was empty

Believing

Los Tres Reyes

Magos

The Three Kings

Wise

Settled down

In my little

house

down the street

Los Reyes

settled their

horses down

and said, "Mira,

ven y come!"

Come eat!

Tasting the hay

touching

the dirt

they came

Carla Victoria Lugo

Age 10, Grade: 4

Freemansburg Elementary School

Bethlehem Area School District