Mexico Poems - Poems about Mexico

the terrain’s more expansive here you said, as if obscurities that had been, moved aside so the eye could soak in highways singing restless blues, as if language materialized straight from that feeling of...Read the rest...

Stars form patterns to Ancient's Zodiac. Creatures emerge, especially the snake. Mayan watchers see the serpent go back, Back into the earth at Equinox break. What portends, only prophesies can make. Past the temple is Astronomer's dome. There prophets see futures...Read the rest...

Growing up in Chicago I always knew I would save lives from drugs and gun violence I just didn't know how perhaps it started at 13 I got off the elevator on my way to...Read the rest...

Old boat, time-worn path, Dolphins glide through emerald waves, Leaping side by side— Their joyous dance in the mist, Paints the sea with morning bliss....Read the rest...

My love, there was no greater she held my heart in her hands her first kiss the arrow that pierced if only she could know I ceased to exist when she let me go a thousand love letters before and after meant nothing at...Read the rest...

In Chichen Itza, Mexico stands a Myan pyramid- built for snake god, Kukulkan, their feathered deity. Wonder Of The World- with mystery, this temple echoes spirit bird callings- strange sounds, enigma bound. Visitors clap their hands- hear the responsive chirps of the Quetzal bird representing the...Read the rest...

Sandstorm churning in my mind tonight, driven by the wind of change, and I know… it’s not that easy. Drove a million miles and it is all the same, spinning through the circles of my mind, and it’s cold… it’s...Read the rest...

My great great grandmother could not wait. Day of the Dead was two weeks away. She visited me on the 16th of October. I was sworn to secrecy, but they knew. Because I somehow knew how to do things That...Read the rest...

Pata-pat pat pat Making tortillas by hand They have to be round, And the masa must be fresh. Ah, but so good when they're fried....Read the rest...

Red Gems A middle-aged man in an old wheelchair moves slowly and with determination. On a crowded street filled with happy tourists’ feet his arms look as if they’d finished an Olympic race. Since he has no legs, he cradles his...Read the rest...

Juan tells you he is an immigrant, northern mexico that he learned to speak english in iowa and these coupled are the reason Juan's accent is different Juan is not mexican Juan lives in fear of americans Juan in america...Read the rest...

Teotl is the shining gold light above everything Wearing a mask of white and grey clouds Teotl is the breath and wind of all seen and unseen Greeting all who return to its arms Split...Read the rest...

As another refugee dies camped along America's southern border a poor family seeks law and order In Mexico (In Mexico) And the family cries. They didn't expect to find hatred here it's another burden that adds to their fear In Mexico (In Mexico) People,...Read the rest...

Margaurita was always called challengingly short. In the afterliife I will be tall, she would retort. When I die, make my day-of-the-dead statue tall, she said. Give me a scary toothy face, and a huge, oversized head. We made...Read the rest...

November first, day of the dead Full of traditions, honoring the fallen We light a red candle at sunset Lay a table of food for the deceased Eat sugar skulls, signifying bringing dead to life within ourselves Masks and signs...Read the rest...