Short Mexico Poems

Short Mexico Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Mexico by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Mexico by length and keyword.


Across the Border

Cinco de mayo, 
Fourth of July-o, 
The whole enchilada will do.
Pie in the sky-o, 	
Cleveland Ohio,
Ciudad Mexico, too.
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Question Or Thought

Is it just me? or is the 
USA the best place to live?
Canada has the hottest babes.
UK the greatest music,
Mexico the best foods,
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Border Wall Compromise

Trump wants an huge Vanity Wall
And it MUST be "Corona" tall
Empty bottles of beer
With adobe veneer
And Mexico pays after all!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Tortillas

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.
Form: Tanka

Spill

Hurricane of oil
nears the pristine swampland of
Louisiana's future. 

[Written after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010]
© Jim Tidd  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku


Mesa Verde

No one’s ever gone
until forgotten

Their memory etched 
like words in stone

—canyons to remind 

(Chama New Mexico: January, 2019)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Green Crayon

a purple tree bloomed
in the south of Mexico
with plum leaves unheard
since her teacher's dogma held
all nature's best should grow green
Form: Tanka

Premium Member What to do on May 5th

Since Mexico cast off the French
Make sure a Corona to clench
And forgo the Merlot
On Cinco de Mayo
But buy beer which can a thirst quench
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Water's Edge

at the water's edge tiny creatures seek refuge warm sand inviting
written November 21, 2021 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Form: Haiku

The Calico Dragon

A lady I know,
Out in New Mexico,
Befriended a calico dragon.
She used to haul him around
Old Santa Fe town,
In her convertible Ford station wagon
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Premium Member peace proposal V

Texas Jews agree that they’ll hire
The kind folks who tough tasks won’t tire
So from Mexico
The illegals all know
Comes welcome without hostile fire
Form: Limerick

Zuni Weather

A Zuni who prays every day
Saw a cloud in the sky back in May
He yelled, "Do or die!"
Which made the cloud cry
And that's why its still raining today.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Dolphins alongside a Fishing Boat

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.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member 'moo'R Fun

In India, it's 'Holy Cow!'
     In Mexico, it's 'Ole, Cow!'
   In Japan, it's 'Hory Crow' 

     In the USA ~ Careful! ~
   Felony for the wrong pronoun

Premium Member Dolphins

jumping for new friends dolphins skim along surf's edge chattering fun times
written November 18, 2021 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Book an Air Book Ride

Book an air book ride and travel on by.
Enjoy yourself in the southern sky.
We can float your book down to Mexico.
Best of all, you can read wherever you go.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead down Mexico way,
Spirits are saved. Food and dancing are gay!
Skeleton shaped toys,
For all girls and boys,
Tasty sugar skulls are the hit of the day!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Feliz Navidad

 Feliz Navidad, carolers sing so fare
 Smell of Tamales, Posole, red chile fill the air
 Christmas eve, luminarias all a glow
 Spirit and magic of Christmas in New Mexico
Form: Quatrain

Angel

Many days have gone past, all in all a year.
He is back, he is here.
Mexico,
HIs home, love, life, past.
Wisconsin,
His country, his passion, his work.
the name?
Angel.

Stolen Moments

Time immortal, the master thief,
  stealing tomorrow from the past

Abducting each moment, all life itself, 
  —today within its grasp

(Santa Fe New Mexico: February, 2019)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member secrets at Roswell

new mexico site
red blinking lights in the sky
government shut down

major cover up
a military secret
witnesses murdered

curiosity
did aliens land alive
we will never know
Form: Senryu

Premium Member 2018 Fifa World Cup - Mexico Vs Sweden

Mexico implodes
gracias South Korea-
both in knockout stage






Copyright © 2018 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved.
Published 2018 in "2018 World Cup Senryu" via wattpad.com
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

This Girl From Mexico City

i met a sweet girl from mexico city
if she don't like me, oh well what a pitty
i'll just roll my face on the grass
oh boy did i fell for her ass
man, why can't i write something witty?
Form: Limerick

Mexican Jumping Beans

A lively young man from sunny Mexico,
With a giant sombrero was on the go,
Celebrating every kind of fiesta,
Wouldn't sleep when time for siesta,
Must be jumping beans making him flow.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member 2018 Fifa World Cup -Germany Vs Mexico

Lozano's deft goal
Germany's defense stuttered-
El Tri shocks world champs






Copyright © 2018 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved.
Published 2018 in "2018 World Cup Senryu" via wattpad.com
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

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