Spectator poems
From the magazine

Mexico

Duncan Forbes
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 25 January 2025
issue 25 January 2025

Working from hammock in Mexico,

Watching how far centavos go,

The beer is cheap, tequila strong,

Here you can sleep and all day long.

Hola to holidays in the sun!

Don’t want to do it – doesn’t get done.

From sunset strip to sunrise glow

History runs deep in Mexico.

Sipping a cola, eating ice-cream,

Loving the colours, living the dream,

Working tomorrow for a better today,

Procrastinators that’s what they say.

Chilli con carne, San Miguel beer,

Well worth the journey, wish you were here!

Am and pm, what about them?

Mañana we say and carpe diem.

Loving the colours, living the light,

Enjoying the bright stars shining at night.

The sound of the waves smells of H2O

And seawater’s warm in Mexico.

The beer is cheap, tequila strong,

Here you can sleep and all night long,

Watching how far the dollars go

Working from hammock in Mexico.