Moon in My Backyard
What a big event!
Moon in my yard.
Until the next Marathon!
Thank you!
(Haiku, @Mejia2019)
Maritza
Maritza Martínez Mejía Colombian poet, writer and translator who lives in Florida and promotes Proyecto de Escritura LuzDelMes to create means of communication between authors, editors, and publishers. Member of FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk. I write to inspire others to be a better person. Free poems and reading activities available at: www.luzdelmes.com
Erasure before Congress
Here in Washington, DC
We deal with such things
And we speak
And we speak
Clear and loud
Speak from the heart
Speak to be heard
Speak, Speak, Speak…
(Erasure poem-Fred Roger’s testifying before Congress, 1969 – @Mejia2019)
Dear former self
Dear Maritza,
You are like a hurricane in harmony
Like a tornado with gentle wind
Able to challenge yourself to the limits
Never give up
Always positive even when days are gray
Keep it up!
(Free verse, Hour 11@Mejia2019)
My ice cream
My ice cream
Ice cream coffee in a foggy day
In my favorite canteen
With stain shelves and concrete floors
Visiting Washington, DC.
(Free poem, Hour 10 @Mejia2019)
The Wheel
The Wheel
On a blood moon night
Near the green lake
The stars dance in harmony
Announcing a new day
The crowd cheers for a New Year
(Free style, hour 9 @Mejia2019)
Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze
Tell me gentle wind
Is it at last hot summer?
I can feel warm air
Announcing he is coming
Wet, tan, and fun
After a lovely spring
…I am still wating!
(Sevenling, hour 8 @Mejia2019)
Before Darkness
Before Darkness
Angry rainfall growls
Before darkness landed in
Bringing daylight hope
(Haiku, hour 7 @Mejia2019)
Faces
Faces
Face appearances
Expression of emotions
Stuck in every self
(Haiku, hour 6 @Mejia2019)
No doubts
No doubts
Sylvia Plath said,
“The worst enemy to creativity is self–doubt.”’
I agree,
I never thought about writing in another language
Until I have the courage to do it.
Now, I write with confidence
I’m not sure with perfection
But without a doubt
(Quote allusion, hour 5 @Mejia2019)
Sparkle
Sparkle
5 Small Sparkles
7 Falling from the deep blue sky
5 Turned down to stand
7 Conveying love, peace and hope
7 to couples around the globe
(Tanka, hour 4 @Mejia2019)