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Best New York Poems

Below are the all-time best New York poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of new york poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member New York Street Horse
Plunked down in chaos
from a gentler time,
blinkered from the traffic
he pulls the coach along.
Patient, in his harness bond
he tugs at hearts, with pathos-
as to his...

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Categories: new york, animal, courage, dedication, freedom,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Pied Piper From New York City - Part Two
The Pied Piper from New York City – Part Two

This is quite despicable and very inappropriate for someone holding the 
“Highest Office in Our Land.”...

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Categories: new york, allusion, america, betrayal, corruption,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member The Lovers of New York
the rain that drowned the sidewalks
dampened down the nighttime heat
creating steam through manholes
from the pipes beneath the street

and set against this backdrop
of a vibrant city...

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Categories: america, love, new york,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Titanic
The Titanic set sail from Queens Town in Cork 
on her maiden voyage to the city of New York. 
Its sinking cost lives that they...

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Categories: death, ireland, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Never Forget
the buildings gray stood grand and tall
      the proudest prize of man's bright call
      ...

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Categories: new york, tribute,
Form: Rhyme



Ixxi
the fire an awful splendour in sapphire sky - then the towers were gone...

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Categories: beauty, loss, new york,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member 5th Avenue Sunrise
jampacked city streets
that jangled and banged
in the raucous jarring day
shifted
from business to boogaloo
squeezing into moonlight
party lights
gin and lime-kissed
gimlet sequined dress
strutted
in studded six-inch heels
riveting flair
provoking jive...

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Categories: new york, city, culture, day, new
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tribute To Daniel
“In this life there’s been heartache and pain”
How could I begin to find love again
Desperado walking a tightrope
I looked down and Daniel gave me hope
...

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Categories: new york, dedication, lost lovelife, love,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member West Is the Best
California
Sunny, warm 
Swimming, boating, sunning
Sky, airplane, ocean, seashells
Skiing, sledding, snowball throwing
Cold, blistery
New York City...

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Categories: beach, nature, new york,
Form: Diamante
Premium Member Who's Who
Who's who in the New York Zoo? 
Said the clown with a funny face.
Many different cultures.
Within the human race.
Who's who in the New York Zoo?...

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Categories: city, culture, new york,
Form: Free verse
The High Line
Elevated railroad tracks
Abandoned long ago
Have been transformed into a place
Where grass and flowers grow.

With benches made of wood or stone
And artwork interspersed,
The desolation and despair
Have...

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Categories: new york,
Form: Rhyme
The Eagle Weeps Tribute To September 11th
Bold and beautiful she soars high
               her wings towards the open...

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Categories: new york, america, courage, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Showing Off the City
In a city as big as New Yawk,
There’s so much at which tourists can gawk
But the locals’ fast pace
May be hard to embrace
So if guiding...

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Categories: new york,
Form: Limerick
Mr Cokeman
You see I've been misunderstood majority of my life
Its as though if living were war 
then im the knife
Its not my fault society embraces suicide
Label...

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© John Floyd  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: new york, black african american, dark,
Form: Free verse
Valintines- Our Year In Love
It was 2014,
how could I forget?
Most gorgeous woman i'd ever seen,
and yes, you were smoking my brand of cigarette!

Outside Starbucks sipping coffee,
in the most beautiful...

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Categories: new york, cute love, feelings, imagery,
Form: Rhyme

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