Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Come Visit Chicago

     Visit beautiful Michigan Avenue 
        The ‘Magnificent Mile’
      See the teenage gangs at night
         roaming ‘gangster-style’ 

      Admire block after block on ‘the strip’
         Madison Avenue, the Old West Side
      burnt down by arson way back in 1968
         embers still afloat – Don’t they smell great

      Take a walk on the Wild Side
         The South Side that once hosted Nat King Cole
       Note the empty lots, broken glass and one-eyed cats
          What a pleasure to take in all that… 

       Yes, dear friends, a trip to Chicago’s just the thing
           Come to a town where crime is king

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Terry Flood September 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM Apparently, my first home (from birth to sixteen) where the door key literally hung on a string inside the letter box (even though the door was rarely locked) now has iron grills at all windows and doors… they call it progress… and it’s coming to a town near you. Love the write, GW… can almost see it… glad that’s ‘almost’.

CayCay Godwin September 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM Major cities in America share the same wallpaper, I avoid them with every avoiding mechanism I possess. Your poem reinforces my stance. I worked in DC for many years, beginning at age 18, and that either closed or opened my eyes, I'm not sure which. Take care Mr. Depth ... CayCay

sara Etgen-Baker September 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM how sad! I frequented Chicago int he 70s and 80s...I remember feeling safe downtown, even at night. The city was beautiful. Need I say more?

Linda Alice Fowler September 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM Wow...not like it used to be - there are some lovely sites to see. Lots of history :) Gershon Wolf September 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM Well, there still are lovely sites to see. Just keep an eye pealed for those roving gangs.

Hilda Greenhough September 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM It sounds like American ethics doesn't exist in Chicago. We should at least get rid of the drugs. Better times might follow. Gershon Wolf September 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM And the Democrats as well. lol.

Joe Maverick September 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM Help.!!! Mankind once free.. seems To want to run and wallow In all infirmitys.? Gershon Wolf September 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM Yes, it seems so.