Rapid Urban Belt - Anacreontic Couplets

Gilt-edged first light visions greet 
zestful horde in trendy street
Luscious coffee bouncing bean
set alight a dormant scene 
Pumpkin seeds dot fresh brown toast
eager staff cool vibrant host 
Ghetto blasters rock and blare 
raucous voices split the air  
Backbeat sold on grey stone curb
manic newsstand with the blurb 
Toil worn riser half asleep 
speed bump traffic jam’s beep beep
Noisy dockland, wharf or pier
naval fringe cry, coast is clear 
Blue horizon sky high quest
humdrum route dull second best 
Stock exchange a whirling disc
budding Gordon Gecko risk
Rapid urban belt whose rift 
spurs its city’s latent gift

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 1/12/2024 4:10:00 AM
Very descriptive and creative lines you have penned. Interesting city street/s about which you have written. Congratulations on your winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K
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Date: 1/5/2024 7:10:00 PM
Dear Howard, your animated imagery sets an urban scene that comes to bustling life. I admire "Luscious coffee bouncing bean/set alight a dormant scene" - a splendid couplet amongst splendid couplets! Your rich verses are a sensory delight and deftly capture NYC's whirlwind of "trendy streets", "ghetto blasters" and "speed bump traffic jam’s beep beep" - a poetic stroke of genius! Your "Gordon Gecko" reference - perfecto! Congrats on your fine win in Silent One's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 1/3/2024 7:29:00 PM
Lovely, Howard! You put some thought into this! Congratulations!
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Date: 1/1/2024 10:28:00 PM
This sounds so melodious with such profound diction, and many words that flow so well together. Congratulations on your well deserved win. Happy new year dear Howard, i hope this year brings you more poetic joy and light. Pleasure reading your impeccable write.
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Date: 1/1/2024 10:48:00 AM
An excellent use of vocabulary and arrangement of words in this one.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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