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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 them, slow down your walk. You can never squeeze everything in, So pick places they never have been And of course, be a mensch;* Let them sit on a bench Or exhaustion will make their heads spin. Have them soak up the buzz we provide, Surely different from where they reside. They may love it or not But at least they’ll have got Just a taste of what fills us with pride. *an admirable human being

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 10/29/2016 6:24:00 AM
"...Exhaustion will make their heads spin..."which is true, long walks, sometimes under the sun. Great poem.
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Date: 10/21/2016 8:46:00 AM
Your assessment is truly spot on//says one who has recently gone//to the big apple//and I did grapple//with the WOW, but, I'm truly hooked on! Love the Lim'rik, ilene, loved the city. Wanna go back (even though it's not very good, I'll post my NYC lim'rik today)
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Date: 10/20/2016 7:15:00 PM
This awesome Ilene. a fav
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