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Best Philly Poems

Below are the all-time best Philly poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of philly poems written by PoetrySoup members

Philly Boy

A city of neighborhoods, 
                    ...

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Categories: philly, childhood, games, remember,
Form: Lyric

A Philly Cheesesteak

 
A Philly cheesesteak
on a long Italian roll
would be very nice right now.
I want fried onions,
and give me hot peppers too.
At the moment, I’m hungry!

Robert...

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Categories: philly, food, me,
Form: Sedoka

Dancing In Ink

DANCING IN INK

A Poem by Debbie_Philly
 
" I love dance and I love writing !!! "
One of my very first writerings 
 
DANCING IN INK
...

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Categories: philly, identity, inspirational,
Form: Free verse

Who First

Who first thought to eat cornbread with chili?
And who first thought to add ketchup to fries -
Who first thought to put that bell in Philly...

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Categories: philly, love, marriage,
Form: Rhyme

Black People

Thugs in the street with their pants hung low
White T's and Tims with two golds in the front row
Philly fades or braids, du-rags, and fitted...

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Categories: philly, inspirational, life, people, social,
Form: Lyric

The Tall Cat

I Do not want a window seat .
I do not want to freeze my feet..
I do not want a waiter cat .
I do not like...

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Categories: philly, cat, children, fantasy, fun,
Form: Rhyme

A Tale of Reina Yuma Rogan

Don’t let her smile fool ya, she’ll make ya crawl
If looks could kill, she’d burn a hole through y’all 
She’s a fiery philly
Saloon owners aren’t...

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Categories: philly, humor,
Form: Limerick

Leaves Memories

Dedicated to
          Robbie Philly and Boo
         (Robbie DOD...

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Categories: philly, family, sad, autumn, autumn,
Form: I do not know?

Happy Holidays

  "HAPPY hOLIDAYS"



WELL DEAR POETS .. HOLIDAYS ARE HERE ...

I WANT TO SAY THANKXXX TO ALL WHO READ AND RESPONDED
TO MY BLOG TODAY ON...

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Categories: philly, family, poets,
Form: Bio

Football Fan

There once was a football fan from Philly
     Who was known for being very silly
      During...

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Categories: philly, funny, humor,
Form: Limerick

It's Rarely Sunny In Philadelphia

Being a Philadelphia sports fan 
 is like being a Hawaiian who likes icicles... what's the point

I barely remember the two years the Flyers won...

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Categories: philly, sad, sports,
Form: Free verse

The Snifter

The Snifter

by Ralph Sergi©

I dropped the snifter in the sink
It shattered
and I cursed my clumsy hand
and thought about my past
the times I filled the glass
and...

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Categories: philly, memory,
Form: Free verse

Force For Good

a force for good
(for john coltrane and ahmed obafemi
based on ‘trane’s treatment of ‘nature boy’)

“…I wanna be a force for good…”
		-John Coltrane
 
…there was a...

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Categories: philly, appreciation, dedication, uplifting,
Form: Free verse

Honey I'M Home

Hello my poetry soup family 
I'm back from a much needed internet fast 
I pray all of you are doing well and are in good...

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Categories: philly, joy, slam,
Form: Rhyme

Spanish Sweetheart

My heart runs faster than elevated trains passing by.
It is all because this Spanish sweetheart has caught my eye.
As I walk past the rows of...

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Categories: philly, girlfriend-boyfriend, love, places, heart,
Form: Rhyme