Best Towners Poems

Out-of-towners in the city,
Seeing folks go rushing by,
Seem to think it’s such a pity
Their hellos get no reply.

Small-town friendliness ‘round here
Sticks out like the sorest...

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In the garden, by the fountain,
I was sitting in a chair.
As the visitors approached,
I saw them hesitate and stare.

For the pool of water glittered
With a...

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I walk like a New Yorker
At a swift and steady pace.
In other towns, my gait might seem
A little out of place.

New Yorkers never saunter,
Rarely ramble,...

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Upon a ridge I saw the riders coming hard
They were mostly out of towners
But i knew they would go far

They only rested for a moment...

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Traffic and pedestrians
Perform a do-si-do.
Cityfolk, experienced,
Know just which way to go.

Every last participant,
Of flesh or chrome and steel,
Bows or curtsies to his partner
In this urban...

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Able the painter was such a great creator. He loved to dream and put it on paper. He loved it so much his house was...

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Today’s the crazy travel day
That everyone’s been dreading;
Crowds colliding all around,
No matter where you’re heading.

Airports, depots, subway cars
Are filled with out-of-towners.
Baggage bumping into legs
Turns smilers...

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Larger stop signs are required by the law
Traveling at the speed of light is not legal
Going slow in Leonia is down right evil

All things are...

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A teenaged tourist asked his dad
Why all the cars were “beeping.”
It happened right near Central Park,
With traffic slowly creeping.

His dad believed the honking was
So cars...

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the drive was intermittent
everyone had to pee at the different times
distractions
strangers in rest stops
that were duplicates of duplicates designed
by MacDonalds and
merchandising psychologists
I wandered by the...

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You need some gas? We'll, step right up
And pump it 'til you've had your fill 
Unless you're in New Jersey, where
You best make sure you...

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If you’ve been to New York, I’ll bet
You paid a visit to the Met.
It is the premier place to start
If on your plate you want...

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Condemnation, confrontation
  Nasty, no-compromise nation

Protestors plentiful, a passel irruptive
  Ornery out-of-towners, so disruptive

Downtowns deflowered in
  Portland Chicago, Seattle
Lawless looters ~
  Time...

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I check the license plates of cars
Parked all around my block,
Which proves that to New York
So many people still do flock.

Here’s Arizona, Massachusetts,
California, too.
Of course,...

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Date:   June  2051

11 am.  Hot moment of Monday 
Molly entertained  Dasheri 
In the gymnasium while Holly busied
Herself preparing the family's...

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