Chicago Poems - Examples of all types of chicago poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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The OfficeJungle clamour
Banter twisted like vines
Lions with psychic scars
Monkeys as crackpot sleuths
Snakes in a labyrinth guise
Parrots preen an oily beauty
Giraffes creak in rumpled posture
Immersive labelling
My colleagues salivate slippery ambition
Pre-occupied with image
Our digital frontier, computer glitches
Terrain...
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Categories:
animal, business, career, chicago,
Form: Free verse
we say we liveAt one with life
we watched ourselves unfold.
Seeds of thought
that grew a time between us.
Creating space in which
to watch our children grow
Floating on the sea
that is our soul.
Stirred into
a...
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Categories:
change, chicago, community, feelings,
Form: Free verse
The Second CityWhat comes through a pistol barrel
May make holes in your apparel
But it could be worse ....
You won't need an hearse
If the next shot makes you sterile!
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Categories:
chicago,
Form: Limerick
Car-Jack and Jill
Jill decided she'd live a life of crime
Profitable way to spend all her time --
Gang boss said, "Learn to Carjack
And we'll always have your back --
In Chicago we'll set you up...
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Categories:
car, chicago, work,
Form: Limerick
Wake up, Chicago
Wake up, Chicago, before it's too late
Murders are rising at an alarming rate
Multiple car-jackings every day
We're a criminal's paradise -- hey, hey!
As for classroom education, give me a break
The...
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Categories:
chicago, future, perspective, school,
Form: Rhyme
VisionaryI am a visionary
Who believes in you
Dear God please be kind
Don't let me whine
Give me peace of mind
Because, I deserve it too.
I always loved you God
I love you
So please love me back....
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Categories:
chicago, angst, anti bullying, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
new yearNew Year
I walk down from the seventh floor.
Take the lift up and walk down again.
Since we can only be out a short time
Like shopping it makes me feel fit.
Tomorrow it will be a new...
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Categories:
7th grade, blessing, chicago,
Form: Blank verse
A SALUTE TO FREEDOM AND FRIENDS
I dream........
Of my joyful friends and I,
Jaunting under huge umbrellas.
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Categories:
chicago, dedication, freedom, friend,
Form: Free verse
Not So Long Ago
Photos from holidays not so long ago
Little faces pressed to the window
Awaiting the snow -- sure to come
early December, so we might remember
~ how things were in...
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Categories:
chicago, december, remember, snow,
Form: Rhyme
The torch is passedThe sirens wail declares approach of night
...
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Categories:
appreciation, chicago, night,
Form: Sonnet
A DAY WITHIN DAYS- RONDEAU
How free I was, I did not know.
Growing up in Chicago, oh
Police in blue, protected streets.
Life was sparkling and sweet.
Verdant lawns were so gleefully mowed.
Evil forces now have grown.
Satan snorts with glee from this...
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Categories:
america, chicago, corruption,
Form: Rondeau
Watching Over Me at ChristmasIt’s snowing beautifully outside
crystals are flying everywhere,
The streets are covered in bright white,
and love is in the air,
Frozen windows tremble
when happy carolers are passing by,
White angels, disguised in snowflakes
are dancing in the sky.
I’m snuggled up,...
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Categories:
celebration, chicago, christian, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
To Chicago With Love, A Letter
Dear Chicago.
Sometimes, it amazes me how a memory will flash across our minds,
and that memory will spark a prayer, a tear, or even a longing to see
someone of long ago. Anyway, that's what happened...
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Categories:
chicago, memory, prayer,
Form: Personification
ICE SKATING IN THE MIDWEST
Let's go ice skating, like when we were kids!
We skated indoors at the Chicago Arena.
My leather brown case with peacock satin
interior,
And gold locks that shined like the morning sun.
Those figure skates, polished were my pride and...
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Categories:
chicago, childhood, memory, self,
Form: Free verse
CHRISTMAS--RED VELVET MEMORIES
Oh, that tender excitement of being a
very young girl!
Wrapped in a red velvet housecoat with white, soft, fur.
Vermillion slip-on slippers with fur that matched.
The gigantic flocked white Christmas...
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Categories:
chicago, childhood, christmas, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Chicago Poems
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