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Chinatown Poems - Poems about Chinatown

Chinatown Poems - Examples of all types of poems about chinatown to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for chinatown.
A Generation 2
...We had Gumby and Pokey, And Sanford & Son. We had Mark Spitz, And Monty Python. We had Lenny Bruce, And Chips. We had the Sex Pistols, And A Ballroom Blitz. We had M......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, childhood,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Let's Meet At Olvera Street
...Olvera Street It's where we're spending Mother’s Day Children run around La Calle, and play La placita de Olvera Street Family's coming, it’s where we’ll meet We’ll do some shopping with the mer......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, celebration, mothers day,
Form: Rhyme
Ode To Singapore
...Oh Singapore, the Lion City, how you roar A marvel of modernity, a city to adore Your skyline soars high into the heavens A testament to the ambition of your citizens And there, the Merlion sta......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, society,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Travel Quiz
...1. When in Rome a) Tour Vatican City b) Be awestruck by the Colosseum c) Marvel at the Trevi Fountain d) Study the architecture 2. When in Dubai a) Learn Arabic b) Wear sandals c) Go......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, appreciation, city, england, food,
Form: List
Premium Member The Saga of Kelley and Luvey
... A Story from My Heart Kelly was a Red Tabby and a contemplative soul!Elena, my daughter used to put him in her doll buggy and walk him around the house. How......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, beautiful, cat, daughter, happiness,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member A Teacher In Chinatown Sf
...The most beautiful days in my life, Living in San Francisco near that Bridge, the Golden Gate! Days of well behaved children in classes that had no strife. God had surel......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, education, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Chinese New Year 2022
...Chinese New Year 2022 * Oh no! again they've cancelled the Lion Dance And the Dragons are also put on hold How I longed to see them gyrate and prance But the covid virus is still uncontrolled. ......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, celebration, new year,
Form: Rhyme
Berkeley Calling Me
...Berkeley Beckoning Me I grew up In Berkeley, California In the early 70s A wild and crazy time Berkeley shaped my soul And my heart will always Long for my home land Berkeley was alway......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, absence, appreciation, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Boston
...Millions and millions of bricks Tons and tons of concrete Lord only knows how many panes of glass Granite, Marble, and cobblestone too Build a city strong, steeped in history The Adams, Otis, ......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, america, city,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Moon and the Stars Promise
... They will not let me sleep! For me, they are far brighter than the sun. Which seems to wake everyone! The moon and stars, though  to me, are the most deep. Calling awake my poetess' sle......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, imagery, inspiration, poetess, poetry,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Business Card From a Burmese Restaurant
...I ate at a Burmese restaurant in Chinatown and had a decent meal nice and spicy just the way I like it I grabbed a couple business cards so I could remember where it was and just because I......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, food, humor,
Form: Free verse
London By Day
...There was a lass in Chinatown Who sold her shadow for a crown The buyer said, "We must be wed! Its pouring rain and you could drown!"......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, rain,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Black Police Matter
...As I travel through my hometown Chicago's neighborhoods There's a comfy, down-home feeling; these places are good One of the things that makes them this way is their ethnic character and pri......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, city, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Business Report
...In Chinatown Sales were down Rickshaw rides too Customers all flu......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, business, word play,
Form: Epigram
A Gap In the Gyre -- Part 1
...An old hotel in Portland Rain hitting street lamps The buzzer Click Surveillance camera “Can I get a room?” It used to be called the "Burnside Triangle" back when it was still gay Bump Bum......Read the rest...
Categories: chinatown, addiction, drug, recovery from,
Form: Concrete

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