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City Poems | Examples of City Poetry

City Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about cities. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for city.
Cross The Lines
The day has finally break and the market is taking shape the traders are busy, everyone is in a hurry, office workers are on the go they cannot afford to miss the early morning show;...Read the rest...
Categories: age, america, business, city,
Form: Free verse



Laugh
If laughter is the only remedy for a broken-heart, then laugh; if laughter is the method to make your day start, laugh; laugh when you are feeling down, laugh when you want to frown, laugh...Read the rest...
Categories: city, adventure, age, america, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Bustling City
In the glare of SYNTHETIC neon lights, The metropolitan city is awake even at night. Distracting noises EMENATE from all corners, Peace is not found in the bustling crowd. Vehicles pass screeching their horns Life is never...Read the rest...
Categories: city, pollution, stress,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Urbana
Sin City Ancient City Hidden City City Underground Windy City Second City White City New City City of Tomorrow Waking City Vanishing City Eternal City City of God July 22, 2024...Read the rest...
Categories: city, community, people, urban,
Form: Free verse
Pigeons
Every tourist shares a trait; they're walking, talking, f*cking bait Who fog up our Earth's finest places With fat wallets and fat f*cking faces If you live in a City or by the sea I'm sure you'll likely, mostly agree; These...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anger, beach, city,
Form: Rhyme



Strange Heat
A Strange heat is walking up the street with a heavy load upon its head and a yardstick to measure the dead, it’s walking in a straight line, staring at the glaciers melting from the...Read the rest...
Categories: beach, birth, business, city,
Form: Prose
Turning violent violet
pants lost belt slashed and tossed as she smiles and whips she giggles curved just right lashing quick and tight thighs soft to touch she's my lunch the belt hits me quick a strangers kiss...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, body, city,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Wake up, Shout for Joy
Why is life so hard when it should be simple Wake up, shout for joy ...Read the rest...
Categories: city, farm, joy, life,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Progression
city finds busy wheels rotate on roads. deals stir like ripples in minds. since centuries, life rolls on with progression. ...Read the rest...
Categories: city, life,
Form: Suzette Prime
Premium Member Slaughterers of Souls
Slaughterers of anonymous souls Windows displaying tawdry tales of woe Flashing neon lights restraining human kindness ~ ...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, city, horror, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cajun Queen, New Orleans
Riverboat on the Mississippi Folks dining on scrimp, grits, and cornbread Drinking booze and gambling like crazy Going to Bourbon Street just ahead Down in that Cajun Queen, New Orleans The big paddle wheel keeps on rolling Down to the Cajun...Read the rest...
Categories: city, river, sin, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Neon Jungle
These city streets I know by name The monotony takes its toll But still I walk them all the same Just to pacify my soul Like a living breathing creature The city stalks its prey at night And...Read the rest...
Categories: city, night,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Sit Down No Juckerspeil allowed
The game of chance karnolfell the trickster deal the threats by passing the little Carnes folk crawling into a Volkswagen chanting cackling mud wrestling spooning the Joker finally faced down calls in a favour from...Read the rest...
Categories: books, chicago, city,
Form: Free verse
The Battered Trail
The morning starts with a sudden glow and without warning the wind began to blow, running down the beaten path howling and growling and pulling up the grass; it ripped through the mangrove tree barking...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, business, change, city,
Form: Prose
SARTORIAL
SARTORIAL I went through my clothes the other day Yes, some are well-worn, others quite new They represent styles from both extremes Living, or once lived, a varied life it seems Can one assume identity from such a view Maybe clothing...Read the rest...
Categories: character, city, class,
Form: Rhyme

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Definition | What is City in Poetry?


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