City Poems | Examples of City Poetry

Montreal is my favourite city ~ a mix of old and new. I love its architecture which graces it with style and unique character. It's got more than its share of cathedrals, pubs and restaurants. It boasts a vibrant mingling of local and exotic culture. Well known to be the hub of exquisite cuisine and fine dining. Montreal gathers artists...

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Lovely weather for Dunners' ducks (tongue in cheek peek at Dunedin's historic deluge) "Stares upstairs.. Angels’ weeing above.. Be a good chap.. Show some love bruv.. Turn off the tap.. ***** No refuge from the subterfuge of the deluge.. Parched sandbag phalanxes.. Ranks marching in flanks.. Arching across busted banks.. Quaffing..scoffing..downpour spanks.. ********** Disbelief at the leisurely river Leith.. Despairing at it baring...glaring..teeth Hurling....haring to unsheaf grief.. Mischief rashly unfurling… Brashly whirling...

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Coal-brown smoke smudged lightly with hesitant fingers into the wet grey sky at the edges, a yellowing of dried grass scattered with copper berries fallen from their vines, a leaf spinning crazily on a breeze, a tentative parting of fingertips and a face turned slightly from mine – a profile obscured by dark hair – and eyes scan and count the pylons for something to do. The...

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Neurodivergent Rogue One Rouge as one, on a solo run. From glossy glades to mossy mountains. From treeman to technoman From trycore to hardcore. From wet streets to dirt drifts. From urchin to fortune. From chaos evil to chaos From inconvenience to ingenuous. From arteriovenous to intravenous. From keeping thyme to literal flow of rhyme. dashing prancer to dancing lancer. From the A to the One...

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"There's a river meandering through the mind," older than the Englishmen who raised a bridge over its Constitution, a nude Indian sped away from a warring Englishman behind absconding by canoe to an adjacent isle but smallpox caught the indie afore ammunition "There's a river meandering through the mind," that witnessed the grapes of wrath in '37 and suffered its wine,...

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Hire the Hood 1 I know you want to hire the hood. To give them work, like you said you would. To lift them up, and make life good, To see success spread through the neighborhood. But hire those with drive and skill, With passion, purpose, and iron will. People who can play their part, With sharp minds and loyal hearts. They must align...

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Black Birds Flying at Wal-Mart I see them gather, flock on flock, At 7:30am sharp, they start to squawk and talk. The sun peeks up, the horizon glows, The air alive with cackles and crows. Their feathers bristle, sharp and black, They soar and dip, they dart fourth and back. Their eyes, a yellow shining disc, Reflect the light, a golden whisk. The parking...

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Android City The Guardian had an article about Elon Musk's town in West Texas The article was somewhat ill-willed one got the sense of Android city eerie and eccentric like the movie The lesbian leaning Guardian and Elon Musk doesn't see eye to eye the article was not a friendly ...

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Beat the drum softly, and beat it with heart, Lay down a rhythm that rises from soul; Small though indeed is the size of our part, That which it is, we can still play in full. Loud are the clashes that crash from the street, Ominous thunder that thrashes from storm; Myriad pacing of multitude feet, Let still not chaos be your...

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Aisha was fierce and sensuous and belonged on Broadway she knew what she wanted and was bound to get her way AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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I live in a world that's unfamiliar I witness actions I do not condone Something is definitely off I can tell by the tone The Earth has a sound that's unGODly Still I know GOD'S in control His will shall completely be done No matter how many people oppose ...

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No kitchen home run Over done Hardness baked Teeth couldn’t bite Those biscuits certainly weren’t light Totally wonder plight They were made to throw Oh know Unfamiliar with ingredient Those biscuits should be on the baseball field For real Biscuits playball ...

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I wait for hazy clouds to soften noon— The world dims as shadows drag out hues. Burnt cement stops sizzling, sparrows quiet their off-beat chatter, my sore eyes shut in relief— a final note, the muted outro— Until the clouds scatter. The familiar heat shatters breezes into embers filtered through a stinging azure. So I sit back and wait. In...

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Manila the Imperial City of the Philippines It is like a mirror reflecting itself What you see in Manila is you see the Philippines There you see high rise glass building The modern mask of modernity You see commercial establishment The breathtaking Mall of Asia The century old China town is here Manila is different for me I see Manila the old walled city I...

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Morning breaks in the city like a fountain running underground And the Mayor is nowhere to be found; water is spilling in the air wetting the buildings far and near; the morning is fill with confusion as the heavy traffic lingered on and anxious passengers hold their breath and a simple illusion become a...

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