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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.
Premium Member Passport
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ time traveling through the city's passport of medieval colors...Read the rest...
Categories: city, color, travel,
Form: Monoku



The forest
Soon the forest would reveal its dark secret and I don't want to be there again to see instead I'd be walking the world on my own cuz I already know what's in there I told myself so many...Read the rest...
Categories: city,
Form: Free verse
Perfect Little Squares
Every building in my view Has perfect little squares Of windows lined up neatly Which I gaze at, unawares. From where I sit, I cannot see The curtains, shades or blinds, The distance meaning if I stare, Then no one really minds. And...Read the rest...
Categories: city,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member TRAVEL GURU
USA busway East Coast to West Coast Greyhound Bus vision Lots of scenery in reason It took four days Hour by Hour Time didn’t sour That is what I call a vacation getaway I reclined and was relaxed No stress nor perplexed Major cities and...Read the rest...
Categories: city, adventure, america, appreciation, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Nightmare called Dementia
This dreadedness has haunted me since my abrupt traumatic brain injury followed by daytime sleep apnea narcolepsy unable to stay awake all day falling a sleep in doctors office on the bus trains in meetings...Read the rest...
Categories: america, anxiety, blessing, city,
Form: Free verse



On The Line
I can hardly believe that you are leaving after all the places you have been, I can hardly believe that you are leaving to start a brand new season. Winter is still hanging around and the...Read the rest...
Categories: america, bereavement, business, city,
Form: Narrative
Taipei Firefly Season
Taipei summer bright Enhancing the city's night Flashing firefly light....Read the rest...
Categories: city, light, night, seasons,
Form: Haiku
The Ocean Dirt
The heat is blazing underneath the earth and the ocean is polluted with plastic, mud and dirt, the sediment in the sea bed has reach the depth and the sea animals that roam the ocean...Read the rest...
Categories: beach, business, change, city,
Form: Narrative
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YOU ARRIVED ON CUE I SUPPOSE RIGHT AFTER THE CHRISTMAS DAY ARSONS MURDERS PROCLAIMING MY LIFE WAS IN GRAVE DANGER WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ARSON MURDER 8 ELDERLY PERSONS PARISHES PROCLAIMED MY EX HUSBAND...Read the rest...
Categories: chicago, city, i love
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Lakeshore drive and Goethe Chicago
We suddenly strolled down Lakeshore drive facing Goethe street named after Wolfgang von Goethe famous German poet just at the crosswalk while waving to the hidden Walter Payton nooks wandering steel of recycled metal forming beautiful...Read the rest...
Categories: character, chicago, city,
Form: Free verse
That was then, this is now
A brand new day A brand new you Thinking of something I want to do I visit a place of ages Where voices speak to me New voices and voices so Old the breath they Ride on is architecture And old lawns In...Read the rest...
Categories: change, city, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
YET
YET A last stock to complete the set This broker and I were well-met A modest return, but better yet There will be many others I bet With investment decisions to vet All with their appetites to whet Yet now I do...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, city, sad,
Form: Rhyme
The part of me That Never Lived
It is with tears in my eyes that I write these verses of hope, it is with tears in my eyes I climb the mountain of joy and stands on top of it and...Read the rest...
Categories: america, best friend, city,
Form: Narrative
Beneath The Altar
The fruit juice drips momentarily beneath the alter filling the crevices and corner, while the sound of impatient traffic rolls down the street honking horns and disrupting the peace. A strange sound starts rumbling in...Read the rest...
Categories: baptism, caregiving, city, community,
Form: Narrative
The Blazing Sun
The sun is burning intensely outside, and it is melting the passion inside, the dogs are running around gasping for breath, and throwing their frivolous bodies on the ground. They are looking for clean drinking water...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, business, celebration, city,
Form: Narrative

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Definition | What is City in Poetry?


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