Harlem Poems - Poems about Harlem

... Tim Horton, Tim Janis Kofi Annan, In a scaffold that knots a shoeless You are mincing me on a cutting board, these days In pounds per pounding heart , with knives and bleesed hone You were a f......Read the rest...

...Just because an impetus arose... to repost poem (I chanced to locate amidst plethora of poems on hard drive of Macbook Pro) written more'n a half decade ago before yours truly blissfully ob......Read the rest...

...From Harlem's pulse, a symphony untold, Stories etched in a brownstone, dreams unfold. Streetlamps pierce the twilight, jazz ignites, Hope flickers, a flame against the nights. Laughter rings o......Read the rest...

... Life is quite good -indoors in Inwood. It’s uptown Manhattan at the northern tip -the northern tip is the tippity-top, where the kitty cat Calvin loathes to stop -cat napping. Curled in ......Read the rest...

...DON DIDDY'S DEEDS Diddy, the daring, dashing dude, Dabbled in dalliances, oh so crude. Darting through dreams, dollars, and deucing. Dangling diamonds & jewels, with his schuffel dancing.4 ......Read the rest...

...Harlem in the 40s Harlem in the 40s was a place of rhythm and soul Where music was the language and jazz was the goal Where singers and musicians made the crowds go wild Where swing and bebop a......Read the rest...

...In the heart of Harlem's nocturnal embrace, where the moon's silver threads interlace. Streetlamps hum a jazz-filled tune, underneath the city's ebony dune. Brownstone whispers, history untold,......Read the rest...

...Up the ladder to a place Show me the way Lead me to piano swing Rhythm light into music rise Inspire me Set the night tone of music Piano keys with the touch here and there Suddenly a ballet c......Read the rest...

...Some are born Harlem Mercedes and cast their shadow wide Turn the world around with love and peace Sapple as a Jamaican Calypso you rode the island Sun and gave your generational heart An Alad......Read the rest...

...Trying to get in the game my whole life. Don't know what team I'm on. Which one wants me? Who will accept me? Been going to the field for 52 years and still trying to get picked. Maybe th......Read the rest...

...Joplin's Langston Hughes drew words from jaz&blues With verse incisive&folksey is how Harlem sequence came to be......Read the rest...

...An exaggerated style, the zoot suit was a statement in clothes. Yet it fell into ill repute, history shows. Outlandishly flamboyant and distinct, ......Read the rest...

...Gritty matters to sleep over, Round last decision not hover: One should not before a rally Say things that do not just tally: Food for thought for mister Sally Liable to dilly dally... Beggi......Read the rest...

...Near nice allies need to confront this beast in the moment to be brave. Not in a memoir when you’re 75 and few feet from the grave. For colored people and all people of color start a......Read the rest...

...The Globetrotters haven't had enough Thrilling crowds with their magical stuff Magic it was Creating a buzz A hoop at the bell was sure up to snuff......Read the rest...