Harlem Poems - Poems about Harlem

from Caribbean queenie harlems queen of crime ran the neighborhood dressing to the nines a civil rights activist financial wizard she taunted gangsters to steal her territory in newspaper ads a gang war ensued forty people were left dead killer queen escaped...

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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 on stoops where neighbors meet, Gospel choirs rise, voices strong and sweet. Stony sidewalks hold a million strides, Asphalt dreams where destiny confides. Stars peek through the rooftops, reaching high, A silent promise whispered to the...

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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 a chair 100 paws from the door… clawless paws curled and inert. Licked immaculately clean of dirt. Perfectly content to go nowhere, or at most a stone’s throw away. “Everything’s here, I’m in NYC”, he mused. “If I get bored I’ll watch...

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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 and blues were the style Harlem in the 40s was a place of art and flair Where painters and sculptors showed their talent...

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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, in the rhythm of the Harlem night's hold. A symphony of footsteps on cobblestone, each echo a tale, each shadow, a home. Saxophone solos from an open window, melodies that the city's heart knows. Dancing notes in the...

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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 whining wave. Why do we still fight for the same civil rights of nineteen sixty-three? Did you know Comcast is fighting against the rights ...

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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...

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A Harlem hoodlum, (albeit respectable)... ready for night time in bedlam after swallowing me favorite dram, cuz reasonable rhyme resembles flimflam. Whiling away his time playing solitaire... initially prepped, honed, and crafted November second two thousand and twenty slightly tweaked February nineteenth two thousand twenty two. Then with less than twenty four hours (today 23,760 hours until November fifth 2022) harkening, heralding or (worse case scenario) hindering the...

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Juke joints bopping The bands rocking Couples dancing Bouncers bouncing Just another Saturday night in Harlem Brothers dressed to thrill Ladies looks would kill Sweats flying Partners screaming Another Saturday night in Harlem Bottles popping Booze flowing Food on the plate Better hurry don't be late It's Saturday night in Harlem Well the nights at an end Shake hands and...

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Those living in Harlem want to move to Midtown The people in Midtown, to the Upper West Side The Upper West Side, to the Long Island Shore The Long Island Shore, to Aspen or Vail Aspen or Vail, to the Champs Elysees The Champs Elysees, to the beaches in Cannes People will search for where life can begin A place that remains distant and far out of reach An excuse...

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Urban Harlem ------------- "I Urban Harlem-Pokes up inland outward Like gray/black otters Bumpy spars Cotton skies murky waters Urban scrape building huddles Broken and bundles like a jigsaw puzzle ~ Checker board black and read King me, non rich selfish and poor Looks like a concrete forest Zzz’s for ladders in this jungle floor ~ Urban Harlem-Hazed and high off low esteem Painted structures colors write Wires containing promises...

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Me and my wife went to Harlem, New York We were stand-outs, and I looked like a dork An angry man with a knife Came up to me and my wife And he said... "do you know where to find me a fork" Sweating and shaking, I said, "I don't know... But if you want,...

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Those living in Harlem want to live in Midtown The people in Midtown the Upper West Side The Upper West Side on the Long Island Shore The Long Island Shore in Aspen or Vail Aspen or Vail to the beaches in Cannes The bathers in Cannes to the Champs Elysees People always search for where ...

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Harlem Globetrotters most famous trotters clowns of the court and best of sport watching the game never the same performers they are they really gone far...

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I walked through Harlem just the other day. The Harlem I knew as a child has totally gone away. I use to play hooky from school and I ran those streets at night. But now you can't even find a descent street fight. There use to be soul food joint's all over the place. But...

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