Minneapolis Poems - Poems about Minneapolis

...Her pink house boat is the talk of the folks of Minnesota Bay Some of the delighted women of Minneapolis said, “hey! hey!” I think it might be too girly, said her brother Billie Bee Boy. But it gi......Read the rest...

...From Minneapolis Minnesota three pop female musicians were born. LaVerne, Maxene and Patricia, known as the Andrew Sisters They introduced the United States to Jump Blues and Calypso I recognize s......Read the rest...

...At 10,000 feet we rose through soft, voluminous canyons--- Dark billows whose slow swell was undisturbed by our passage. At 20,000 feet, the first few glimpses--- Three short days, and the promise......Read the rest...

...I once traveled around the U. S. on a Greyhound bus, My wife thought I was crazy, but she made little fuss, It was, by far, the most awesome adventure I ever took Three changes of clothes, lots of......Read the rest...

...cigarette falling, snow- ing in- side the bronco, buck- ing ash two-digit scissors reach- ing like tongs passenger’s eyes pop driver retrieves, revels, masters the smoke; a joke ......Read the rest...

...The bluest sky Minneapolis had ever seen Was whisked away and hidden, truly obscene. Who did it? We asked, where did they go? A warlock came by with a large swollen toe. He would not speak, but......Read the rest...

...Where are my old white corsets Right next to your candy cigarettes Hey! We didn't get today's edition of 'Grit' It's canceled. They use bad words now like 'Guck' and 'Spit' Oh, and I can'......Read the rest...

...He gasped for breath under the brutal feet.... George Floyd, the black man at Minneapolis, a hapless victim of color prejudice. One more in the list... maligned for centuries, casting dark shadows in......Read the rest...

...Written By: D. Collins 11/9/21 In my mind I have this picture of Ahmaud Arbery. Being tarred, feathered, then hung from a tree. Hunted like a runaw......Read the rest...

...October hums the chilly tune of a lyric, November croons to cold winds from the north, When winter will sweep suddenly eastward Blanketing the Black Hills with a coat of white-- Icy snow l......Read the rest...

...HER SEDUCTIVE VOICE Her seductiveness rang out; in the still of night Every man listening out for her, shines his light She was a story teller on a pirate radio, no ads Moved from place to pl......Read the rest...

...Our Town Our town, where are you now, our streets are now empty of kids playing and playing hopscotch. Where is the good times we used to know? Minneapolis used to be nice, who took it away?......Read the rest...

... The Fifties Were never Like This Tom’s Thoughts 1/7/2021 I hear a lot these days about cancel culture, and social injustice. Many treat those who disagree with their point of view as ......Read the rest...

...reaching for snowflakes — sunflower in winter white abandons the sun 12/14/2020 Strand’s Hi-ku 2......Read the rest...

...What happens when you defund the police? Will you have law and order, civility and peace? How safe will your family actually be? Who will protect our way of life for you and me? As a society ju......Read the rest...