Oddballs in New YorkOddballs in New York
The strange people who want to live
until they are 200 years old and, if possible, forever.
Needless to say, these people are also rich
I saw the leader of the odd people, who tells us
He goes to bed at eight and rises at five
shift workers to have a similar routine, not they
wish to be...
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Categories:
new york, adventure, age, art,
Form: ABC
FinallyI feel like finally saying
And yet I did not ask for it
I even gave it up
To this first love
To this unforgettable love
Finally...
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Categories:
new york, art, crush, desire, destiny,
Form: Free verse
New York, New YorkOn June 25, 2025, a 33-year-old far-left democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim, won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Mr. Mamdani is a “globalize the intifada” and “tax the rich” guy, known for his “defund the police”, pro-Gaza, pro-BDS and antisemitic views. He also called for the prison system to be dismantled
Where...
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Categories:
america, new york, political,
Form: Rhyme
Let the Streets Flow with Blood
Advocate of rent control and $30 minimum wage
Free public transportation! Zohran Mamdani’s a media-appointed Sage
For all illegal immigrants, full privileges and rights
Defund the police, let NYC’s streets...
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Categories:
freedom, new york, people,
Form: Couplet
Lunch on Third AvenueHad lunch with a friend
And we sat in the shade
In a sidewalk arrangement
The restaurant made.
I live on the east side
And she on the west.
We meet to catch up
At each other’s request.
The corner was busy
And traffic zipped by.
With sirens and buses,
I’m not gonna lie,
The noisiness level
Was blaring and loud,
Plus bulldozers rolled
As pedestrians cowed.
Construction just added
More...
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Categories:
friend, new york,
Form: Rhyme
My New York GiraffeA giraffe went out to buy a car.
He didn't like nothin' that he saw'r.
Maybe, he'd be more comfortable
driving a convertible....
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Categories:
new york, animal, car, humor, new
Form: Epigram
New York City JungleAisha 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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Categories:
new york, desire, dream, hope,
Form: Rhyme
chutzpah in New York
Categories:
new york, humor,
Form: Senryu
Just Think of ItI only ride the subway
To a doctor or a show.
When teaching, that was not the way
To work I used to go.
Today, though, in the morning rush
I had to take a train
And I expected all the usuals
That make the trip a pain –
Delays and crowds and people whom
You wouldn’t want to meet
And cars so packed...
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Categories:
appreciation, new york, today,
Form: Rhyme
Another Unexpected SightI saw her from a distance
And I recognized the move,
But until I got much closer,
It was difficult to prove.
With her breasts exposed, her bra below,
The cup part in the back
Was fastened, then she slid it ‘round
With quite a practiced knack.
She covered up her boobs and then
A t-shirt found its way
As she slowly dressed right on...
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Categories:
new york, today,
Form: Rhyme
In a New York City minute
another weekday
she awakens
to the sunrise aroma of
preset coffee brewing
her eyes still closed
she thinks about her day
and slowly starts to form
thoughts in her head
so much to do
so little time
a jolt of java
revs up the engine
give her a minute
she'll come to life
another sip
and there it is
it's all systems go!
AP: 1st place 2025...
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Categories:
new york, day, morning,
Form: Free verse
Food MissedThe poetry of the COVID era (read to the end)
Thai pineapple rice. Wonton and Yaki Soba
Tortufo ice cream. Scallopini veal, halva and also soda
Tamago, octopus and yellowtail. Ribs, pasta fagioli.
Meat lover’s pie, sword fish, big shrimps and sausage ravioli
Scungili marinara. Milkshake. Plus jalapeño poppers
Yasai roll. Best Lobster bisque and saucy burger whoppers
Wild mushroom omelet. Crunchy...
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Categories:
new york, america, food,
Form: Rhyme
Please!A car was parked illegally;
The hydrant wasn’t cleared,
Plus it was by a nursing home
And might have interfered.
I never would have noticed it,
But signage did impart
That a tow truck would be coming
‘Cause the engine wouldn’t start.
Thee note said “Please!” perhaps to cops
Who rarely have the choice
About issuing a ticket to
A reprobate Rolls Royce!
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Categories:
car, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Reddi-WhipHere’s today’s New York surprise
I witnessed with my own two eyes:
Reddi-Whip, the cans amounted
To nineteen (and yes, I counted!).
Lined up on a bench, as well
As underneath, and I could tell
They all were empty, for the caps
Were strewn around, by slobs, perhaps.
There was no whipped cream residue
And raindrops hadn’t sprinkled through,
So with these clues, I did...
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Categories:
new york, today,
Form: Rhyme
Pig on a SpitWalking down York Avenue,
A very urban block,
An odor had my senses piqued
And then I saw, in shock,
In front of a local restaurant
A pig turned on a spit.
With juices dripping down, it somehow
Didn’t seem to fit.
It’s not a sight I’ve ever seen,
Right out there on the street,
And though I’m sure that some would be
Excited by that...
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Categories:
new york, today,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of New York Poems
Definition | What is New York in Poetry?