Working ethic.
steel ethnic.
Pittsburgh in the rain
like metal canisters.
The grain of the Alleghenies.
Old labor's hand sings your
dark iron tones.
Sadlowsky galvanized stainless,
your student of struggle.
Inhale the cloudy wind
of Homestead;
Time rocks militant
behind screen doors.
Wise,
it climbs heavy
your steep grades.
It talks sternly
from the flickering caverns
of your mill.
See a tale of clouds
over West Pennsylvania.
Coal-dusty miners and
company towns.
Back in forgotten hills
where Hapgood organized.
Families homeless,
blacklunged and poor,
they won their unions.
Pittsburgh in the rain;
Tall tree-crests darkly
shine.
Sidewalks torn like your
tireless parade of eyes.
Your children are ripe,
your dreams reliable.
Published Black Buzzard Press - 1982
Categories:
pittsburgh, city, eulogy, history, image,
Form: Political Verse
Man of hate attacks
The Lord's holiest temple
Faithful's soul depart!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
29 October 2018
* Dedicated to the eleven victims of Pittsburg synagogue shooting .
God bless their souls!
Categories:
pittsburgh, evil, faith, god,
Form: Senryu
Shiloh
a long time ago
biblical and
the battle of
Shiloh
not so long ago
just goes to show
what men can do
when they
have a mind to.
Categories:
pittsburgh, bible, war,
Form: Rhyme
I trip to the O,
For grease monkey fries and a 40oz,
Scaling the Cathedral of Learning,
This is Oakland.
A roll of the die,
Stadium of choice,
Clemente Bridge connects us,
This is North Shore.
Fat Heads,
Tattoo parlors,
A thrift shop heaven,
This is South Side.
An Incline ride upward,
Pricey housing here,
Best view of the city,
This is Mount Washington.
Carnegie Hall,
Monty Python monthly,
Music and theater are alive here,
This is the Theater District.
Nightlife rays,
Morning meat shops,
Fresh food, legendary sandwiches,
This is the Strip District.
Extreme movie luxury,
Shopping for dropping dead,
Adjacent to one of many flowing rivers,
This is the Waterfront.
Culinary capacities,
PNC bank abound,
Fear of death by rubbing alcohol,
This is Downtown.
The only bar to attend,
Ice skating around a Christmas tree,
Mirror sky-scrapers,
This is PPG Place.
Three rivers,
Connected in a field of green,
The most amazing fountain on the edge,
This is the Point.
This is Pittsburgh.
Categories:
pittsburgh, dedication, happiness, life, places,
Form: Free verse
Pride,
From heritage and birthed love,
Family,
Coming together,
The usual holiday,
Italian food – in bulk,
I hope for pineapple bread pudding,
As well as fully intend to joke with the great Mr. Bellagio,
Dye eggs perhaps?
Tradition of course set in stone,
Sleeping on the sheeted couch petting what I love the most,
Warmth and heat,
For Nanook of the North is brittle, elderly, and easily frozen over,
Certainly will see snow atop the hills and mountains,
Primanti’s perhaps?
Shopping is certain,
A brief whisk away by relatives via birth,
This Easter is to be adored,
Tradition set in untouched stone.
Categories:
pittsburgh, family, food, happiness, holiday,
Form: Free verse
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here you come on the field.
Ready to make all other plays yield.
Do what it takes to prove who’s the big deal.
Let them know who’s for real.
All your mighty power as a team.
Coming up with all sorts of intelligent schemes.
Fun filling your NFL dreams.
Coming out the big winners.
Showing you’re not the ones who are beginners.
And forever more rule as champions.
Even against big and mighty players.
That may come crashing your way.
You show them who’s boss each and every day.
Go Steelers Go!
Show the world who rules the football world!
Categories:
pittsburgh, sports,
Form: I do not know?
Pittsburgh is for pitted love
Where we keep our hearts on ice
Sharp blades cup my breath
And my whispers are screams in your ears
We’ve never met but in our dreams
And in Boston, we were so close
Left to find each other under bright, white lights
But we never did
And so I returned to my dark, lonely room
To look at your picture
Hoping to breathe life into the lifeless
But failing miserable to animate your two-dimensional existence
If this is the only way I ever know you
I’m glad I know you at all
Categories:
pittsburgh, imagination, life, love,
Form: I do not know?