Chicago Prose Poetry Poems
These Chicago Prose Poetry poems are examples of Prose Poetry poems about Chicago. These are the best examples of Prose Poetry Chicago poems written by international poets.
jaspers clandestine occupationwe always thought
Jasper’s occupation was clandestine
He works in Chicago and Miamai
where gangsters work, right?
So is he a mobster?
He dresses like one, all in black.
We dared...
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Categories:
addiction,
What Is
Fresh out of college, the opportunities were there.
The choice was made to remain with a caring ministry.
Two years later, doors began to close, but new
ones...
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Categories:
career, christian, destiny,
Infatuated by Barney BullBarnyard animals were intimidated by the bull.
He is from Chicago, he must be part of the mafia.
Whisper whisper gossip gossip
Barney was a quiet animal, he...
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Categories:
10th grade, 11th grade,
RedRED States/Blue States
Finances: RED or Black?
Cincinnati REDS
Boston RED Socks
Chicago White Socks
Detroit RED Wings
RED Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
RED Tape
RED Cars
RED Socks
I have stories of two friends...
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Categories:
red,
What About KansasMy lips uttered a sound not heard before, a bird trill.
I was amazed, for I had grown a beak, and knew I was an eagle.
This...
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Categories:
travel,
How I Feel About Gershon WolfThe poem I have written about is
THE UNIVERSE WINKS by Gershon Wolf
Statues rise and fall
Empires stutter and stall
Genius streaks 'cross the sky
...
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Categories:
how i feel, philosophy,
Heading To Chicago On a Commuter TrainThey are looking out tiny boxes
traveling toward the city from the suburbs
wearing tennis shoes on their tired feet
Many have left their dress shoes at...
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Categories:
city, people, work,
Memorial:Cousin Bruce, Porsche Race Car DriverHe dreamt of car races and our sunny California beaches.
Of tanned women playing volleyball. Yes, all were within his vibrant reach.
Porsche-mania, though was his all.
Some talk...
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Categories:
cousin, memorial, thanks, tribute,
Stay Out of My DreamsMy mother and father stared at each other throughout breakfast.
I dreamed we have lived seven or eight lifetimes together my father said.
My mother was irritated,...
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Categories:
spiritual,
A True MiracleI had a job interview, and ignored what my mentor said.
She had said “Try not to be so ….”
“Me?” I guessed. She laughed. “Exactly!”
I blew...
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Categories:
work,
Five Thousand of UsAugust 1996
Five thousand graduates
Rosemont Horizon Convention Center
Chicago Illinois
We were identical from a distance
Five thousand of us in black robes
With faces too small to decipher
I...
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Categories:
humorous,
What Will It Be, How Will It Bebeauty salon gossip,
or presidential debate ...
Laundress conversation,
or trump x joe ?
Will It be :
Socialism where "scarcity of everything"
or liberal Chevrolet fish tail?
Which team are...
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Categories:
allusion, anger, anti bullying,
Al and Peg BundyWhy don’t you get in the kitchen Peg and stick your head in the oven?
Peg rolls her eyes, wishing she had stayed in safety of...
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Categories:
rude,
End of HistoryEND OF HISTORY…..
The heavens haven’t changed for all history.
Bright Venus shimmering in the dark sky..
Does anyone on that shining planet...
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Categories:
history, philosophy,
The KindnessThe sun
sliding toward the west on a ruby strip,
the tired sky sighs
sunlight bouquets,
open dawns from dawn
they start to draw their shutters,
from the subway, a great...
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Categories:
america, business, chicago, poetry,