Second City Poems - Poems about Second City

... CLOSING TIME AT THE PUB The joy, the camaraderie, the smoke. The great ale, my great friends in Chicago. Old Town, North Avenue, twas Chicago,1967. O' Rourke's Pub, where else? ......

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... The Red Velvet Christmas Robe Oh, that special Christmas, unlike the ones today. When little girls wore such beautiful clothes. Decades before jeans and running shoes. Curl......

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...Sin City Ancient City Hidden City City Underground Windy City Second City White City New City City of Tomorrow Waking City Vanishing City Eternal City City of God July 22, 202......

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...Oh, how I miss a live audience! But writing humor to the stillness of-the night? Like talking to a picket fence. The laughter is simply not there! Reminds me of something I so Despise...canned......

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...What comes through a pistol barrel May make holes in your apparel But it could be worse .... You won't need an hearse If the next shot makes you sterile!......

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...Just waiting in line to register for college courses. I did not relish such crowded coarseness. Then, mon Dieux, my eyes fixed upon you, lost was I! Your brown eyes, made me feel like I was flyi......

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...On Wells Street in Chicago, is a sweet comedic treat. Second City Theater for laughs and where many found their beginnings on plain stage, their life's heartbeat. No "Phantom of the Opera" no lin......

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... CLOSING TIME AT THE PUB The joy, the camaraderie, the smoke. The great ale, my great friends in Chicago. Old Town, North Avenue, twas Chicago,1967. O' Rourke's Pub, where el......

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...In the late 60s in 'the second city', on the southside at 43rd and Calumet, there stood a mission cen......

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...All the way from Ontario to Hollywood, was one of the greatest comedians to live. On a small stage at Second City he stood, making the world laugh was all he could give. Held ......

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...Footlights:The Joy of Being a Stand Up Comedian           The audience is getting their drinks, And a silent hush falls, like a wave,on the crowd. I know it's my moment to rise and shine, Standi......

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...Natural Born Comedians I had a class of sixth graders in Chicago, Absolutely like no other. Never a class so full of smiles and hilarious pranks. Their boundless joy rolled over me like a hug......

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...He mimicked all who entered the darkened room, felt the fear in their eyes when watched with zeal. He was a performer and his sidekick Sid seemed real. Was that really him or was he w......

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...In the late 60's in 'the second city', on the south side at 43rd and Calumet, there stood a mission c......

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... On that day, in Aug 45 Bomber over the city that's very much alive Nervous crew, cloudy day Pilots instructions, open bomb bay The words above as the pilot has said What happens next......

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