Short Bowery Poems
Short Bowery Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Bowery by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Bowery by length and keyword.
Joe Schmidt
Joe Schmidt grew up the Eastern Bowery
His upbringing was less than flowery
He robbed a few banks
And a few more pranks
After which his whole life turned out sourly....
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Categories:
bowery, humor,
Form:
Limerick
Omfug
315 Bowery
Cavern dark
Steep stairways
Rebel yell
Graffiti walls,
Landmark underground
Outcast mall.
Cradle of Punk
Sweet rock n roll
Loud lullabies,
Awakening calls.
Talking Heads
Blondie
The Ramones beat,
Historic toilet rooms
Flush no more.
An era gone
Silent sleep
My CBGB days
Hilly Kristal,
You may keep....
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Categories:
bowery, loss, places,
Form:
Free verse
Buried In the Sand
A beggar clump adorns a dump, his pencil box in hand -
With sightless eyes upon the skies he’s lying there unmanned.
He’s fallen down in Shantytown, his knees too weak to stand,
With no relief and bitter grief too dark to understand.
The Bowery blight is hid from sight, it’s covered up and bland,
And Robin Hood and Brother Hood lie buried in the sand....
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Categories:
bowery, life, social,
Form:
Rhyme