Short Detroit Poems

me
the dog
detroit
defiant
radical
rascal
searching
you...

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They make cars adroit
    in Beloit and Detroit 

  If you wrote 'Tin Lizzie'
    on this quiz ~ 'E'...

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concrete cold detroit manhole steam....
brief warm no homes veterans huddling

visions wars hell traffic taxies blur.....  
city brittle in the bitter...

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There was a young man from Detroit 
Whose thinking they say was adroit 
He challenged the sun
To have some hot fun
Ended up with his head en pointe.
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DETROIT IS:

D ynamic
E nergetic
T ough
R evitalized
O ptimistic
I nventive
T riumphant

M ajor
I ncentitives for
C ompanies to
H ighlight
I nventions and
G rowth
A mong
N ew Detroit...

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We may have high crime rates, but there's nothing like living by the Great Lakes.


I live in Detroit Michigan

Where I Live Contest
Sponsor: Silent One
October 3, 2016...

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                                              I was 'Detroit Red.'
                                Through the 'Movement', I found god
                                              I became Malcolm...

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flames breath detroit smog
graveyard houses
once upon a time thriving
vanishing in black smoke
hundred year old oak
releasing charcoal leaves
perish and purge
the past is ash

the future is born from a landfill...

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There was once a guy named Roy
I met online from the city of Troy
     Avatar was smokin hot,
      Wanted to tie the knot.
Met in person- shock, he was a boy







*Troy is a city in Detroit 



11/23/2020...

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detroit river walks
to stroll the scenic view
the breeze takes wind grabbing your hair
river walks down belle aire 
_________________________|
PENNED ON AUGUST 25, 2014!...

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UNAFRRAID OF THREATS FROM HITMEN FROM DETROIT NOR JAY TOWNSEND JOHNSON HENRY OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN ARSON MURDERS OF 9 HELPLESS PERSONS BY THE GARGANO CRIME FAMILY HIS PARTNER FIREMAN GENE KALINOWSKI BACK OFF STOP BURNING PEOPLE ALIVE...

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There was a silly woman from Detroit
Who at everything was adroit
She couldn't ev'n boil an egg
She just kept them in a keg
And then she threw them like a quoit.




Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2014


10.21.2014...

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Born Malcolm Little, Malcolm X,
Formerly known as "Detroit Red," was fiery and complex.

 An American Muslim Minister and Human Rights Activist
  He became disillusioned as Elijah Muhammad's loyalist


Date written: 08/22/2019...

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Detroit rabbit couple ride their fish balloon in the Michigan skies
They like what they are throwing; there is happiness in their eyes
We wonder if they know what they are doing; as they throw out some pies
Made of carrots and cabbages, not delectable unless you are flies....

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seven below zero
      silent angels
cold prayers


darkness falls on snow
      fumbling
for my keys 


metrodome cave-in
      vikings lose their home
pillage detroit town


frost-bit
      mountain climbing
your forgotten love


windblown snow
      covers my tracks
am I here?...

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Smokey Robinson
Liquid tenor voice
Poetic lyrics created
Through a life of sadness,
Talent remains
Mother encouraged her boy
to be greatness in song!


I saw a special on Smokey Robinson and it inspired this poem. He was a talented musician 
and song writer. Smokey is a product of the detroit car industry boom....

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The greatest of men
  he bled the truth,
  his wounds for all to share

A symbol relived
  a life unspoiled,
  courage all too rare

The towering hawk
  the thundering storm,
  hailstones mark the way

A moment in time
  a vision embraced
   —his name the children pray

(Plane From Detroit: August 21, 2018)...

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We three Snowmen of Detroit are
Bearing scarves and lights, we travelled so far
Field and fountain, more and mountain
Sledding is more fun than our car.

We three Snowmen of Detroit say hi.
Sliding into place, with a laugh, not a sigh.
Landing in your hometown but staying not long.
To stay through July would just be wrong....

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Do things get worse before they get better? I know, I know, I know....Things get worse, then worser still. You glimpse sunshine, but no, it’s just your medication.  Then things get worse, worse, worser, worst, before finally leveling off. And that’s the new norm. And things are better, because they could be worse.  And the answer is B. Detroit...

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Balmore Eruv Verve!

Once there was a Rabbi Yonah,
Whose Shabbos Eruv made you wonder,
Does Yonah’s art belong in the Louvre?
Does our gratitude behoove yah?
This Detroit Tiger slams a Homah!

For Yonah is Balmore’s donor,
Mesiras Nefesh, never a groaner,
Keeping Jews in the groove,
It only goes to prove,
Huh? Giving generously makes one an owner!
...

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Do you need to be born in Africa or Haiti
to be saved
What about the single mother in the ghettos
of Detroit
Will an actor or politician or philanthropist
deem you worthy
Of a rescue from a situation that as assuredly
kills
Cable TV asks for your money for the starving
third world
While lost souls in your shadow are homeless, crying
—in plain sight

(Norristown Pennsylvania: January, 2021)...

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The Chevy Vega is something I won’t miss.
No other car in Detroit was built like this.
Off the dealer’s lot or out of the showroom,
the sound of the running engine was a harbinger of doom.
Upkeep and maintenance busted my financial bubble.
It always seemed to develop some kind of trouble.
This was the kind of car leaving many owners pissed.
It was usually crossed off on car buyers’ lists.
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earth
peace
give it a chance
tie-dye t-shirts
modern dance

macrame
and beaded chokers
woodstock
and pot smokers

flower power
zpg
alfalfa sprouts
herbal tea

burning draft cards
American flags
Vietnam bodies
coming home in bags

Kent
Augusta
Jackson state
Detroit Black Panthers
waking up too late

Oh Angela
Oh Beatles
Oh Martin Luther King
gratitude to all of you
for this special thing...

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This world we live in is filled with so much sin
And no matter what we do we will never win
Even though the police sometimes create a hostile situation
It’s not just in Detroit; it’s all across the nation

There is even black on black crime
At the drop of a dime
That people are trying to move some where peaceful
So they can be happy and joyful

But it could happen wherever you go
And yes, even in Boise Idaho...

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KP or laundry duty? The captain asked me.
KP I said.
Laundry duty it is, he replied with a smirk.

At least the Navy recruiter had never smirked.
You will travel to exotic places he lied.
You will learn new languages. Joining the Navy is great!

So far I have been to Detroit and New York City.
Neither exotic.
I have learned no languages but a few new swear words.
And now I am in charge of laundry. 
Big whoop!...

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