Short Manhattan Poems
Short Manhattan Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Manhattan by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Manhattan by length and keyword.
A music conductor in Manhattan
Had always kept his hat on.
One day he forgot
And believe it or not
He also sat on his baton
Categories:
manhattan, funny, humor, nonsense, silly,
Form:
Limerick
Where Satan sat in Manhattan
The people gathered to fatten
But too much sin
Can do one in
So now they call it, "Manflatten"
Categories:
manhattan, new york,
Form:
Limerick
Am I in the groove or on the right track?
My record player goes clickety-clack,
The lyrics I hear are all in pig-Latin,
Backed by the sounds of downtown Manhattan.
Categories:
manhattan, crazy, humor, music,
Form:
Rhyme
Their meeting, first time, was merry.
The flip from her lips, bit airy.
Her drink could sink ships.
She takes sip and quips,
“Would you like to eat my cherry?”
Categories:
manhattan, funny, valentines day,
Form:
Limerick
Buying 22,000 acres for trinkets was bold,
Indians traded and Manhattan was sold,
Minuit land grabber,
Indians madder,
soon realizing $24 worth was fool's gold.
11-15-16
Categories:
manhattan, history, new york,
Form:
Limerick
Man From Manhattan
There once was a man from Manhattan
Whose piggy bank his Dad did fatten
He had tiny hands
For such a large man
But that never kept him from grabbing
By Bill MacEachern
Categories:
manhattan, bullying, humor, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
A young lady dressed finely in satin
Walked along Fifth Ave in Manhattan
Received an ovation
And much salutation,
From Mexico, she spoke only Latin.
Written October 8, 2021
Categories:
manhattan, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
If I strike up a fortune,
I want to own an apartment in
Manhattan, or New York City,
a big house in the country,
and a shack in Mississippi.
Women in each,
Women at every port,
Keep the heart at bay.
Categories:
manhattan,
Form:
Free verse
While gazing down from the Rockefeller Tower
My girlfriend and I soon began to glower
While surveying Central Park we then thought
How much could we get for it if we bought
Trying to figure that out took over an hour
Categories:
manhattan, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
There's certain things that are important in life
Like saying I love you to your very sweet wife
Or walking in Manhattan
Wearing only a hat on
Will that be frowned on in the sweet afterlife
© Jack Ellison 2015
Categories:
manhattan, humor, love,
Form:
Limerick
riding a bike oer the william takes a few pedals
the manhattan a breeze following flushing
but the brooklyn only early morning as the tourist in their inn
if only you asked a bridge i will send to queens on your way to coney island
Categories:
manhattan, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
~*~
~~**~~
THERE ONCE WAS A LASS FROM MANHATTAN
SHE WORE PETTICOATS MADE OF RED SATIN
FOR PLAYBOY SHE MODELED NUDE
‘TIL HER LIFE WAS VIOLENTLY SUBDUED
AND HER NAME WAS DOROTHY STRATTEN
~~**~~
~*~
Categories:
manhattan, beauty, celebrity, death, loss, memory, murder, tribute,
Form:
Limerick
Tanka
NATO…is
A mean military machine
Looking for a war
It found one in Libya
A monster’s sweet taste of blood
Tanka
Hurricane Irene
Poured rain on Manhattan
The world press aghast
A coast guard shack damaged
U.S. under siege again
Categories:
manhattan, satire,
Form:
Tanka
Before,
I was a greedy man
You gave me a gift
to distinguish the difference
between the beauty of sexual desire and
the power of love
Now,
I can walk down
the streets of Manhattan
not being bothered
I saw the most beautiful dandelion the day.
Categories:
manhattan, love,
Form:
Free verse
The blue, blue skies of Manhattan.
Scores of bird's going off for the night,
hoards of flightful fancies,
singing through the clouds,
flying tall and proud.
Sea breeze,
chills and the big freeze,
the solidness and frost bite in my toes,
my goodness I need to stop moaning.
Categories:
manhattan, nature,
Form:
Haiku
fireworks light up sky.
hi-lo buildings, pumped-up torch
of New York Harbor,
ripples of copious ships,
excited helicopters.
the twins are very happy,
long before they fall
on their smoking knees
and crumble to dust
1/9/2021
Manhattan Celebration by Alexander Chen
Categories:
manhattan, america, art, celebration,
Form:
Ekphrasis
This is myi husband!
Not sent by your hands
River, sky, and prayers watched.
Manhattan West viewed test
This is myi husband!
We sing, dance, and dine by rewritten songs, and
Get along not by your hands, but
By thicket, three cords strong.
This is myi husband!
*
Categories:
manhattan, appreciation, celebration, confidence, devotion, i love you,
Form:
Free verse
I went to Manhattan cause I was bored,
And it is there, I met a man, sweet Lord;
Oh gosh, he was enchanting,
And soon he had me panting;
And adored, my word, bored has a reward.
___________________
December 28, 2015
Limerick
~ Not For Contest ~
Categories:
manhattan, silly,
Form:
Limerick
Petrichor reminds me of you and me
When we were still in love
Wandering in Manhattan was what we used to be
Petrichor reminds me of you and me
Way back when we were still happy
You and I was all that we have
Petrichor reminds me of you and me
When we were still in love
Categories:
manhattan, love, love hurts, memory, rain, remember, sad,
Form:
Triolet
Julie, after your passing
snow fell on Manhattan.
You were not there to share
flakes falling fast. silencing
the streets, slowing pedestrians
on perilous sidewalks, but I,
sweet sister Not-of-my-blood,
sister of my soul, I was
there for you in the city
of our hearts.
Categories:
manhattan, friendship, loss
Form:
Ballad
The 'chase' can be a hunt
though I hope it's not for deer
I'd rather they chase criminals
and put an end to fear
Then there's 'Chase Bank of Manhattan,'
named after J.P. Morgan, I believe
A gent oft chased by 'gold-diggers'
for whom his wallet was a mesh-less sieve
Categories:
manhattan, how i feel, words,
Form:
Rhyme
I need to breathe
Clear country air
Manhattan sky
For I have known
For quite some time
On Him, rely
I need to think
What's up ahead
What was the past
Make sure I'm on
A steady path
that it will last
God knows the need
To search our lives
And find the key
It is with Him
I find the power
To stand, not flee
Categories:
manhattan, faith,
Form:
Rhyme
He told me
Through the bars
We re gonna show this town
how to kiss those stars
I didnt know what he meant
until i heard the song
Then i dreamt
For what i long
Thats when i saw what its all for
This life im living
It showed me the door
To what im supposed to be being
Copyright © 2009
Categories:
manhattan, lifeme,
Form:
Free verse
(in reference to 9/11)
Over Manhattan arose quite an alarm
When al-Quaeda on AMERICA dropped its bomb
Causing to the surrounding Vicinity, much harm
While awakening Old Glory from her Usual calm
With Us, having to say, for Our Citizens, the 23rd Psalm
It was, by far, the worse Massacre, since Vietnam
Categories:
manhattan, anniversary
Form:
Elegy
~ Melody: On Top of Old Smokey ~
In downtown Manhattan
Women wearing mink fur
Are happy to wish you
Happy Holiday, sir
They'll say Merry Christmas
From all of us
But not Happy Chanukah
They'd rather not fuss i
Categories:
manhattan, christmas, hello, holiday, jewish,
Form:
Light Verse