Short New York City Poems

Short New York City Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about New York City by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about New York City by length and keyword.


Premium Member A Rose From Dad

One time my dad bought me a yellow rose in New York City
Took a photo in front of St. Patrick's-- felt loved & pretty. :)
Form: Couplet


Tanka New York City

Trees start to blossom 
Rising from the city streets
New York battles on 
Thousands of eyes look upward
Joy in the metropolis
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Salem, Massachusetts


                   Witches and Warlocks

                   Is New York City Salem Mass?

                   Halloween Night
Form: Haiku

Premium Member New York City Jungle

Aisha was fierce and sensuous
and belonged on Broadway
she knew what she wanted
and was bound to get her way



AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Rhyme

Here

If spiderman's missing
New York city falls
If superman's sleeping
The world burns.
But I don't really care
As long as my fellow poet are here.
© Pam Pam  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme


Life On the Corner

There once was this girl who was pretty
Who resided in New York City
Got mugged Friday night
Weak attempt at a fight
Life as a harlot is such a pity
Form: Limerick

Premium Member West Is the Best

California
Sunny, warm 
Swimming, boating, sunning
Sky, airplane, ocean, seashells
Skiing, sledding, snowball throwing
Cold, blistery
New York City
Form: Diamante

Premium Member Losers of Americans' "idol" Pastime

From New York City to L.A.; from Austin to Seattle,
so-called singers screech or bray in an auditions battle!


For Brian Strand's "A Couple of Lines"
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Berkowitz - Terry

The arrest of David Berkowitz ended the growing terror faced by New York City,
but investigative journalist Maury Terry uncovered much more to this story.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member no one appeared to notice their beauty

four ballerina beauties took a stroll
searching for a tutu they could all agree on
no one appeared to notice their beauty
not a surprise…
standoffish New York city dwellers

Premium Member Bicycle Built for Three

We're as happy a family as can be.
Look out your window and you can see
us riding the New York City blocks
in our knickerbockers and striped socks
on a bicycle built for three.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member New York City Resident

I met the rudest librarian.
"I'd like a library card, "I said to him.
"You have to prove, "he said annoyed, "that you're a New York City resident."
I said, "No problem,"
then I stabbed him.
Form: Rhyme

That Haunting Voice

From deep in the shadows of Tin Pan Alley,
the Sage called out my name

With a voice that haunted and eyes concealed
—she made her only claim

(New York City: West 28th Street- March 2017)
Form: Rhyme

At Bay

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.

Poem On a Rainy Day

The day is grey 
and my hair is changing
to that nice color 
Making it through another day 
I hope to stay healthy 
The years roll on 
As does the New York City subway 
So do the Mets
The everlovin' Mets

Premium Member Cajun Lady

They rolled like a mountain,
out of New York city.
I heard Cajun Lady, 
from The Fat'sby
Twas back in the day,
Nineteen- Seventy.
You know she was a lover,
His Mississippi Queen.
I heard Cajun Lady,
With the Fat'sby on Lead.
Form: Rhyme

Piragua Man

Raspar ese hielo 
That cold Brick of ice
Raspar ese hielo
Crystal clear and light

Raspar ese hielo
Dame una de piña 
Y una de coco
Piragua man
I like the way it taste

So cool and refreshing
On a hot New York City
Summer day
Form: ABC

Premium Member Effeminate To a Degree

Once knew a gentleman from New York City Some thought him masculine, I thought him pretty Effeminate to a degree Wearing short shorts, oouueee! It's maybe why his buddies try to smother him with kissies © Jack Ellison 2015
Form: Limerick

Beautiful Day In New York City

Sun beats down 
But the air is fairly cool in NYC
People put our city down 
But it is actually the epicenter of the world 
I could use more cash 
I no longet smoke "hash"
But I am ready for joy 
And hopefully I wil find it in New York City 
my home!!!
Form: Verse

Fear of Flying

The bird that flew so fast
It could not see the path
And was carried off in flight
Leaving the wind far behind...

so far above the course
It traveled with such haste
That fear stopped the flapping
And it came crashing down...

Romeo Della Valle- New York City
Form: Sonnet

Premium Member Lapdog

  Preaching ‘constructive dialog’
  Rule-breakers mock her

  Minouche Shafik is in whole-hog
  Puppet of Progressives ~ the left’s lapdog


   __________________
  Minouche Shafik is the current President
  of Columbia University, in New York City
  __________________
Form: Rubai

Premium Member Small Town Girl

I had been a small town girl
thought ski tags off expensive jackets meant
jackets were shoplifted

when I left my small rural Iowa town
I saw skyscrapers, and women wearing
tennis shoes with business suits.

In New York City everyone does not say hi
It was a rude awakening.

Premium Member The Best of Both Worlds

Home is quiet Hudson Valley apple country just north of the bustling 'Big Apple'. Newburgh, New York, 65 miles North of New York City Sandra M. Haight ~2nd Place~ Contest: Where I Live One-Liner Sponsor: Silent One Judged: 10/04/2016

Cottage By The Sea

In her younger years she loved the bright
and bustling nights in New York City
They made her feel so wild and free
To her they looked stunningly pretty

These days though, 
she’s getting old,
she’s pushing 93,

& her new idea of paradise 
is a quiet beautiful cottage
by the sea
Form: Rhyme

Out To Sea

New York City
sparkles in the sunshine
four minute ferry ride
too fast too fast
wish I owned a sailboat to to under bridges up to West Point
Linger in the bay
a long slow aimless journey
along the mighty Hudson round the bend then
to see the city
from Henry Hudson vision
out to sea

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