Short Nyc Poems

is New York City
the heart of America?
it certainly is...

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tall grey fortresses
feeling insignificant
diploma in hand...

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The steel birches shone
So tall in the global wood,
And then clear-cut rent....

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Metamucil can be deadly
Can cause a bathroom medley
Reaching High “C”
Ships sink at sea
Sound causes traffic jams in NYC...

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Dear Emily,

I saw the red robin you mentioned 
in the street today,
since I live in NYC,
how does one actually put a wayward bird back into its nest?...

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a lost boy asked a
stranger for help; was kidnapped,
killed and dismembered

an innocent life
snatched by evil hands ; let this 
child be  remembered...

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My latest piece is -1600 characters too long for the poetry section (sigh)

So it's under short stories. The URL is:

www.poetrysoup.com/short_stories/merritt_and_the_power_of_charm_10833
 
I hope you like it....

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The vast masses in NYC 
    depend on unions 
 so they can feed themselves and/or their families 
   Saw in the union paper 
that someone in the union 
     wrote a book of verse 
More power to him! 
    Write verse for the people!...

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My latest piece is 388 characters too long for the poetry section.

So, I posted it in "Short Stories" (Other sites don't have this limit)

Here's the link...

www.poetrysoup.com/short_stories/stupid_10822

If you bother, I hope you like it...

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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!!!...

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songs of a pretty bird, the city heard, songs of, a city's hurts, songs of, a pretty's worth, a pretty's worth, but Penny's worth, mere pennies worth, the city's hurt, the city birds heard the city's hurt, the city's worth, the pity - burns, the pretty city bird.....

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In the chaos of youth lights
          dance without exhaustion
A ballet on the river
          dissonant music in the city

An agitated psyche absorbs
            the brilliant skyline
A bridge sprawls and intimidates
            perpetual motion in the city...

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The Rain In Spain falls gently on the Plain

In NYC it backs up sewers once again

Creating puddles that take two weeks to drain

Oil slicks abound the terrain

Causing motorcyclists lots of pain

Cursing and Swearing is what sustains 

In the Abundance of Late-Running Trains...

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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....

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I have a new short story called “eggbeater” - if you’re interested. =]

It;s about a helicopter ride (my first).

It was slightly too long for the poems section.

So this is an add, of sorts.

Since you’re here a corona joke:

Remember when we all used to eat cake after someone blew on it?...

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'It's a drag,' means it's not going well
    'Queen of the drags,' one foot in hell  

  'They' preen and they prout, let it all hang out
    'We're coming after your children,' they shout*


   
   _____________________________________
   *as reported by Fox News at today's NYC Gay
   Pride Parade...

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that man 
that cried 
on the corner 

tears 
made him 
invisible 

I too 
let him 
wash away 
in front of us 

I saw 
him 
sail 
by 
in 
his 
own 
liquid form 

and we 
were 
a thousand 
pairs 
of shoes 
crossing 
the street 
so 
our 
feet 
wouldn't 
get wet. 


© Gry W Christensen...

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Killer Diller 1 2 3

Johnny Pump spraying on your feet

Skelly,s game played up and down the street 

Lifting the Johny Pump water with an aluminum can

Oh So Sweet!

All these things were such a treat

Make growing up on 20th Street

in Astoria 

Seem so complete

All topped off with a Mr. Softees treat...

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I gave my heart away to you
On the night that new year drew
The Sinatra chimes and yellow vines
Sleeplessly anew

City of dreams, built on piano keys
And indie structures melodies
I left my heart in San Francisco**
But i stole it back for you


**this is a reference to Tony Bennett i hold no rights to this line...

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The man wrote a story called "A Little Local Color"
Excellent tale of New York at the turn of the century
Lived a short but fabulously successful life
He was a man who wrote tale after tale 
Told of  the moods of NYC 
Creating echoes of  Baghdad on the Hudson 
Which will last for countless years
Into the future.........

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Almost became a victim 
of the streets of NYC
    Then. I bought a guppy 
In a pet store that I passed by 
      Regaining my sense 
I made it back home
     Reading poetry can be the 
most wonderful drug 
   Safer than music 
or prose 
So you people out there in the dark 
    Pick up you pens once more 
You may save someone's life...

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Stillness of Mind and Mouth

Josh in Little Rock, talking. 
Micah in Oklahoma City, talking. 
James in Lake Charles, talking. 
Ailcia in Atlanta, talking. 
Jennifer in NYC, talking. 
Bonnie in Los Angeles, talking. 
Li Wei in Shanghai, talking. 
Christiane in Brussels, talking.
Owe ve, in quiet and stillness 
answers are often found....

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i saw you i saw you
                       shameless thieves ebony hoods
                       smirking in the night



                            June 1, 2020
                              1:15am PST
                       
                              Poem#1,311


      Poet's Notes : Soho is an exclusive shopping center in NYC...

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Who is the king of glory
Jesus 
The Lord of Heaven's Armies 
Who is the king of glory
Jesus who won for me
Who is the king of glory
The Lamb that died 
At Calvary 
Who is the king of glory
Who is strong tower 
In NYC
WHO IS THE GLORY?
THE LORD GOD STRONG AND MIGHTY
WHO IS KING OF GLORY ?
THE LORD GOD MIGHTY IN BATTLE 
AND CRY GLOOOOOOOOORY...

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NYC I BELONG TO CHRIST 
WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO FIGHT AGAINST ME
A CHILD OF THE KING 
WHO IS JESUS ONLY
INSTEAD YOU WORSHIP 42ND
NYC WHY DO HATE MY CHRIST
WHEN IT WAS FOR YOU HE SACRIFICED 
HIS LIFT
LOVING SATAN'S SONG
"SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND"
NYC WHEN CHRIST IS CHRIST IS THE REAL BRIGHT 
 AND MORNING STAR
HE'S THE ONE WHO LOVES FOR WHO YOU ARE...

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