Short Philly Poems

smart cop from Philly
bigoted Southern sheriff-
...call me Mister Tibbs!...

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lunch
philly cheesesteak sandwiches..
pungent onion scent ...

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A round pizza dough
With sauce and plenty of cheese
Mushroom, green peppers
Or cheese and pepperoni
Something different Philly steak...

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There once was a Man name billy
who had a good Friend in Philly
he took the wrong bus
and had such a fuss
and now he's sitin there  chilly...

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But we never brag about Norman Fell
A native son of Philly we must tell
A comic like Larry Fine
Heroes now on the line
Six degrees of Kevin Bacon in Hell...

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Philly in pink haze

Skyscrapers tucked deftly
behind a string of trees

car trucking along Girard
unaware of amaranth mist
slowly adjourning into dark...

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There once was a fish named Big Willy
Who could make his lips look quite silly
When down came a hook
He gave it a look
Flipped a fin as he headed to Philly...

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A smartly dressed lassie from Philly
Was quite adept at being frilly
She was ever so prim
When hanging around him
Something was special about Billy.


May 14, 2021...

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If you insist on competition in this world
I must tell you
Philadelphia sweeps the streets proudly
Philly is a historical heartland
Philly brings the love
Philly will always rise above!...

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Young Philly
Just born
Wobbly legs
Feet are cold
Trotting, galloping
Now running through this storm
Breathing air through his nostrils
Blazing through maple fields
Oh sweet grace
What a burst of joy...

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There once was a football fan from Philly
     Who was known for being very silly
      During the Eagles Super Bowl win
      He dipped his chicken wings in gin
   And gulped down Bud Light, dilly dilly...

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I heard of a busty chick from Philly
She was noted for being quite silly
Working on a brick street
Stilettoes on her feet
Her customers said she was a dilly.

written June 28, 2021...

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A Philly cheesesteak
on a long Italian roll
would be very nice right now.
I want fried onions,
and give me hot peppers too.
At the moment, I’m hungry!

Robert Pettit for Russell Sivey's "Sedoka Me Any Subject" contest
 ...

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Only if I could,
Just Only if I could;
In summer at the best,
Where it would be a fest;
In philly of course, 
Where you might see a horse;
I would have some fun,
So please don't run;
Only if I could, 
Just only if I could.

By: Andrew Okolowski...

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In a supermarket, phrases like “nice cans” or “nice melons”
Sound innocent unless a well endowed philly nearby threatens 
Then head for the checkout
Avoiding a crime scene headcount
Run like a gazelle, she'll be on your cart in seconds...

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       Philly cheese steak
                 fries
         straw squeezed 
                  in
           mine speak
                Deep

              wriggle
              wiggle
          walk woman

          cough cough

              WHOA
...

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Is anyone really watching
as I commute on my way 
            to Philly

             As Poe
            with pen
   like the tornado wind
         I pull you in

    I capture your pose
          I imagine...

     all of you buckled
             in my 
             throw...

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Schuylkill Punch

The best thing I recall about Philly,
(And you might think it all quite silly,)
Is one could obtain a freezing flavored drink,
Straight from the spigot in the kitchen sink.

We’d have a glass with breakfast, supper and lunch.
We all enjoyed “Schuylkill River Punch.”...

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     In both mine dukes
         her precious 
             Senses

            Her look
                Up
               kiss
            uv mine
              wrists
        hear uv mine
              chest

              Pretty
            mexican
               Sing






...

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On the Mid-Atlantic East Coast is where we are.
From Philly and New York, we are not too far.
 
We have theme parks, sights to see, and a great shoreline.
For a reasonable vacation, it’s a place considered fine.

This is my home where many fun times are reality.
It is the little wonder everybody knows as “New Jersey”...

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On Kensington Avenue, under the railway,
Her stage is a paperboard box.
The sounds of North Philly provide the applause.
Her venue’s the school of hard knocks.
At the drama’s finale, the curtain comes down.
She’d serviced her role like a slave.
Just the tip of the needle, a neat little hole,
But the exit wound gaped like a cave....

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Premiered at Fitzwater Station,
Port Providence, PA - 8/31/2020

HARD ROAD TO EASYVILLE
HOT IN A CARELESS WAY
MISTRESS OF DARKNESS
SEMI DIVORCED
SCEILP LEVEL
THE HUMAN RACE
ONE CLICK CLOSER
BELLS OF SAINT MARY’S
AIRY AND EMMETT STREET 
HIGH CLOUDS OVER PHILLY 
RAY CHARLES ON A LONELY NIGHT
VIRGINIA NEVER HAD A FAVORITE LOVER...

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This is a picture of me
not standing next to 
Rocky's monument in Philly.

Here I am not sitting
at the table with Rourke
and not drinking whisky
with Angie.

And here are my thoughts
I could never find words for.
In this Cave's song
and that Jarmusch's movie.

Today Death is crying-
He needs God.
And all I can do
is cry with him....

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                       i wuz
                        yup 
                     and she
                        wuz
                    chocolate

                her tender mitts
                      twisted
                my norph philly
                       locks

                   she twisted
                        my

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My girl Ellie came from Philly
She loves chili from the deli
Such a Silly Sally
Saw her dilly-dally
For a million hours
Smelling gillyflowers
Under hilly towers.

My pop Billy Banker
Was a willy wanker
He was really bonkers
With his deely-bobbers
He loved jelly
Marie Corelli
His cat Milly
And!
Watching telly
With a lily
On his belly....

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