Short Uptown Poems

uptown jersey cow
sitting up at dairy bar
sips skinny latte



Posted on September 14, 2018...

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How old age and senile relate
Depends on cycling the flood gate
Forget zipper down?
Always leave it uptown?
Each a unique cognitive state...

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Endeavors of granger,
spit on the wall,
exits to nowhere,
uptown and all,
empty, vacant, all alone,
chewing gum on the telephone.
By Leah (Leloo)...

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She dances gracefully
around her grief,
heart and mind
following body
into the light
to escape the
shadow's weight
only pausing to cry
when they play
'Uptown girl'...

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I once bought two frogs from uptown 
I elected to name One and Two
Such fun to see them hop around
Although One croaked, I still haveTwo

A sad event I have to push through 
Ever since the day that One died
I always keep Two by my side!...

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All the gold in Thomaston
Is in fancy banks uptown, hun
There are two on the square
Just waiting to use lair
To capture your funds then you're done


(Our town is drying up
Today I noticed that
it only seems that
the banks are prospering.)...

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tapping my feet to Uptown Girl
Captain Jack, Say Goodbye to Hollywood
Swinging my partner to Piano Man
Billy Joel, Billy Joel, Billy Joel!

New York State of Mind
Only the Good die young
Good night Saigon
It's still rock and roll to me!
Billy Joel, Billy Joel, Billy Joel!...

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The promised rain ate itself in the clouds
Without spilling a drop down
Changing swings for the roundabouts
On the sunny street of uptown
I saw an open letter, a piece
Of white paper, spinning down from the sky
It was written there if you see this
Don’t tell, and don’t wonder why....

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Naked Be---
by Odin Roark

lettin’ the words drip
crosstown
uptown
downtown
any town

through alleys
valleys
hustle-street tallies

tell it like it is
‘cause if it don’t read
it’ll never breathe

teasin’ is pleasin’
and dreamin’ has meanin’
and no one wants naked be
what naked sees
uh uh...

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There once was a slap happy grifter
Who had his tax bills sent to his sister
His cause it was lame
He just played the game
But, the IRS KNEW this Mister!

This man Jack, he was, world renown
The government thought him a clown
They saw under his “skirt”
NO they did not flirt!
They threw him in jail WAY uptown....

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Words formed by man
Deeds done by hands
Nothing's new under the sun.

With television
Telescopes
Extraterrestrial tales,
Nothing's new under the sun.

Downtown, midtown, uptown,
All across the globe
Show me what's new under the sun.

There's change of mind
With our kind
But God is still God
Time after time.

*...

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The rain, It is a rainy day
Lots of rain this way
In the south
The trees standeth tall
The breeze come through
Overlooking the scenery
The woods and hills in the view
Lands all around
Downtown, uptown
Busy highways abroad
Mountains and Valleys
Tall buildings, new construction
Jobs with production
All types of activities
Rain, rain, rain
The storm passes through....

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Sowing-and-reaping’s rule is pure,
Whatever you give you’ll procure,
When you sow evil, it comes back in folds to you,
And if it’s good, you’ll have it in multiples too,
Each time you give a soul hope,
It appears when you’re on the ropes,
And when you pull a folk down,
You’ll meet defeat on your way uptown,
What you give out is coming; it’s heaping,
That is the law of “sowing and reaping”....

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Spiced between
your teeth
like a doorknob
and mother's knee.
Vacation hats
and photographs.
A legend lives on
inside your history,
uptown girl.
Lessons ruled out,
new words taught
better learn how 
to walk that walk
and shuffle your cards.
I see your ace
and destroy
the cage 
that sits inside
of your room.
All hope is lost.
Cope with me.
Bend a friend
and your ear 
will hear 
my every word.
Were you listening?...

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A bistro in Bryanston uptown,
Delicious tastes abound.
With dishes so fine,
In candlelight shine,
A culinary treasure is found!

In the kitchen, Chef Lanser is king,
With a ladle, a spatula swing.
His creations divine,
Matching flavours with wine,
A culinary dance is taking wing!

In glasses, L'Avenir we shall pour,
A wine to adore and explore.
With aromas so bold,
Creating stories untold,
A sip of the future in store!...

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I'm in the diner uptown, sitting around, b.s. ing with Teddy. Don't just stand there and say nothing to me, I got a hangover like you wouldn't believe. Pour me, poor me 5/8 of a cup of coffee. It's tooth hurty in the afternoon and I'm in a cocoon. Pour me, poor me 5/8 of a cup of coffee. Bonnie and Clyde are at the gas station getting busted and I'm sitting here trying to get adjusted. Poor me, pour me 5/8 of a cup of coffee and I'll call it a day....

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Is your God 
rich poor
uptown downtown
is he a she
is she a he
is your God
of suburbia
does your God
reward you
make promises
is your God 
jealous, compassionate
true, in your image
you in his image
is your God 
animal, plant, alien
is your God a car
is your God in books
the Bible, the Torah
the Bhagdavid Gitta 
is your God Zen
Ruach, Extremist
or Evil
Is your God
unicorn, uniform
underground or
leprechaun
Who Is Your God?...

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No time for roses
I know how they smell,
I'm looking at four walls
tango with hell.

I ride trains,all over town.


Rooftops and hightops
and twisted caps are funny,
I see some women dressed
to be Playboy bunnies.

I ride trains,all over town
I ride trains going uptown
and downtown north and south,
I listen to people screaming for help.

train rolling
train rolling
train rolling

moving hard and fast
I'm riding til it stops
or when it runs out of gas....

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Wango Tango

hear their noise left to employ
stretch forth the magic wand
headed for sheer desire;

left for music with a smile
reaching out the dial...
go crazy in the swing

uptown crazy doers,
see the piano chill
crazed as in the Willow

my Mercury widow,
shadows complete to hello
mind peaks to stereo

love the beat of the tempo
Wango Tempo,
"Made a pussy burn with ther stroke of my hand"   T.Nugent
legal
fire house spark

Wango Tango
midas touch to hear...

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A lifeless body laid face down
on the back alley wet sidewalk.
This time of night no ones around
especially now at three o’clock.
I’m here because my carbroke down
Otherwise I wouldn’t be found dead
in this place. I hail from uptown.
Here, downtown, murder is widespread
Someone is always getting killed:
Prostitutes, druggies and the like
Thinking about it gives me chills.
Man! I wish I had my road bike
I’d flee this jungle battlefield.
For now, better keep my eyes peeled....

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A lifeless body laid face down
on the back alley wet sidewalk.
This time of night no ones around
especially now at three o’clock.
I’m here because my car broke down
Otherwise I wouldn’t be found dead
in this place. I hail from uptown.
Here, downtown, murder is widespread
Someone is always getting killed:
Prostitutes, druggies and the like
Thinking about it gives me chills.
Man! I wish I had my road bike
I’d flee this jungle battlefield.
For now, better keep my eyes peeled....

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