St. Louis Poems - Poems about St. Louis

There's nothing better than a steak, Providing it's spiced with care. Whether ribeye, filet, or strip, Just make mine medium rare. Then you have your feathered friends, Either turkey, duck or chicken. You can bake or crispy fry, The Colonel says it's finger lickin'. And don't forget about the swine, Barbequed chops, loins, or ribs. If you slather it with sauce, You should always wear your...

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Gateway town, Mississippi and Missouri river flooding confluence, with its celebration of manifest destiny, its looming, iconic archway. Stainless westward marker, its culture flowed southward for influence within the lawn-jockey, pink flamingo neighborhoods of moral decay. T.S, Eliot, Darren Wilson, William Burroughs, Dick Gregory, Phyllis Schlafly, just like all my childhood companions who remained on the plantation. With all...

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A tattered Calico traverses the crumbling corridor dissecting a row of dilapidated sacred structures, each uniquely indistinguishable from the next. The wind carries an eerie refrain as it whistles through the splintered stones, white-washed to harbor their degeneration. There's a fragrant stench of wilted petals lying dormant in stagnant waste. This potpourri of nature's compost resonates from the marred receptacles lining this mourning path. Picket shadows...

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It was a hot humid muggy evening The festivities were just starting Inebriated souls, and the smell of Cajun cooking The moon was sitting idly by, waiting for her role The smokey flavor of the night’s meal Sifting scents pleasing, The mixture of perfume and gourmet Evil lurking just underneath The flowers were radiant Laughter permeates the air Then the little ones, with beguiled charm Cut...

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New Orleans by night the city that care forgot do come visit us...

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East St. Louis, IL City of Champs A city with untapped potential and mountains of hope, A people with great dreams, reaching forward Looking for ways to manage and cope. From the outside looking in, it doesn’t appear to be much Enduring and standing through a lifetime of corruption, Protected and sustained by God’s merciful & everlasting touch. Stricken by drugs, crime, violence,...

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Where did the innocence go so fast it's all rearranged so sad people getting angry so quickly maybe someday it'll change but as for now I make my home in the most dangerous city in the United States...

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