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Uptown Poems - Poems about Uptown

Ode to Billy Joel
...God made Billy Joel gave him clothes to dress my soul I wear those clothes listening to music My style my face my picture of grace From young to old the picture is told Decades were ma......

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Categories: uptown, absence, music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Legend of Lincoln Park Zoo
...It was gloomy today i never knew why but it always seems that way in a big city the south side all lined with beautiful homes all the same sizes and shapes somehow the sun just doesn't seem t......

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Categories: uptown, allah,
Form: Naat



Premium Member My Song
...My sing goes like this time after time I read bedtime stories back then there were no worries simple kids go to the store big momma did her floors pops cut all the boys hair at the barbershop ......

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Categories: uptown, allah,
Form: Naat
Premium Member Jazz Vinyl's Pyre
...(Snaps fingers) Let's talk sonic alchemy, a cauldron bubblin' deep/ Rare groove rising, a phoenix from jazz vinyl's pyre/ Acid Jazz is born, setting the soul on fire/ in London's smoky clubs, ba......

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Categories: uptown, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
Back In The Day
...Written By: D. Collins 2/15/25 We all did grime to survive back in the day. Some go caught up, while some of us got away. I p......

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Categories: uptown, life,
Form: Couplet



A Bright Star in the Black Night
...And Skadi had her way much snow today Imparted volunteer job hopes soar high. Each Thor’s day , a shining star in a black sky Orange in my throat and gob smacked, what to say? And never let the......

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Categories: uptown, fate,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Spoken Warriors
...Spoken warriors, with rhythm words as their sound swords/ A poetry slam where words and body language put the audience in a sweaty heap/ the spectrum of a creative sound off between spoken word poe......

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Categories: uptown, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
Death of Celebrity
...A once opaque veil has become gossamer. In the dawn of Aquarius, the light of the 'ego' is becoming dimmer. A changing of the guard is being felt throughout the land. Sweet souls are awakening, ......

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Categories: uptown, allusion, america, celebrity, character,
Form: Free verse
Blues Poem 18
...Good ain’t good enough When bad — is better (The Uptown Theater 1967: Philadelphia Pennsylvania) ......

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Categories: uptown, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Krampus instead of Santa
...Katie was upset because she lived far away Her job was lousy, she had no money for a rainy day She asked her brother Rich for money but he said “sorry, no”. Her mother had to die without her, for ......

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Categories: uptown, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Is Your Name Katie
...Katie was upset because she lived far away Her job was lousy, she had no money for a rainy day She asked her brother Rich for money but he said “sorry, no”. Her mother had to die without her, for ......

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Categories: uptown, family,
Form: Rhyme
Information Overload
...Fraught is not dauntless as The Honor is frighting AS my kids sleep one day they'll wake up Ziplines tragedies uptown is where the rich sleep Lucky is being true to your Maker AS no Master has ye......

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Categories: uptown, addiction, allah,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Open Letter
...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 d......

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Categories: uptown, allusion, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Just Below The Harlem River
... Life is quite good -indoors in Inwood. It’s uptown Manhattan at the northern tip -the northern tip is the tippity-top, where the kitty cat Calvin loathes to stop -cat napping. Curled in ......

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Categories: uptown, 10th grade, adventure, animal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member PIANO KEYS MAETRO
...Up the ladder to a place Show me the way Lead me to piano swing Rhythm light into music rise Inspire me Set the night tone of music Piano keys with the touch here and there Suddenly a ballet c......

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Categories: uptown, adventure, beauty, city, courage,
Form: Free verse

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