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Uptown Poems - Poems about Uptown

Uptown Poems - Examples of all types of poems about uptown to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for uptown.
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......Read the rest...
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 ......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, adventure, beauty, city, courage,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Motown Usa
...Many things one could say Music from back in the day Vintage showing the way Soft and Mellow Look at that Lady and Fella Love songs putting romance in a hypnotizing trance Dancing close Settin......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, america, care, celebration, creation,
Form: Rhyme
More To Jack and Jill
...Jack and Jill, Went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down, And broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. We all know, There’s more to go, About this well disaster. Jac......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, poetry,
Form: Rhyme



City Bound
...When I look across the yard and see wooded hills and a cold running stream It is hard to think about those kids that think Mother Nature is a dream I pity the child who’s forced to play on col......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Nine Nine-A Peaceful Poetic Starting Point
...Nine nine A story I needed to find My credentials were declined But it was Sunday, I did not mind Honestly, I tried Decided, ‘take a ride’ Into the Big Apple City M......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, allah, anger, anniversary, history,
Form: Rhyme
Creating Stories Untold
...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 sw......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, wine,
Form: Rhyme
The Girl In the Park
...I was waiting at the bus stop, for the number nine to take me uptown, that’s when I saw her in the park, sitting crossed-legged on the ground. The sun reflected in her golden hair, her lips were bl......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, poetry,
Form: Lyric
Literary Translation of An Eco Poem
...If I, ever again, caress my nostalgia to those dense greeneries, to those forests , out there Breathe air through my lungs, fresh air Touch every single tree, the spiral plants, a trivial beauty, ......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, beauty, longing, miss you,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Red Stove
...mother needed a new stove everyone had white stoves in the sixties it was the approved color appliance store up town received a sample stove it was painted a blazing bright red not what any se......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, art,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Hey Piano Man
...Yeah you Play me a melody that’s smooth My heart needs music that will soothe My mind in the senses Sounds embraces Racing to new heights Moving on from a plight It’s a lady friend I remember ......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, adventure, appreciation, beauty, break
Form: Free verse
The City's Heartbeat
...The city's heartbeat echoes through the night, As millions of souls dance in its light. Tall towers reach for the sky, As neon signs flicker and catch the eye. The streets are alive with the so......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, city, heart, night, people,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member In the City of Gilded Glamour
...In the city of gilded glamour, slow motion is seen as an outsider; a slip of tongue is as common as mocking grins! They turn around and criticize, cursing back with offensive slangs at anyone ......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, culture, emotions, humorous, language,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Tapping My Feet To Uptown Girl
...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 ......Read the rest...
Categories: uptown, music,
Form: Free verse

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