Urban Sprawl Poems - Poems about Urban Sprawl

Heartbroken on the Eaves

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Written: July 14, 2025, for a contest sponsored by: Constance La France

Quote: "You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens." Rumi

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Eve...

A True Poet

...A poet worth his salt is one that feels
each vowel he is tossing in the air;
And poetry's the altar where he kneels
to thank the Almighty in a fervent prayer.

He works as hard as fifty slaves c...

Coco Tabletop and Grill

...walk the urban sprawl, 
where skyscrapers pierce the sky 
cities bleeding_assoc. 
carnival lights bloodshot dreams that flee, 
like squirrels unconfined biting frost of winter, 
within the tumul...

Aftermath from this er

...Aftermath from this er...

attempt to break thru Hadrian's Wall
while roam'n across cyberspace of urban sprawl
dark shadows spill across 
the outer limits of the twilight zone 
whereby edge of ...

In the concrete jungle where the city's breath stirs

...In the concrete jungle where the city's breath stirs,
Civilized man wanders, a ghost in artificial whispers,
Lost to the wild call of instinct’s embrace,
Trapped in a maze of steel, devoid of natu...

Bundles In the Air

...Trucks lined up one behind the other with the little that they have left and the drippings from the fountain piled up on top looking for a suitable place to make the next stop but the fear of nowhere...

City Shepherd

...Through bustling city streets, I fear no harm. 

In twilight's hush, Verses speak, in whispers brush, Guiding souls in daily rush, shepherd's care. 

In life's' complex maze, the staff still sway...

That Was Then, This Is Now

...In the heart of the city's thrum,
Amidst the rush and hum,
I, a modern-day nomad, roam,
Seeking treasures in concrete's dome.

Once lost in the urban sprawl,
Now found, heeding the city's call,...

I am a poet - part three

...And I embrace the realm of modern poetry,
Wild and free, its spirit flowing through me.
In a world of ever-changing forms and styles,
I navigate currents with versatile wiles.

No longer bound b...

Tight Bra Bringing and Started Springing Horn Haiku Sort Of

...Trump has been breaking laws
create and cause crime with his claws
prefers premiers and skinny shahs
rile up people with his paws
likes pulling at loose straws
at his hamburger always knaws    
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Urban Ballet: Komorebi's Dance

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Beneath the city's concrete awning,
Sunlight pirouettes through the urban sprawl.
A danseuse of shadows on an asphalt stage,
Nature's pulsations thrum through it all.

Skyscrapers, leviathan b...

Urban Reverie: Komorebi in the Cityscape

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Beneath the city's concrete canopy,
Sunlight filters through the urban sprawl.
A dance of shadows on an asphalt stage,
Nature latent in the midst of it all.

Pillars of industry made of glass ...

Aeriforms - Supernatural Scifi

...sometimes 
misconstrued
in a fluorescent grove
where malachite petals
marry emerald blades
verbose biting chews 
too close to the cheek
among a confetti of bees
amid undulating bumps 
of raw...

The City

...The river 
still finds its brown way
through the city's glass 
and concrete canyons
until finally reaching 
the bay. Its tidal breath
has become my own. 
I live near its mouth.

I was not bo...

Parks Places People

...Illustration Caption: Frederick Law Olmsted,
father of American Landscape Architecture,
at "El Capitan" iconic summit, Yosemite, CA,
in 1865.


Olmsted saw verdant paths of our core.
Urban spr...

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