City Poems | Examples of City Poetry

four ballerina beauties took a stroll searching for a tutu they could all agree on no one appeared to notice their beauty not a surprise… standoffish New York city dwellers...Read the rest...

Presence on the road Headlight in observe Destinations serve Skillful hands of the Greyhound Bus Driver Stretched out Hound dog trademark Voice of the rolling maneuvering wheels Onward and precise Cutting through the times of fog The Greyhound bus is more than a...Read the rest...

The lady with red dreadlocks Toni Townsend Johnson henry she was one rasta Andrews female drug dealer from the devils triangle in Tampa outside USF where I received mental health treatment for my severe anxiety...Read the rest...

even though the world's heavy and the fog thick in San Francisco when love sinks a battleship i know that if i were to dip into a bag of some fried mozzarella sticks off a North Beach food truck i'd become one with the universe floating light on...Read the rest...

What wonders awaits you out there, the world is bright without fear, the morning and the evening will become one and the heavens will sing a wonderful song. The birds will play the flute and the...Read the rest...

A run with no catch The view attached Sunset moment observe A Day accomplished Commitment established One breath One thought Privilege and Honor Changeable approaching night skies The variations Beauty and Elegance Galore for sure Sunset surprise A reason daily to rise ...Read the rest...

A lovely midnight Seeing those lighted high rise An awesome delight....Read the rest...

While waiting for a parking place, Our handyman was stumped To hear a giant thwack Upon his roof, which something bumped. The “something” was a squirrel Which had fallen from a tree. His first reaction (as was mine) was “Man, how...Read the rest...

Mud pies Puddles just for jumping in City rain ...Read the rest...

Monday morning comes alive with the piston train speeding by, thousands of people gather at the gate and crowd the platform before it was too late. Monday morning full of passion with hangover lingering in the...Read the rest...

As a city gal, I’m constantly Aware of what surrounds me, From everything familiar To a sight that might astound me. Yet always I am on alert, Attuned to what I feel, For danger may be lurking In my mind or else...Read the rest...

Light fades, drums serenade Curtains drawn, swords displayed. Kin of Daimyo cheer on Samurai In their artistic display of kung foolery. Time fades, Meiji Restoration came Like daybreak, a new Japan made. The sun...Read the rest...

I can’t stop thinking, That the earth is round, round Like African women, That the seagulls are white, That dogs are crazy, They bark at poets, writers, I can’t stop thinking, That the sun is a guitar Who plays in the summer, in...Read the rest...

Reliving every moment since it started, the good, the bad, the downright pitiful mistakes made by yours truly, wiser with age through the journey of discovery. Sadly, the other bearing the brunt of it, no one is to blame if...Read the rest...

When we were passing by and my eyes met yours, your head was tilting right, your eyebrows were laying down, your eyes were almost closed and your lips formed your smile until your little dimples...Read the rest...