Poems about city

• Our City

  Stop and look around
  Have you seen the city now

  by D-Squizzle 11 lines, on Nov 1 9:12 PM. In City, Pain, Torment
• © Visit To Ole Pari

  Looking upward to the sky of skies...
  Breathtaking loftiness...

  by Archangel Knight 16 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 29 11:02 PM. In Visit, Travel, City, Sites, Paris, Life, Love, Abroad, Beauty, Breathtaking
• City of Lights

  Rain falls over slick city streets,
  clattering on tin roofs as men bustle to meetings

  by Night Phoenix 32 lines, on Oct 5 1:45 PM. In Thoughts, Society, City, Life
• Pie Town

  A little bitty place,
  out in the middle of nowhere.

  by Maryah 19 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 30 11:08 AM. In Pie Town, New Mexico, city, small, town, nature
• Ska Sca

  there’s no problem
  Scarborough and Sca’ndinavia have something in common.

  by LeanneBridgewater 3 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 20 6:59 PM. In Lyrics, SKA, Words, quote, poetry, free speech, beat, spoken, ska, city
• bone bonnets

  and the sounds of the saints buried in,
  i got no sense for cents, for blood, for war

  by LeanneBridgewater 18 lines, on Sep 20 11:30 AM. In Lyrics, bone, china, spoken word, beat, Society, city, Nature, Other, Thoughts
• The Blue City

  Stranger by a neighbourly way,
  I feel like an odd female slave,

  by Ladida 41 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 21 4:42 PM. In Istambul, city, pain, love, travel, contemporary
• Ghosts

  by Kia Tenshi 23 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 10 10:13 PM. In thoughts, city, dead, ghost, life, world, sad, loss, lost, weird
• Disguise

  How long can I stay like this?
  Honestly...
  I haven't a clue.

  by Kia Tenshi 25 lines, on Aug 8 5:24 PM. In sad, thoughts, numb, weird, love, running, pain, city, disguise
• For A Moment

  by Roxy-2009 23 lines, on Aug 4 3:41 AM. In city, nature, peace, life
• City Night

  Rain washes dust from an ugly city street,
  cars sliding into poles, dogs digging holes.

  by mr-pants 41 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 28 1:01 PM. In Dark, Life, Nature, City, Rain
• 9/11 Blues.

  It’s starting to rain,
  Young Sabrina said,

  by Terry Collett 65 lines, on Jul 11 12:50 PM. In POEM, WOMAN, CITY, BLUES, LOSS, 9/11
• Alphabet of Leaving the City

  An unsleeping city
  Buses bustle by

  by tigerjr228 28 lines, on Jun 20 11:06 AM. In Life, Personal, Thoughts, leaving, city, alphabet, night
• Crushed

  i see the dust encrusted on your eyelids and your once elusive skin hanging over your jutted bones. everything has fallen.

  by oldstone 13 lines, on Jun 10 2:27 PM. In disaster, choas, death, love, loss, nature, seasons, city, devastation, imaginary
• All lies

  And the weather was stormy, uneasy
  gone treacly,

  by eataortic 38 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 10 4:55 AM. In summer, observational, skeptic, humour, life, city, contemporary
• For My Mom

  With trepidation and excitement
  My Mom braves my nocturnal adventure

  by hopit 29 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 5 9:00 PM. In Family, Travel, Night, City, Streets, Life, Society, Message, Metropolis
• A Most Healing Way

  by Siverskiy 13 lines, 14 comments, on May 20 9:48 AM. In Life, Society, City, Nature
• Where the City Sleeps

  Big cities and bright lights are intimidating to small or even medium-town people, but if you search the nooks and crannies of backwoods and alleys you can find the magic of big time fame in a little way.
  

  by pinksnowboots 14 lines, 3 comments, on May 17 12:58 PM. In Society, Contemporary, City, Humanity, Escape, Life, Other, Lost in thought
• Sweet Camillia Sunset

  Sweet camillia sunset,
  spread across the Southern sky.

  by sedriskell 11 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 20 2:08 PM. In Poetry, city, beauty, sunset, sky
• Bloody Sunday---/---Portland

  x♥x♥x♥x♥x

  by SarahEatsAirplane 86 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 12 9:03 PM. In Personal, Thoughts, Angst, Pain, Sad, Depression, Escape, city
• Rachel’S Rape.

  Rachel remembered the rape.
  She remembered the date,

  by Terry Collett 35 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 12 6:57 AM. In POEM, WOMAN, RAPE, CITY, NIGHTS, FEARS
• Farewell Chicago Fireflies

  Silences of the night
  And the fireflies are dancing,

  by Horanzu 33 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 4 2:14 AM. In Contest, Hope, Life, Dark, City, Nature
• The Ignorant City

  "We are prepared for any evil,
  Whatever terror passes our gates.

  by XxAmongtheBrokenxX 53 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 2 6:26 PM. In Contest, City, Evil
• Night City.

  You should really see this,
  Chino, the city at

  by Terry Collett 27 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 19 2:30 AM. In POEM, CITY, NIGHT, MAN, WOMAN, SIGHTS, SLEEP, LIFE
• Viewpoint.

  She can see from the window
  The city below and beyond,

  by Terry Collett 27 lines, on Feb 5 6:19 AM. In POEM, GIRL, DEPRESSION, BLUES, CITY, HUMANITY
• Tripping in Scottsdale

  Bodies made of glass, room swaying like a boat
  Floating all around as we parade around town

  by bad fish 16 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 28 10:09 AM. In Thoughts, City, 2c-i, Tripping, Drugs, Spiritual
• a park in new york

  we are swallowed by
  tall buildings

  by more like war 77 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 12 10:39 AM. In Nature, Life, City, Culture, Industry, Trees
• new years day

  full moon light pale
  young lady

  by neonblack 40 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 2 1:49 AM. In city
• an attempt to make the smog look beautiful.

  by And Hyetal 53 lines, 16 comments, on Dec 20 10:12 PM 2008. In city
• the gas pump kids.

  we pull up to the gas station at west 25th street and passyunk. south philadelphia. not the worst-not the best. "can i pump your gas for a dollar?" a little black boy needs extra change to live-just a dollar. just one do

  by tyedyehippy 0 lines, on Dec 19 12:43 PM 2008. In poverty, society, city, children
• The Doctor’s Smoke Break

  An uplifting look at the future

  by Cole 23 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 13 3:50 AM 2008. In Society, City, Overly Ironic Titles
• Language

  by katelynmcdougall 24 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 11 2:17 PM 2008. In Language, city, life
• New test-aments (just li' ol')

  Mediocre, the main stones of aroma-there’a’pie-ce
  Pick slabs up before the fix of concrete

  by LeanneBridgewater 14 lines, on Dec 3 1:16 PM 2008. In Thoughts, industry, city, flats, building, development, change, land, ages, time
• Whole

  Through cycles of growth and decay
  we change

  by mattwi1s0n 14 lines, on Nov 16 6:11 AM 2008. In Spiritual, Personal, soul, city, urban, Humanity
• Crew

  with thick black pens
  we scrawl our names

  by mattwi1s0n 16 lines, on Nov 16 6:07 AM 2008. In youth, urban, city, observation, society, england, graffiti
• Grace

  As she moves through the crowd
  her theramin footsteps

  by mattwi1s0n 18 lines, on Nov 12 3:38 PM 2008. In city, Personal, Spiritual, Longing, Love, grace, Inspirational
• Heartburn

  Another prototype rolls off the production line
  and the condensation of my naked ambition

  by mattwi1s0n 15 lines, on Nov 12 3:30 PM 2008. In Spiritual, Thoughts, city, Personal., Humanity, soul
• Falling For The Flames

  Let’s play a favourite game of ours.
  Under a clogging black sky,

  by CrazyXSincereXInsane 60 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 18 7:57 PM 2008. In Love, pryromaniac, fire, city, burning, happy, dying
• City Life

  (in haiku form)
  

  by vampedvixen 4 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 10 3:23 PM 2008. In haiku, city, nature, rain
• Night Alone.

  Sometimes at night
  You want nothing

  by Terry Collett 72 lines, on Oct 6 1:59 PM 2008. In POEM, NIGHT, ALONE, DAME, JAZZ, CITY
• The City Tribute

  by yiddishe-maydele 23 lines, on Oct 2 8:09 AM 2008. In Warsaw, City, Past, History
• Be' chucot Warsza (On the streets of Warsaw)

  by yiddishe-maydele 15 lines, on Oct 1 12:44 PM 2008. In Warsaw, city, past, getho
• The City Lights Shine On

  by bloved 14 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 22 6:18 PM 2008. In City, Personal, Thoughts, Dedication
• my nyc poems

  Down On Your Luck
  

  by Janicelucky 82 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 19 10:14 AM 2008. In life, hope, nyc, city, blues, new york, big apple, heart, head, thoughts
• Dragonfly

  Turquoise and gold landed on my sleeve today
  As I sat on the hard metal bench of the office building courtyard,

  by songstress 20 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 11 9:05 PM 2008. In dragonfly, city, noise, nature, juxtaposition
• City Lovers

  Maybe someday we'll settle down -
  Buy a country house,

  by TexasTUK 2 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 11 7:16 PM 2008. In Love, City
• City Life: Exciting and Sad

  by Kia Tenshi 24 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 11 5:50 PM 2008. In city, thoughts, deep, insight, metaphor, symbols, pain, dark, angst
• Waiting for Snow.

  There were the lights
  From the shops

  by Terry Collett 24 lines, on Sep 2 2:28 PM 2008. In POEM, CHRISTMAS, CITY, FAKE, LIGHTS
• Noise

  Swaying in the breeze
  The trees are speaking to me

  by miss-princess 26 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 25 1:26 AM 2008. In noise, city, birds, society, created
• New York Night

  Poem about the life of New York

  by Restless Emotions 28 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 22 9:48 PM 2008. In City, Contest, Thoughts, Description

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