Poems About: CITY

I am a poet of the Hudson River and the heights above it,
the lights, the stars, and the bridges
I am also by self-appointment the laureate of the Atlantic
-of the peoples' hearts, crossing it read more »

You are my city
The gaudy glow of neon light
that dispels the darkness of the night read more »

In my glass city
All songs are kiss
All looks mean love
So no one needs to look for a word read more »

From this city I want to flee,
to find a place of some solace,
not again I want to return,
where city lights sometimes blind people. read more »

You never will find their names on a memorial wall
And any memories of them historians never do recall
The builders of the City who lay with the unsung
Many of them came from distant shores and spoke in a foreign tongue read more »

Worcester, the city of noise,
Walking along these city streets,
Seeing people busy,
pacing, read more »

CITY of ships!
(O the black ships! O the fierce ships!
O the beautiful, sharp-bow'd steam-ships and sail-ships!) read more »

Down at suicide city,
Null of pride and past all pity.
Suicide city:
A stressed out Walter Mitty, read more »

Me to myself in this bustling city
The only place I can be truly happy
A city of many sides, calm or busy
A city of many atmospheres, alive or moody read more »

I love the night
Because when the city sleeps
It's never more awake
It's like a whole new world comes to life read more »

This city's still standing
But I can't see why
All this chaos and Sin
We're burning alive read more »

You are not just a city,
You are more than that,
Much, much more,
For you are the very heart of God. read more »