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Military Poems | Examples of Military Poetry

Military Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about the military. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for military.
O Battle Rage
Sing out loud like might beasts do comrades & me, in no retreat, of battles in past and others to be so no other cannon-fodder, of passion & quest, curry within, like tormented Reese, haunting memory’s...Read the rest...
Categories: military, 10th grade, conflict, courage,
Form: Free verse



Never Forget Always Remember
It's memorial day Don't forget it's not OK To think it's just a day for you To enjoy a BBQ And have an extra long weekend Forgetting lives lost who defend Your freedom and paid the price With their unselfish sacrifice Keep them...Read the rest...
Categories: military, appreciation, death, hero, memorial
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Beautiful Bruised Brain
Igniting pain retrieving the chemical imbalance in my brain soft tissue itched my frontal lobe leaned over my forehead as my temporal lobe offered little comfort in cognitive skills my optic nerve damage piercing pain...Read the rest...
Categories: military, america, beautiful, memorial day,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Will Wait For You
I Will Wait For You Vs1. I've been searching this long, lonesome time To find the One who will forever be mine Even though we haven't met My heart is steady and my mind is set To our future love,...Read the rest...
Categories: military, death, devotion, family, longing,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member General George S Patton
High ranking General George S. Patton. His mission the enemy to flatten. To his troops he exclaimed without blinking, If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn’t thinking. ...Read the rest...
Categories: military,
Form: Clerihew



Premium Member A honey baked life
Promised a honey baked life by Uncle Sam, a V.A. loan, and a mini-van. Three kids and a fenced yard. It should be attainable to those who worked so hard. They served, they sacrificed as mother's wept, came home to be...Read the rest...
Categories: america, military,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member SPECIAL AGENT GONE BAD
SPECIAL AGENT ALAN KING FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE I ALWAYS KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF WITH ALAN I MEAN AFTER ALL HE WAS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR WANNABE MOBSTERS CIRO GARGANO WHO TRULY BELIEVED...Read the rest...
Categories: america, anxiety, military, thank
Form: Free verse
The Battle
Pikes held high, Flags fill the sky, Drummer boys sound the beat, Musket men are on their feet. White smoke swirls, ram down the ball really hard, Pour in the gunpowder to make the charge. Front rank kneel, back rank stand...Read the rest...
Categories: military, anxiety, death, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member FBI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS CRISIS TEAM IDENTITY FRAUD AGAINST CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCES
CRISIS TEAM: HELLO WE ARE HERE TO HELP AGENT BROWN: HELLO I'M AGENT BROWN IN DIRE NEED OF THE FBI HELP AFTER I CONTACTED THE FBI ABOUT THE ARSON MURDERER OF 9 CIRO GARGANO AND HIS...Read the rest...
Categories: america, analogy, anxiety, military,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Band of brothers diamante
Author Ste.phen ambrose Band...Read the rest...
Categories: military, character, film, inspirational, memorial
Form: Diamante
Premium Member FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS
CRISIS SESSION FBI HUMAN RESOURCE DIVISION NON-REDACTED FBI: HELLO WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY AGENT BROWN: HELLO THIS IS AGANT BROWN AND THAT DARK PLACE IS RETURNING AGAIN I AM IN CRISIS AGAIN FBI: OKAY WE ARE HERE...Read the rest...
Categories: military, america, analogy, anxiety, mental
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Don't Underestimate
Don't you think blindly The rifle has its own eye To kill somebody....Read the rest...
Categories: confidence, fear, integrity, military,
Form: Haiku
Chasing
First, the bear chase you Then, put down spear close to Aiming for the chest....Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, courage, engagement, military,
Form: Haiku
Price For Freedom
We bury our friends Those in green suits bet the price Up close, I surmise....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, freedom, military, perspective,
Form: Haiku
The Aviators' Alphabet
A is for Airspeed who graduated from Oxford B is for Bristol with their whispering giants C is for Convair and Canadair also B recalls Boulton-Paul who built many Defiants. D for De...Read the rest...
Categories: military, conflict, flying, history, howl,
Form: Abecedarian

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