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Short history poem by Brian Strand | Go to this short poem

ps THE LONG MARCH

a

foot print

in history


Short history poem by harry horsman | Go to this short poem

Behind every great man

Solomon the wisest man in history
had many wives.


Short history poem by Contina Savage | Go to this short poem

Insufficient Funds

A
Debt will 
Shame
Your history
of your dreams.


Short history poem by Brian Strand | Go to this short poem

ON AUTOCHROME PLATES

A sepia scene
from history-
leaps to the
here and
now.


Short history poem by Mac McGovern | Go to this short poem

Ancient History

ancient history
defining our past mistakes
will be repeated


Short history poem by J B | Go to this short poem

9/11

for those that were lost
a day for remembering
haunting history


Short history poem by Typhani Roberson | Go to this short poem

Love Unrequited

Love unrequited

Quite the history to tell

Epic of hearts' ails


Short history poem by Olajide Adelana | Go to this short poem

Making History

It's impossible to make history 
with a pencil that has no eraser.


Short history poem by Judy Konos | Go to this short poem

Poetry Zone

Soup is Drama Free 
You MUST speak respectfully 
Or you're History!


Short history poem by Nigel Fox | Go to this short poem

Anne de Montmorency


Of old history I’m a bit of a fan
Here’s old Anne but he’s a man


Short history poem by SillyBilly theKidster | Go to this short poem

History

We who do not learn from history
are doomed to repeat it consistantly.


Short history poem by RALPH TAYLOR | Go to this short poem

Marriage Vow

My Life is my past

Your Life is your history

Our Life - our future


Short history poem by Tatyana Carney | Go to this short poem

Hawaiian Sand

Feet on black beaches
bits of history, lava sand
igniting burnt soles.


Short history poem by Marty Owens | Go to this short poem

History of Life Pt 1

Pigs in a mud hole, Glorious in contentment. Ah, but soon bacon!


Short history poem by Tahera Mannan | Go to this short poem

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
ancient history
seen in museums
wouldn’t be much fun
if alive


Short history poem by CM Verma | Go to this short poem

Account

Old woman
deep eyes , over sky
looking back history
balance sheet of life.


Short history poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

Through The GripsTime

Breaking the line 
Throught the 
Grips of time
What chance
Does history takes


Short history poem by jay del fierro | Go to this short poem

Modus Operandi....a diatribe

          Face of history,
   unmasking the virulent
    action remains same....


Short history poem by Jesse Jones | Go to this short poem

Untitled #160 / Centuries of history

Centuries of history
roll past on a film reel,
moment after
moment after
moment


Short history poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

Faces of Mankind

The history of time
Are the thick lines
Engraved on
The stones 
Face of
Mankind


Short history poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

The Tainted Moon

the cost of war
let history
settle her
score but
leave behind
the tainted 
moon


Short history poem by Michael Degenhardt | Go to this short poem

Gift

Yesterday is but history

Tomorrow, but a mystery

Today, well that is the present


Short history poem by Robb A. Kopp | Go to this short poem

History Revisits

It’s here once again
Some will lose fewer will win
A Great Depression

By Robb A. Kopp


Short history poem by Robb A. Kopp | Go to this short poem

Red Clouds…


Stained wash closet sink
Crimson tears tell the story
Stormy history

By Robb A. Kopp


Short history poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

The Edge of Greatness

Time living On the The edge Of greatness Letting history Extend her hands


Short history poem by kurtis scott aka curtis futch jr | Go to this short poem

GET HOOK

learm of your history
of your race and there pace
and what they face
pick up a book
read 
GET HOOK


Short history poem by Gregory Golden | Go to this short poem

This Quilt of History

Past and present
Are connected
Through this
Quilt of history, but
The future shall
Keep hope alive


Short history poem by chamonique knowles | Go to this short poem

history repeats but I only have one heart

a small voice inside me
whispers
"hes perfect"
all I can say in return is 
"you said that last time"


Short history poem by Cheryl Glans | Go to this short poem

Tears

Tears, I hide
Fears I did not see
Blinded by my pride
Now my tears run free
And my fears are history 


Short history poem by Bhavna khemlani | Go to this short poem

Words

Once blurted without caution,
It creates history enveloped in anguish
Only leaving you will bring serenity.


Short history poem by Lizzie Treetop | Go to this short poem

Life's Merry Go-Round

Hope it springs eternal
Though everything stays the same
Study ancient history
We're like moths to the flame.


Short history poem by Atef Ayadi | Go to this short poem

Eileen & Maya

Maya civilization
Disappeared 
With no apparent reasons
As well as Eileen.
Does the history
Repeat itself?


Short history poem by tod gaines | Go to this short poem

The power of the Pen

Write, right, long time wrong
Pen,write,right.
It's written wrong,our history
Pick up the pen.
Write it right.


Short history poem by Melissa Ross | Go to this short poem

Light Show Splendor

Comets preach beauty,
While they press on,
Through space,
The stars,
Speak of ancient history,
As they glow.


Short history poem by Arnisha Paxman | Go to this short poem

India

Market stalls laden

with history: indigo,

red ochre and turmeric,

pungent and bright –

jewellery around her neck.


Short history poem by Emma Buckeridge | Go to this short poem

Ancient Beasts

They met among the stars
These two ancient beasts
On rustic lands and far from sea
Throughout prehistoric history


Short history poem by James Fraser | Go to this short poem

Caisteal Tioram

Our history shows
Many clannish castles fell
Dereliction death



http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/scotland-3.php


Short history poem by Debbie Guzzi | Go to this short poem

---blood red poppies

blood red poppies
lay across the battlefield
crows caw

*inspired by Charles Henderson
 thanks for the history lesson!


Short history poem by Jeremy henderson | Go to this short poem

education

it seems like i study alot
and history most have forgot
if we never learn
our planet will burn
education. our only shot


Short history poem by Vernette Hutcherson | Go to this short poem

History

That events in life can re-occur
Isn't a great big mystery
It isn't history repeating itself
It's people repeating history


Short history poem by Faire Lucas | Go to this short poem

flowers grow old

flowers
beautiful, bold
flowing, living, breathing
life, nature, history, time
fighting, trying, decaying
soft, brown
dead


Short history poem by kurtis scott aka curtis futch jr | Go to this short poem

BLACK HISTORY SPEAKS OUT

they was of the pass
what they done  is a gas
it got the world hook
will go in history books
know doubt
BLACK HISTORY
SPEAKS OUT


Short history poem by Carolyn Devonshire | Go to this short poem

Poetry Pages

Legends, mysteries
Spiritual history
And rhymes from the heart



*Descriptions of "poetry book" 
for Linda-Marie's contest


Short history poem by Brittany Moon | Go to this short poem

To Be Remembered

Live a life to be remembered by,
In good terms not in bad ones.
For to be remembered in history,
Is a reward few people earn.


Short history poem by kurtis scott aka curtis futch jr | Go to this short poem

DAY CHRIST WAS BORN

thur the history book
when they look
it was in the night
under the moon light
and the world was
torn
the
DAY CHRIST WAS BORN


Short history poem by Aerin Hastings | Go to this short poem

History

Clicks and bells,
Time and effort,
To write and to learn.
While holding close,
With such passion and care,
My piece of history.


Short history poem by ... Gigno | Go to this short poem

Winding Past

Along its carved, storied history
Winds a river eroding with time
Leaving behind unforgotten trails
Once ago, peacefully flowing by


Short history poem by kareena green | Go to this short poem

Something So Natural

All The Love That History Knows,
Is Said To Be In Every Rose,
Yet All That Could Be Found In Two,
Is Less Than What I Feel For You ,


Short history poem by deb radke | Go to this short poem

History Lesson

History is an open book
If we would just turn the pages.
Perhaps it is fear that prevents a look
At life throughout the ages?




Short history poem by Christopher Flaherty | Go to this short poem

God's Riddle

Has history's lessons not taught us
That hell is beneath us
The heavens above us
and placed man in the middle
To ponder God's Riddle


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