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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
War and Peace	Harvey, Eugene	Free verse	death, life, peace, war,
A Billion Lives	Harvey, Eugene	Free verse	death, war,
Palm Sunday	seal, george	Villanelle	war,
Korea	holmes, peter	Free verse	memory, military, veterans day,
The Weary Soldier	Jennings, Marilyn	Free verse	leadership, visionary, war,
Splash	holmes, peter	Free verse	war,
Strange Coldness Perplexing	Halling, Carl	Free verse	care, conflict, cool, england,
The Governments Plan	Tesfaye, Haile	I do not know?	violence, war, wisdom, world,
Monochrome	holmes, peter	Free verse	image, war,
SHE HAS THE ANSWERS	jimmy boom semtex, nick armbrister	Verse	angst, conflict, dark, death,
Queen Elizabeth I: a condensed sonnet	Nguyen, Ngoc	Sonnet	daughter, england, father, father
On a Soldier's Death	Pokrajac, Jovana	Couplet	death, fear, freedom, hero,
On Taking Life	Pokrajac, Jovana	Blank verse	absence, anger, death, feelings,
A Matter of Global Priorities: a condensed sonnet	Nguyen, Ngoc	Sonnet	earth, philosophy, poverty, space,
Memory	holmes, peter	Free verse	beauty, war,
Within My Soul - 5	Darcy, Vicki	Rhyme	war, world,
Lest We Forget	Wright, Tom	Rhyme	grave, hero, war,
The Eyes Tell It	Wright, Tom	Rhyme	war,
On Nature's Stance	Pokrajac, Jovana	Blank verse	beautiful, conflict, fear, history,
WE	RINALDI, RUDOLPH	Blank verse	insect, life, peace, truth,
War	Makama, Funom	Senryu	violence, war,
Columns and Ranks, Fog of War intermingled	Halliday, Mark J.	Quatern	beach, death, england, history,
Keeping Time	Sewell, A. H.	Free verse	nature, political, psychological, society,
When wil war end	Rios, Yeisiel	I do not know?	anger, dark, war,
The Rubicon	seal, george	Villanelle	war,
The Spoon	holmes, peter	Free verse	death, heartbreak, war,
Bella Horrida Bella	dela Cruz, Jeffrey	Elegy	anger, military, war,
Belligerence	Makama, Funom	Senryu	abuse, anger, bullying, emotions,
The Somme	seal, george	Villanelle	war,
World Horror Must End	Stoner Jr, Robert	Rhyme	international, peace, poetry, war,
Close Enough To Hear Men's Screams	holmes, peter	Verse	horror, men, military, war,
Feral	Mansukhani , Annalisa	Free verse	life, war, world,
Battle of Shanghai	Bankson, David	Free verse	death, eulogy, fire, grief,
Children Of War	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	children, war,
Not Far from Hue	holmes, peter	Free verse	anxiety, veterans day, war,
Sit For Short Spell	Horn, James	Couplet	philosophy, war,
Hate Provokes Hate	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	august, conflict, death, imagery,
Those Left Standing	Wright, Tom	Free verse	bereavement, freedom, holiday, military,
FOR THE BOYS TO MEN OF MOZAMBIQUE	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	africa, children, irony, war,
CRY THE BELOVED CONTENENT	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	africa, black african american,
A Hush Of Stars	Rose, Mystic	Free verse	love, war,
The Sixties	Wilson, Deb	Rhyme	america, music, time, war,
Bring It On	Breidenthal, Laura	Rhyme	abuse, adventure, devotion, gothic,
Vietnam vets story	Duggan, Peter	Rhyme	anger, angst, soldier, stress,
Biophilia	Ben, Su	Free verse	death, life, men, nature,
Where Angels Fear To Tread	Smith, Darlene	Rhyme	angel, children, native american,
The 40s	relish, poesy	I do not know?	loss, war,
Violent Faith	Jennings, Marilyn	Free verse	spiritual, visionary, war,
This Little Pole Boy	Mojahed, Kasra	Rhyme	abuse, anti bullying, bullying,
Politicians Tool	Tesfaye, Haile	Rhyme	political, war,
I Am Borg	Boddie, Savoy	I do not know?	allusion, character, parody, science
The 90s	Halliday, Mark J.	Quatrain	america, children, conflict, family,
Two-liner	Ward, Julia	Free verse	war,
A warm jungle	Turney, Trent	Sonnet	conflict, death, hurt, political,
Where Now Sings The Sweetest Morning Lark	Lindley, Robert	Rhyme	absence, bereavement, conflict, death,
Stormbreaker	Birchmore, Michael	Free verse	boat, conflict, war,
WAR SLAVE	Larson, Paula	Monorhyme	conflict, war,
War Has Come	Hetrick, Serina	ABC	violence, war,
NEWS Nowadays	hunjeri, njeri	I do not know?	anger, culture, history, religion,
Ukraine in Flames	Severova, Angelina	Ballade	patriotic, war,
An Angel in Disguise	holmes, peter	Free verse	angel, bible, conflict, religion,
Harmony	Dicdican, Mel	Rhyme	conflict, courage, death, dedication,
Battle at Willow Tree	Marie, Theresa	Rhyme	fantasy, imagination, war,
My Lai 1968	holmes, peter	Free verse	betrayal, death, horror, war,
PEERLESS	Maverick, Joe	Rhyme	memory, war,
Reality Of War	Fernando, Malith	Lyric	death, god, war,
Tears of the War	A. Sharma, Dr. Upma	Tanka	courage, war,
WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN - UNSUNG HEROES	Poshiwa, Herzel	Free verse	africa, courage, slavery, strength,
Namesake	Halliday, Mark J.	Tanka	family, father, grandson, history,
Harvest of Delight	Nagle, Liva Evita	Free verse	change, culture, death, dedication,
After the Mushroom Clouds Have Gone	holmes, peter	Free verse	death, environment, holocaust, home,
The Beautiful Man	holmes, peter	Free verse	celebration, courage, death, war,
Young Ali Abass	Rees, Leighton	Rhyme	courage, hero, sympathy, war,
haiku anti war	CHAKRABARTY, RAJAT KANTI	Haiku	war,
They will never be like us	Beaufort, Duke	Limerick	philosophy, war,
Pies Politics And Birds	Schumacker, Earl	Free verse	adventure, bird, celebrity, corruption,
Who are you, Sire	Otong, Amor	Verse	betrayal, power, war,
the order	matthews, john	Free verse	war,
I persist in crediting	dhaou, Abdelwaheb	Free verse	war,
news time	jimmy boom semtex, nick armbrister	Verse	anger, angst, conflict, death,
young eyes	jimmy boom semtex, nick armbrister	Verse	analogy, boat, conflict, death,
Interview With The Commander Of A Western Suicide Bomber	Spangles, Suki	Lyric	humor, humorous, irony, lyric,
Fighters	Chase, Annabeth	Free verse	anxiety, emotions, pain, war,
God Isn't Great	jimmy boom semtex, nick armbrister	Prose	anger, angst, anxiety, conflict,
44	Strauss, Lei	I do not know?	war,
Jack the hero	Mojahed, Kasra	Rhyme	city, dark, death, war,
I Truly Do Care	Lowe-West, Kimberly	Lyric	freedom, grief, i love
Sent To War	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	conflict, history, military, war,
Yankee Papa Thirteen	holmes, peter	Free verse	anger, loss, war,
Bestial History Recycling	Roark, Odin	Free verse	war,
Official Merchandise: Shut Up And Sing	Spangles, Suki	Lyric	history, political, power, society,
Sniper	holmes, peter	Free verse	war,
Golden Army	Kopec, Patrycjusz	Rhyme	fantasy, war,
It's Dangerous To Dream	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	conflict, hero, imagery, loneliness,
Sarajevo	Mackie, Kirsten	Blank verse	anger, history, travel, war,
What Makes a Nation	Mackie, Kirsten	Haiku	conflict, freedom, history, political,
Smokestacks of Auschwitz	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	abuse, holocaust, war,
Hateful and Pain	Rosa, Amy	Free verse	divorce, hate, heartbreak, loneliness,
The Ronson	holmes, peter	Free verse	death, war,
War	Hamilton, Shadow	Tetractys	war,

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