Login
|
Join PoetrySoup
Home
Submit Poems
Login
Sign Up
Member Home
My Poems
My Quotes
My Profile & Settings
My Inboxes
My Outboxes
Soup Mail
Contest Results/Status
Contests
Poems
Poets
Famous Poems
Famous Poets
Dictionary
Types of Poems
Videos
Resources
Syllable Counter
Articles
Forum
Blogs
Poem of the Day
New Poems
Anthology
Grammar Check
Greeting Card Maker
Classifieds
Quotes
Short Stories
Member Area
Member Home
My Profile and Settings
My Poems
My Quotes
My Short Stories
My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder
Soup Social
Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us
Member Poems
Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Random
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread
Member Poets
Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest
Famous Poems
Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100
Famous Poets
Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War
Poetry Resources
Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Email Poem
Your IP Address: 18.226.159.13
Your Email Address:
Required
Email Address Not Valid.
To Email Address:
Email Address Not Valid.
Required
Subject
Required
Personal Note:
Poem Title:
Poem
It was a long and turbulent year Beset with death, war and crime. Oh! Where do we journey from here? Alas, a New Year begins its chimes. Last January misfortune began North Korea captured the Pueblo ship While Americans soldiers died in Vietnam The Hippies embraced the LSD trip. Chaos and dissent forged its plans When February embraced the year With death from khe sang in Vietnam American widows shed their tears. March was a month of political storm As L.B.J. gave a farewell speech Kennedy's campaign in this month was born As 500 americans died in Nam each week April, April! Why did you come? Riots and hatred to your month belong April, April You've finally gone You have taken Martin to his eternal kingdom Resurrection City enveloped May A bloody winter lapsed to a Silent Spring most everyone mourning Martin,s grave What more anquish can this year bring? June has arrived and consumed with tears Oh! Where, Oh Where has Bobby gone? Another disaster has come this year Is the darkest hour before the dawn? Hunger in Biafra envelop July preppies and youth embrace the Pill We 'll find peace, if we try alas in Nam there is more to kill. August so sad, no end in sight Chicago's the place for riots and tears When will the sun shatter the night? What more can happen this fateful year? Melancholy breezed through September The turbulent Summer has finally past Humanity will long remember The blood,sweat and tears, which had been cast. October was a month for prosperity and peace Our Astronauts exploring space Jackie Kennedy wed a man from Greece Laurels for U.S. Olympians achieving !st Place. November arrived, the moon shining bright President Nixon will rule the nation The year long storm fading with the night As a New Year waits in anticipation December calmly found it's place North Korea returned the Pueblo Ship American astronauts soaring into space landing on the moon at a record pace Farewell,farewell 1968 Your year has succumbed to the past The yearlong storm we'll soon forsake The tears and death for which you cast. The earth revolves around the sun America,America forever lives on It's a time of peace for everyone as we embrace a New Year's dawn.
CAPTCHA Preview
Type the characters you see in the picture
Required