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Alamo Poems - Poems about Alamo


Red Banner, No Quarter
Early on a cold March morning a handful of men took a stand in the year of eighteen thirty six when a sabre drew a line in the sand it was victory or death for the valiant few outnumbered and out-gunned surrender and be spared an ultimatum they knew with a cannon shot by Travis it was shunned even as the day was...

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Categories: alamo, celebrity, conflict, death, usa,
Form: Rhyme
Texas Proud
In Texas we have our heroes, And of them we’re mighty proud— There’s the Alamo in San Antone, Where our cannons spoke out loud. We’re proud to be called Texans, We’re proud to be called free; We’re the best state in the Union— On that we all agree. Texas is the Lone Star State, Together we shall stand, For it’s the folks of Texas That make...

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Categories: alamo, celebration, patriotic, pride,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Remember the Alamo
What Col. William Barrett Travis might have said to the defenders of the Alamo on March 5, 1836, the twelfth day of the siege. Remember the Alamo ...

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Categories: alamo, courage, freedom, hero, war,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member The Alamo
An earthen gray memorial stands alone against A rugged desert landscape, built by the mortal Hands of the faithful. No bells do ring, in the churches steeple, but in the Heart of Texas it's sounding message can never Be silenced, remember the Alamo. For the fighting men of valor's honors sacrificed, All for liberation's call to freedom. Listen to their whispering voices, traveling ...

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Categories: alamo, america, history, imagery, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Remember the Alamo
The Texans weren't supposed to be Holding the old mission. Sam Houston sent Jim Bowie there. Said he had a vision. Bowie wanted to save the fort. So did Colonel Travis. They say when Santa Anna came Carnage there was massive. Two hundred men would die that day. One was Davey Crockett. He couldn't save the Alamo. Too few men...

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Categories: alamo, courage, death, war, men,
Form: Quatrain



The Alamo
With his finger on the trigger He pulled the hammer down He waited for the orders From the Colonel to come around A small band of soldiers Who were farmers just before No emblems on their shoulders No bright and shining swords They had joined together And would fight til the end At a Mission down in Texas They knew they must defend They were well out...

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Categories: alamo, history, prayer,
Form: Cowboy Poetry

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