Best Army Poems
Below are the all-time best Army poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of army poems written by PoetrySoup members
ShadowIt was a glorious summer day and I woke up with the lark
Got my wheelchair ready and then headed to the park
I noticed a girl...
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Categories:
army, dog, memory, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
This Spring the Poppies BloomedA field afire
papery petals glow like ruby votive candles
a collection of cupped solar flames
vowed to shine despite the dew before dawn
evaporating any doubt the sun...
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Categories:
army, beauty, flower, life, love,
Form:
Free verse
African Anthologywalking gracefully
with a pendulum movement ~
a herd of giraffes
the mass migration
crocodiles at the river~
food for the taking
gazelles are running ...
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Categories:
army, africa, animal, nature, water,
Form:
Haiku
The HomecomingIt was in late October in the year nineteen seventy three
That the war in South Vietnam was finally over for me
I boarded the seven o...
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Categories:
army, america, father, home, mother,
Form:
Narrative
RegretWhy I did it, I don’t know
Tornado of regret tortures my heart
On a moonless night, he approached
Limping toward me as I pumped gas
Why was...
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Categories:
army, angst,
Form:
Free verse
The Joy Killing Poet**Back smile/smile Back **
With your heads way up your :]ssa[:
You will never accomplish the win
I got shots that will protect me from your rabid...
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Categories:
army, adventure, deep, hate, irony,
Form:
Epic
WindowpanesAn ancient river, centuries-old shops and restaurants steeped in a 2000-year history and
culture set the scene. The ambiance seemed divinely contrived to facilitate the...
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Categories:
army, caregiving, friendship, hope, introspection,
Form:
Quatrain
Prides of PoseidonWhen sea gods invisibly show their glory
They’re escorted by their elusive sea army;
Vow before them, their loud rhapsodic chords play,
As heard in light of blue...
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Categories:
army, beauty, nature, sea,
Form:
Sonnet
Heroes
Heroes
When need arises they rise up in every town
No matter the toll it takes, they just carry on,
But not everyone will recognize who they are
For...
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Categories:
army, hero,
Form:
Verse
QuirksSome people frankly write about their quirks.
If I had any, I would tell you so.
Though no outlandish trait within me lurks,
some folks think I’m a...
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Categories:
army, relationship, repetition,
Form:
Rhyme
T'Was the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, all children were in bed
Elves were loading the sleigh, for Santa's big night ahead
A heavy fall of fresh snow had...
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Categories:
army, christmas, humor,
Form:
Narrative
A TributeThis is a well deserved tribute that I'd like to share
For those wonderful people working in our health care
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and admin staff too...
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Categories:
army, people, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Olena and PavloOlena Rudenko met Pavlo Lavinski whilst at Kyiv University
Pavlo told all his friends that she's definitely the girl for me
They got on well then...
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Categories:
army, death, love, soldier, violence,
Form:
Narrative
Rainbow TreeOh my regal Eucalyptus friend,
Your tall rainbow trunk is rooted deep,
Stationary, yet your tree tops bend
In constant unison with the wind.
My camera can’t capture your...
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Categories:
army, nature, rainbow, tree,
Form:
Rhyme
One MasterI signed a contract with the state
to use my body as they will.
My mind they did manipulate.
In the name of freedom, I would kill.
I never...
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Categories:
army, baptism, god, military, soldier,
Form:
Rhyme