Best Casualties Poems
Below are the all-time best Casualties poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of casualties poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Casualness of Casualties
In the intimate interlace of chance and fate, in the ultimate interplay of time and place, and with the consummate checkmate of my human dignity,...
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Categories:
casualties, death, evil, family, fate,
Form:
Haibun
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:
casualties, dog, memory, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
Waging WarIf you're going to wage a war, there's a few things you must do
Like having robust logistics in place and a battle hardened crew
You'll need...
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Categories:
casualties, conflict, people, soldier, war,
Form:
Rhyme
When the Gift of Giving Has GoneHave you longed to give your heart just for the sake of giving?
Withheld for years, for pain and tears spark fear that steals from living...
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Categories:
casualties, depression, hope, humanity, love,
Form:
Rhyme
I See Myself In Her-For Melissa
She asked me how long does it take to heal
In what time allotment, exactly, will it take
For forgetfulness to become a reoccurrence
A blessing for...
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Categories:
casualties, friendship, hope, loss, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Invasion of UkraineOn the twenty fourth of February in twenty twenty two
Russia invaded Ukraine and fierce fighting did ensue
Vladimir Putin it seems, wants to restore the...
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Categories:
casualties, conflict, death, military, murder,
Form:
Rhyme
Hello Bad BoysFINAL EPISODE OF PURE FANTASY
Hello Bad Boys!
The starry, twilight zone high above, this night
With it’s shooting stars, and the moon, so bright,
Looked heavenly, even Venus,...
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Categories:
casualties, earth,
Form:
Free verse
A world without war
Take me to a safe haven,
without soldiers at borders.
Where human rights empower nationality.
No one judges on colour or creed,
nor which super power you follow.
In a...
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Categories:
casualties, peace, war,
Form:
Free verse
ArlingtonRow by row for miles it seems
perfectly aligned, the white stones rise
Stoic symbols of brave men and women
a sight...
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Categories:
casualties, military, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme
I Am So TiredI am tired of counting the red dwarf stars in the Milky Way.
I am tired of counting the 7 years of grain in Pharaoh's silos.
I...
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Categories:
casualties, bereavement, dark, death, depression,
Form:
Free verse
GoneGone are the demons, gone are the gangs
No more mafia in their ranks.
Gone are the criminals, don't need police.
Don't need lawyers, those reformed make...
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Categories:
casualties, bible, hope,
Form:
Free verse
The Path Most TakenOn the gurgling remains of Winter
as she seeps back into the earth
on a path around a lake
flanked by the...
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Categories:
casualties, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Hate Provokes HateThe air splits as jets rip the sky
as death pilots every flight tonight.
And fearing that everyone may die,
panicking people scatter in fright.
Harboring hate, oft levies...
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Categories:
casualties, august, conflict, death, imagery,
Form:
Quatrain
Madelyn BlonskeyI was Second Lieutenant of the Army Nurse Corps,
At Pearl Harbour when it was attacked and bombed;
I was in my room at the nurses’...
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Categories:
casualties, death, dedication, devotion, health,
Form:
Quatrain
Consider ThenNews flash
Paris attacks;
Violence strikes
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Innocent deaths
Terror unveils;
Death delivers
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Madness conspires
Human debris;
Bigotry unleashed
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Evil men scheme
Distorted agendas;
Self-destruct roams
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Good people die
Bloodbath escalates;
Terror unleashed
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Signs of our times
Deceptive turbulence;
Mortal casualties
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Moods swayed
Fear catapults;
Distorted...
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Categories:
casualties, change,
Form:
Haiku