Best Chaplain Poems
Below are the all-time best Chaplain poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of chaplain poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Chaplainlooking for your name
on the dark Wall
those sudden back slaps
waking me to a world
I thought knew...
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Categories:
chaplain, appreciation, death, war,
Form:
Tanka
The Army ChaplainTooled up, the army chaplain
Is wielding the words of God
Straight in for the kill
With ‘The work of His will’
And ‘He came not with peace but...
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Categories:
chaplain, angst, bible, conflict, military,
Form:
Limerick
Random Entries From My Diary"I never travel without my diary - One should have something sensational to read"
...Oscar Wilde, 1891
30 May 48: I graduated from high school today...
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Categories:
chaplain, funnyschool, family, family, may,
Form:
Couplet
Empty BootsThe empty boots, neatly laced and, alas, now on display,
Belonged to a gallant soldier who died the other day.
Another patriot gave his all in the...
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Categories:
chaplain, funeral, loss, sad, ,
Form:
Rhyme
The Dayi was there the day she died
the day she breathed her last
i prayed the Lord she'd suffer not
it's happening too fast
we both agreed no life...
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Categories:
chaplain, bereavement, death, farewell, goodbye,
Form:
Light Verse
The Living DeadHeld behind cold stone walls,
In silence, marched to work.
The shabby dressed walked prison halls,
Hell waits for those who shirk.
Breaking rocks or picking rope,
Naught to eat...
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Categories:
chaplain, judgement, prison,
Form:
Rhyme
Apostrophe To DadI think of how it was ten years ago
just after you departed.
All your close friends spoke
of your "complexity"
and we knew what it meant.
I look far...
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Categories:
chaplain, tribute, time,
Form:
Free verse
A Dad's Letter To His MarineSon, I'm so proud that you elected to serve in the United States Marines.
Military service is a family tradition - it just happens to be...
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Categories:
chaplain, father, son, war, war,
Form:
Rhyme
No More Love PoemNO MORE LOVE POEM
“”..... Ander her picture when she cut her wrists and so the kid saw the picture and his prick went Whoop Whoop...
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Categories:
chaplain, girlfriend-boyfriend, me, love, me,
Form:
Idyll (Idyl)
The Cigar BoxThe cigar box reposed upon the closet shelf for nigh on fifty years.
Oft his family wondered what it held. Perhaps some treasured souvenirs?
The old...
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Categories:
chaplain, father, nostalgiadad, family, old,
Form:
Rhyme
Story of a Condemned CriminalStory of a Condemned Criminal
In a secluded investigatory chamber
a veteran detective is conducting an examination
on a suspect who insists he did not commit the...
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Categories:
chaplain, death, discrimination, satire,
Form:
Free verse
Your Little One- For a Baby ShowerYour little one is on her way
To change your world from night to day
To show you how to laugh and play
Your little one is on...
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Categories:
chaplain, baby,
Form:
Rhyme
She Whispered I Love YouShe Whispered “I Love You” (MJH 20150619)
She whispered “I love you”
As we danced real close.
She caught me by surprise,
As I looked into her eyes,
And...
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Categories:
chaplain, children, family, happiness, lost
Form:
I do not know?
The Jellyfish ChroniclesBeneath my tendrils,
Hidden by waves of despair
Lie Souls lost in storms nightmare
No cross, or family visitors,
Except crabs and eels
And curious seals
Picking away at...
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Categories:
chaplain, nature, sea, sea, mother,
Form:
Free verse
Courage ReturnedPain and struggle sometimes do take hold
Alone, terrible thoughts can take flight
Isolation intensifies, I feel so cold
A never ending descent into the night.
When a gentle...
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Categories:
chaplain, courage, faith,
Form:
Sonnet