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Best Danube River Poems


Shoes By the River
...In 1944 or so,
The Nazis did deliver
A group of Jews in Hungary
Into the Danube River.

They lined them up and shot them dead -
Not one did soldiers save -
A Jew was not considered worthy
Of a normal......

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Categories: danube river, history, places, travel, ,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cruising the Danube In Budapest
...Lighted Chain Bridge glints, enlivens, sparkles
Holding in view magnificent Matthias Church
And hillsides of Budapest in distinctive posture
Enchanted by milieu of ambiance on visions
In cultural......

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Categories: danube river, city, culture, river, travel,
Form: Verse
The Escape From the Turkish Slavery
...The Escape from the Turkish Slavery
(Ukrainian historic folk song)

There broke into the Tartar sprites,
And they captured my daughter, nice,
Marusyna, my daughter, dear,
I remained with one so......

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Categories: danube river, history, slavery,
Form: Ballad

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member Novi Sad, Saddened
...Another chapter
In our human race
4,211 murdered
In this Novi Sad place

Serb, Jewish
And Roma ethnicity
Gunned down
In massacre simplicity

In the Danube River
It's icy depths
Over four ......

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Categories: danube river, angst, death, history, life,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry