Best Hiroshima Poems
Below are the all-time best Hiroshima poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of hiroshima poems written by PoetrySoup members
Hiroshimaa motionless pond
reflects an unblemished sky
where war once swallowed the sun -
blossoms drift like tears
skimming over ancient wounds
while doves fly against the wind
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For Brian...
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Categories:
hiroshima, war,
Form:
Sedoka
HiroshimaI was caught off guard by the everlasting effect of your smile.
In all honesty I thought I was prepared for the well placed explosion that...
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Categories:
hiroshima, black african american, for
Form:
Free verse
Where Freedom Finds the FireYou'll find it in the crimson eyes
of a throwaway photo somehow frozen in time.
When the past painted us like demons
with secret fury.
And you'll find it...
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Categories:
hiroshima, allegory, analogy, beauty, deep,
Form:
Romanticism
I Have Been To Places of Great DeathI have been to places of great death:
walking the battlefield at Gettysburg,
as a lusty young man of no firm belief
who stepped between the great rocks
of...
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Categories:
hiroshima, allegory, angel, death, love,
Form:
Free verse
Onslaught#One should be cautious in starting a war, but
once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly#
#Quote by Hirohito circa...
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Categories:
hiroshima, allusion, america, world war
Form:
Rhyme
Abandoned CitiesFUKUSHIMA, OCEAN EXPOSURE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4eGzS0eYuo
FUKUSHIMA RADIATION IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFPEY-r9QQY
"Abandoned Cities"
Empty sentries standing firm
Vacant windows glistening
they sit with Poe, Van Gough and Edvard Munch all broken
waiting patiently...
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Categories:
hiroshima, holocaust, humanity, life, war,
Form:
Free verse
Terra IncognitaSo strange this land, old and yet young.
Where is this place of tall green trees,
and grey-haired men in unknown tongue?
they must have traveled summer's breeze.
Adobe...
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Categories:
hiroshima, 12th grade, america, creation,
Form:
Rhyme
A World Without War
Peace and unity sing in harmony, echoing worldwide,
When acts of humility replace revenge-infused pride,
When narrowness of mind, naked ambitions subside,
When nations of goodwill, stand together...
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Categories:
hiroshima, peace, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Don'T Ask Me About My EducationFrom time to time, people ask me
About my education.
Only then, I remember
I have no degrees or diplomas.
I attended no university either.
I hated textbooks and exams.
I...
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Categories:
hiroshima, angel, anger, angst, anniversary,
Form:
Narrative
Stick To His Rules, He Not Human Actually Rules( On backdrop of current JAPAN tragedy.
Dedicated to all who lost lives and property in worst devastation ever.
Our sincere prayers for their salvation,...
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Categories:
hiroshima, natural disasters
Form:
Free verse
Poetry Is PoetryI thought poetry is
-name of Mesopotamia which was the first civilization to emerge in human history
-ancient cave peoples surviving life struggle
I thought poetry is
-an...
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Categories:
hiroshima, feelings, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Silhouettes On the Stage 1953Lying still on the class room floor,
brown paper for a bottom sheet.
All the children were gathered round
and my outline was complete.
A cookie cutter girl was...
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Categories:
hiroshima, childhood, death, history, waraugust,
Form:
Quatrain
Beneath the Sword of DamoclesBeneath the Sword of Damocles
As we nurse our nuclear nightmares
in a not to certain day
We are conjoined in common phobia
of madness or foul play.
Little children...
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Categories:
hiroshima, war,
Form:
Quatrain
It Still MovesIT STILL MOVES
the earth complains
of heartburn in California
ulcers in Iraq
chicken pox in Afghanistan
sneezes and wheezes hurricanes in Atlantic
acid reflux somewhere in Mexico
it has chills at...
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Categories:
hiroshima, earth,
Form:
Blank verse
Partialling the TruthListen here!
I am hurting up all over
Lying here undiscovered
Papparazzi cumulus are jostling in my street
God is taking photos of the remnants of His sheep
Climbing footholds...
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Categories:
hiroshima, angst, baptism, pain,
Form:
Free verse