Best Historical Poems
Below are the all-time best Historical poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of historical poems written by PoetrySoup members
American Indian, Nightshades, Moonshadows and Howling WolfAmerican Indian, Nightshades, Moonshadows And Howling Wolf
Thirsty for red moon, its sacred beams and eternal pull
howling-out to speak to this dark and blind world, without...
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Categories:
historical, art, conflict, death, history,
Form:
Verse
A Strange GalaxyWhen I gaze into this realm, I see more than the dazzling array
of golden starbursts floating in a cosmic sea...
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Categories:
historical, stars,
Form:
Free verse
Purple CemeteryI write so many poems that you don’t see
They end up in purple poem cemetery
Mangled in the **** of my maroon mind
Tangerine tangles of wasted...
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Categories:
historical, dream, feelings, green, how
Form:
Rhyme
Jesus Was TurkishA strange claim
Of a man of passion
Of kindness
He said
Let the children come to me
For what man would refuse the smile
The innocence of a child
He parted...
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Categories:
historical, age, animal, bible, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Survival In the Midst of IgnoranceMy prayers are not asking you to
save me from my enemy.
My children have turned their backs.
They praise dance with many
Adversaries-
When...
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Categories:
historical, analogy, spoken word, wisdom,
Form:
Classicism
The Lady of the HouseIt’s siesta, yet one can hear from the second floor of the house the animated sharing of juicy news some visitors have brought to the...
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Categories:
historical, abuse, analogy, black african
Form:
Haibun
Angels and Demons
"Angels & Demons"
The Soul never sleeps
battered and lonely, the lesson
Life spent in The Hard Sell
Soft-served you become
melting Insomnia
mouth sucking a loaded gun
blue ribbonned...
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Categories:
historical, abuse, addiction, angel, depression,
Form:
Free verse
Dear Budding PoetDear Budding Poet,
Modern poetry is a mix of new and old with modern styles created by bending or even breaking the rules of old forms...
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Categories:
historical, encouraging, poetry,
Form:
Prose
The Devil's Nightly Quest CaREVISED OCTOBER 16, 2019
New Jersey’s cloven-hoofed devil
makes his way to the jetty
beneath the blanket of twinkling stars, anguish unabated
his appetency growing stronger each...
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Categories:
historical, loneliness, love,
Form:
Free verse
Absolute Truth: How Can it Be?Absolute truth, both mystery… and paradox.
“You make me wonder if you exist or not?”
The Greeks glimpsed you in circles and squares,
The medievals revered you...
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Categories:
historical, faith, history, mystery, philosophy,
Form:
Free verse
House of the Tragic PoetTwo thousand years, a tragedy is past
Yet it's history still leaves us aghast.
On a night, dreadfully dark
A volcano erupted, leaving it's historical mark
Mount Vesuvius...
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Categories:
historical, city, house,
Form:
Couplet
The Prince of PurpleBeneath the opal white moon, the crying doves shed their precious tears,
Causing the purple rain to fall, melting at the lavender notes of musical dreams,
Camelot’s...
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Categories:
historical, imagery, imagination, inspirational, international,
Form:
Free verse
Doctor Ram: the Soup's Golden Voiceour beloved brother from India
Dr. Ram’s words are better than gold
board his magic carpet
woven with wit, intellect and insight
soar through sagas steeped in mythology
captivating revelations...
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Categories:
historical, dedication, peoplewords, work, work,
Form:
Free verse
Spirits In the WoodStanding all alone in the woods;
eyes shut, I feel the lilting light.
Sun dodges needles through the crown,
beams land on my skin softly so.
Brisk breezes quicken...
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Categories:
historical, death, earth, fantasy, sin,
Form:
Free verse
Jungle WarSo thick with rain,the rancid air
into the jungle pours.
Young soldiers with their feet on fire
keep on despite the sores.
This war is one that no one...
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Categories:
historical, history, war, home, home,
Form:
Quatrain