Best Jfk Poems
Below are the all-time best Jfk poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of jfk poems written by PoetrySoup members
Jfk January 20, 1961 - November 22, 1963A handsome man, a valiant son,
John Kennedy was he.
A man who rose to President
with civil rights the key.
Who can forget the many days
like Camelot they...
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Categories:
jfk, history,
Form:
Quatrain
The Call of the Alpha MaleRobin Hood, man in tights
Julius Caesar, might makes right
Alexander, called "the Great"
Sitting Bull, righteous hate
Robert the Bruce, Attila the Hun
Charlemagne, Napoleon
Hear the call of the...
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Categories:
jfk, funny, hero, humorous, men,
Form:
Light 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:
jfk, military, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme
The LetterThe Letter
DEAR Marlene,
Sweet heart of the dead
Adored by generations not yet born
Marlene we love you.
Your beauty burned the wings of JFK
And brought big John to...
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Categories:
jfk, devotion, history, inspirational, love,
Form:
Free verse
The RebelThe Hollywood hills still echoes with his
Rebellious yell, we are the forever young
Generation.
An iconic American symbol, to this the lost
Age of innocence.
Nay did this...
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Categories:
jfk, art, hero, imagination, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
From the Eyes of Someone Born In 1952Through the eyes of one born in 1952:
1950’s TV craze
Muscle cars, blue jeans
Poodle skirts, class ring exchanges
Simple time, grandparents involved.
Girls want to be pretty, men...
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Categories:
jfk, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Tanks
Tanks
"Da Tanks, da Tanks."
The President is not Chairman Mao.
Come on now!
Gads, what an ungrateful nation!
Perhaps haughty Don Lemon or
that court jester, Jim Acosta,
Two snobby...
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Categories:
jfk, america, encouraging, independence day,
Form:
Rhyme
The 60sAmerican Bandstand, Aqua Velva Ads, Aretha Franklin, and, the Andy Griffith Show
Black lights, Bewitched, bean bag chairs, beads, Batman and the Beatles
Cleopatra, Corvairs, Corvettes, Chevelles,...
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Categories:
jfk, america, angst, fashion, history,
Form:
Abecedarian
Beginning of the DownfallI was a senior in high school and I still remember
That Friday afternoon in late November
Early dismissal after saying a prayer
Disbelief and sadness filling the...
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Categories:
jfk, history, high school,
Form:
Rhyme
October 28 Good News In HistoryOCTOBER 28 GOOD NEWS IN HISTORY!
I picked me a date.
I chose any date.
Reason is that any day is a good news day.
I created my timeline...
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Categories:
jfk, america, angst, blessing, usa,
Form:
Free verse
Dallas - November 1993Flyin south to Dallas
in a cold November rain
with this continental climate
weather there may be the same.
There’s money from two countries
janglin in my purse
and stories from...
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Categories:
jfk, america,
Form:
Rhyme
A Requiem and a LoveA REQUIEM AND A LOVE.
And I knew before I met him,
That he would be the only one for me
And it would become clear a little...
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Categories:
jfk, absence, death, grief, loss,
Form:
Ode
Fallen LeadersTHEY WERE AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL THEY WERE MIGHTY AND THEY WERE STRONG.
THEY FOUGHT FOR EQUALITY AND FOR JUSTICE THEY PUT GOD FIRST IN...
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Categories:
jfk, education, history, philosophy, tribute,
Form:
Narrative
Attack of the Killer SebeliusSometimes music
takes you away
a few bars of Sebelius
cuts through the clutter of
school lunch preparation.
and I'm in the fiords
the soul home
I've never...
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Categories:
jfk, friendship, music, my child,
Form:
Free verse
Freedom Isn'T FreeDon't believe the hype, freedom
isn't free
Or, why else was JESUS made a
sacrifice at Calvary
As ROSA, inadvertently challenged
the system of Montgomery
And, JFK, became a target of...
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Categories:
jfk, baseball, psychological, prejudice,
Form:
Dramatic Verse