Best The Great Depression Poems
Below are the all-time best The Great Depression poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of the great depression poems written by PoetrySoup members
No Greater HeroStruggling through the Great Depression
Growing up fatherless in the care of a loving aunt
Losing her husband, his weary mother could not cope
Working for the Civilian...
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Categories:
the great depression, dedication, father, inspirational, love,
Form:
Free verse
Know HowThankless job, I think watching
as Thurman tries to teach the young man
The lad sitting up
on the tractor
like a proud young pup
is full of piss and...
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Categories:
the great depression, age, humanity, life, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
The Greatest GenerationWise to emulate
“The Greatest Generation”
Depression Era
Hard times faced with dignity
Heroes rose from common men
*Entry for Brian’s Ekphrasis contest....
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Categories:
the great depression, people
Form:
Ekphrasis
The Rabbit and the Fox 20 Line Ballad~~ The Rabbit and the Fox ~~ 20 line Ballad
The Rabbit and the Fox
The Rabbit and the Fox are here
go down...
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Categories:
the great depression, adventure
Form:
Ballad
Love, Peace, and HarmonyDiscrepancy is an economic thing. Have you ever known this to be anything else?
Money is the great separator of togetherness. Man rob, steal,...
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Categories:
the great depression, life, political, slam, mental
Form:
Free verse
My FuneralRemember me like the holocaust
Many die without having the chance to live
Millions of them without a funeral
Bury them with a casket full of bouquets
Remember...
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Categories:
the great depression, age, betrayal, death, death
Form:
Free verse
Love Is a Poisonlove is a vicious posion
that has no comparison.
the black death, aids, cancer, ebola
are not even close to its ranpit death toll.
homicide...
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Categories:
the great depression, death, love hurts, metaphor,
Form:
I do not know?
No Greater HeroNo Greater Hero,
Struggling through the Great Depression
Growing up fatherless in the care of a loving aunt
Losing her husband, his weary mother could not cope
Working for...
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Categories:
the great depression, dedication,
Form:
Free verse
Tobruk SiegeTobruk Siege
Rommel of the Blitzkrieg
had Europe overcome
With the Stukas and dive bombing
And the Tanks that overrun
North Africka would see his tanks
il Duce’s troops...
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Categories:
the great depression, adventure
Form:
Rhyme
Before the Colors FadeThis poem is dedicated to Souper Joyce Johnson! “The Greatest Generation” was penned by newscaster Tom Brokaw in 1998 and became a best seller....
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Categories:
the great depression, history, poetess,
Form:
Free verse
Easter BunnyEaster Bunnies
Easter bunnys bellies burning ,
From the poison virus mate,
Aussie farmers want him murdered ,
For every blade of grass he takes,
Have you seen a mattry...
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Categories:
the great depression, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
Reckon To You10/21/19
Living I'm blessed to do
I reckon to you
There's more than a dimension or two
Life continues to beckon through
In any direction it's true
Worse and better selections
Good...
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Categories:
the great depression, dark, fun, life, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Writers and PoetsWriters and poets are a different breed
They live and breathe phrases and concepts
Awash with all manner of clever speech
At engaging the reader, they're adept
They invite...
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Categories:
the great depression, poetry, writing,
Form:
Quatrain
SubvertSubvert
Their plot is cleverly disguised, patiently abiding time,
Whilst higher on the economy they climb
Making dime their only crime
They have almost succeeded...
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Categories:
the great depression, betrayal, hyperbole,
Form:
Rhyme
AmbushedI retrieve scrapbooks and photo albums from my bookshelf, frequently visiting their pages hoping to keep the very best of everyone who’s blessed my life...
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Categories:
the great depression, family, memory,
Form:
Free verse