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Best Veterans Day Poems

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Best Veterans Day Poems

In Remembrance of Veterans Day 8x8
In Remembrance of Veterans Day 
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Categories: veterans day, conflict, hero, war,
Form: Rhyme
How About This For Veterans Day
How About This for Veterans Day

A monthly Monday morning military meeting
Would be great for them as way of greeting
Talking about things happening another day
Of past...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: veterans day, patriotic,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Veterans- -Day Out
Veterans Day Out..

"To all of us from America, and beyond.
We hold a connection that will forever bond.
The reflection Of Veterans Day, 
We'll march with gratitude...

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Categories: veterans day, devotion, history,
Form: Couplet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member God Bless America
In the courts of sport and entertainment
They have forgotten the scales of justice
Lacking honor for those who gave life and limb
Sacrificing blood, and buried with...

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Categories: veterans day, america, basketball, death, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cora's Clothesline
What softness in silence amidst the cacophony of a spin cycle world war.
Lying next to your glow in sleep's stillness, careful of your bandaged hand.
Watching...

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Categories: veterans day, desire, heart, innocence, june,
Form: Narrative
Still a Soldier
I lay here today a soldier
I know some don't understand
I will try to explain
So maybe you can

I served my country
For many a year
I retired long...

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Categories: bereavement, soldier, veterans day,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Invisible: Co-Written With C Devonshire
clad in rags, he wanders on Wall Street
   he is invisible to hustling stock brokers
       he is...

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Categories: remember, veterans day,
Form: Free verse
9 11
America the Free  ~             America the Brave ~
    ...

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Categories: veterans day, america, city, death, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Poppies Red
November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada 
(Veterans Day)
When I was in grade 7 or 8 (I don't exactly remember) we had 
 to write...

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Categories: veterans day, freedom, grave, remember, veterans
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Veteran's Day - 2015
Veteran’s Day - 2015


This day
	all flags
shed
	bloodied shadows
upon
	sacred soil
dotted
	with stilled crosses.

This day
parades
	weary soldiers

smile
	at the few who line the streets

march
	to familiar cadence

salute
	flag’s half mast history

weep
	as Taps resounds

across
	each...

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Categories: appreciation, soldier, veterans day,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Some Thoughts For November
Another month of days has passed us by
We now prepare for cold November rains
For veterans our hearts will sadly sigh
With daylight savings time some sun...

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Categories: veterans day, appreciation, blessing, thanksgiving, veterans
Form: Sonnet
Eyes of Blue
A people persecuted beyond imagination;
To help them he felt, was his obligation.
He joined the army in World War II;
Not knowing his hell would be Eyes...

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Categories: veterans day, freedom, hero, memorial day,
Form: Rhyme
What Makes a Warrior
I cannot presume
To tell anyone
What a warrior is.

Nor do I claim
To embody any
Of his qualities.

All I offer here
Is a collection
Of impressions
Or meditations.

A warrior is
A state...

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Categories: veterans day, conflict, courage, hero, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Was a Soldier
I was a soldier of the past 
And I know im not the last
I signed up to serve my Queen
Far off lands I have seen

As...

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Categories: veterans day, courage, memorial day, military,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Remember
That time of year has come again
When we reflect and remember them
Polish our boots and press our kit
Remember those fallen that didn't make it

We shine...

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Categories: veterans day, memorial day, military, veterans
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry