Best Veterans Day Poems
Below are the all-time best Veterans Day poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of veterans day poems written by PoetrySoup members
Veterans DayOh you blessed souls
That
For us have fallen,
We wish
The loftiest of appreciations for your sacrifice to show
By
Thanking you for the opportunity given to us
To
Enjoy...
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Categories:
tribute, veterans day,
Form:
Free verse
Cora's ClotheslineWhat 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
God Bless AmericaIn 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
Still a SoldierI 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
Invisible: Co-Written With C Devonshireclad 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 11America the Free ~ America the Brave ~
...
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Categories:
veterans day, america, city, death, discrimination,
Form:
Free verse
Poppies RedNovember 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
Veteran's Day - 2015Veteran’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
Some Thoughts For NovemberAnother 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 BlueA 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 WarriorI 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
I Was a SoldierI 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
RememberThat 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
Song of a Warrior's BrideSong of a Warrior’s Bride
He counts on me for beauty:
His eyes blurred by bloody spurts of war,
Scarred by deadly blasts of bone
And tissue, his vision...
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Categories:
veterans day, horror, marriage, relationship, veterans
Form:
Blank verse
Lone SurvivorLone survivor
July 3, 2015
~+~
I sit alone in my basement all hunkered down
My faithful dog with me
Because tonight is the night of firecrackers
And firework, yep...
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Categories:
veterans day, death of a friend,
Form:
Free verse
Brave American KnightDriving home one day after hours of monotonous office work,
Saw a man sitting by the road; looked as one down on his luck.
Paid small notice...
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Categories:
veterans day, character, hero, strength, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
First World WarI envy the dust, the way it moves all free and careless,
released from it’s sleeping state the thunderous pounds
of late shelling, again endless.
Muffled...
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Categories:
bereavement, soldier, veterans day,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Women In Military Service For America MemorialOft overlooked veterans,
of EVERY American war
The Medal of Honor,
one woman only ever wore.*
Women in Military Service,
a concept slow to grow.
Unrecognized, under-compensated,
yet, always...
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Categories:
tribute, veterans day, ,
Form:
Rhyme
One Veteran's Dayfirkins and gherkins and whistles and shoes
cluster bombs, punji stakes, death in the news
choppers chattering
napalm splattering
a carpet bombed mind with asian war blues
cracked vinyl records...
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Categories:
veterans day,
Form:
Limerick
Ptsd AdviceAs I see it there is no cure
Meds can help that's for sure
But meds can make things alot worse
Mental health is a real bad curse
The...
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Categories:
veterans day, analogy, depression, health, mental
Form:
Free verse
The National DebtNo mind was ever meant to bear
That torment, pain and sorrow.
In that cacophony of hell,
Their lives forged our tomorrow.
Called to duty, through their service,...
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Categories:
pride, remember, veterans day,
Form:
Rhyme
The Eagle In JesusBy Dawne Zacharias
This bird is admired for its grandeur,
its grace in flight,
Its size and magnificent power.
When in flight it stirs the
soul to true...
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Categories:
veterans day, america, god, independence day,
Form:
Prose
Alive and With MedalsHe stared at his war medals;
As bright as when first minted,
His own lustre long since tarnished;
Only tear-filled eyes now glinted!
He belonged to a generation
That sacrificed...
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Categories:
veterans day, conflict, memorial day, memory,
Form:
Rhyme
The Old Warrior“The Old Warrior”
They look at me and shake their heads
That non-compliant taking up this bed
They whisper in a tone that says it all
And hurry to...
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Categories:
veterans day, age, courage, independence day,
Form:
Rhyme
Veterans of the UsaThis is a special day because it's Veterans Day.
We celebrate because certain people fought for the USA.
Veterans put their lives on the line so that...
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Categories:
veterans day, america, november, usa, veterans
Form:
Rhyme