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
Categories:
veterans day, conflict, hero, war,
Form:
Rhyme
How About This For Veterans DayHow 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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Categories:
veterans day, patriotic,
Form:
Couplet
Veterans- -Day OutVeterans 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
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
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
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
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