Best West Berlin Poems
Below are the all-time best West Berlin poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of west berlin poems written by PoetrySoup members
Ode To West BerlinI have come to a city that is an island;
Though waters are not the boundaries, you understand.
It is an oasis in the midst of bondage...
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Categories:
west berlin, city, freedom, inspirational, symbolism,
Form:
Ode
West BerlinIn 1989 I rode the duty train with covered windows across the East German countryside, forewarned not to look outside. I arrived in that...
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Categories:
west berlin, history, memory, places, soldier,
Form:
Haibun
Courier Run - West BerlinA VW Beetle
An unloaded thirty eight
In the passenger seat
And out through the gate
A briefcase of secrets
Chained to the wrist
Memorized instructions
From an unwritten list.
In the...
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Categories:
west berlin, military, nostalgia, soldier,
Form:
Rhyme
The Fall of a WallThe GDR put up a wall
in ‘61 because
they wanted West Berlin kept out.
A wall of shame it was!
In fact, the West more easily
could travel all...
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Categories:
west berlin, freedom, history,
Form:
Quatrain
The Berlin WallThe swirls of freedom’s fervent dreams
On canvas raised in bitter cold
Upon oppression’s wall of screams
A city severed at its seams
Gleaned comfort in art’s bright console...
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Categories:
west berlin, art, fear, freedom,
Form:
Villanelle
BerlinI had been studying to make Sergeant,
And was scheduled for the afternoon promotion board.
To get some practice and test the waters,
I volunteered for the morning's...
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Categories:
west berlin, history, memory, soldier, travel,
Form:
Quatrain
Remembering the 1980sRegarding fashion,Punk set out to gauge
The style of hair and clothes which would outrage.
John Lennon's voice was silenced at this time;
Mark Chapman was convicted for...
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Categories:
west berlin, birth, death, fashion, freedom,
Form:
Rhyme
Love In BerlinRome was always a playground for me,
Where lovely girls thronged around the streets:
The Fontana dei Trevi where people threw coins
Hoping they would revisit enchanting Rome,
Or...
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Categories:
west berlin, love,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
west berlin, perspective, prison, relationship,
Form:
Couplet
Categories:
west berlin, fear,
Form:
Rhyme
A Rat, the Mice and Mr TinA Rat, The Mice, Mr Tin went somewhere they've not been
"let me dance!" said A Rat "and we let The Mice sing"
as they travelled on...
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Categories:
west berlin, children, journey,
Form:
Rhyme
A Flower For the FutureA FLOWER FOR THE FUTURE
In 1964 a wall went up between
East and West Berlin!
What a barrier of shame,
What a humanitarian sin,
During the 28 years...
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Categories:
west berlin, flower, peace,
Form:
Rhyme
British SectorWest Berlin, British Sector
Hotbed of rumour and lies
I’m there illegally, not wearing
A Jimmy in scaleyback disguise.
I was a Secret Squirrel or
Sneaky Beak was another...
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Categories:
west berlin, adventure, military, soldier,
Form:
Rhyme
Not Quite Gi BluesElvis has left the building.
West Berlin, a significant place
Where life was lived at a frantic pace.
Me and Old Elvis together through the night
In those days...
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Categories:
west berlin, imagination, military, music, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme