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War Cinquain Poems

These War Cinquain poems are examples of Cinquain poems about War. These are the best examples of Cinquain War poems written by international poets.

Tell-Tail Plume of Doom

Mushroom
cloud plume of doom
rose from Hiroshima,
6 August, 1945,
Omen


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25 July 2017...

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Categories: war, world war ii,

Basically, the Same Thing

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Categories: patriotic, peace, school, soldier,

Recruit Division

Recruit Division

I never applied to join the Army, a nice man phoned me,
He said I was the type they liked, with a steel certainty,
Plus he...

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Categories: graduation, grandfather, men, military,

Humility of the Ear

Humility of my ear is great
He is patient and perpendicular
Like a new soldier on attention
In a parade on cold morning
But a dump man he is...

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Categories: irony, leadership,

MY FEARS

The most adored among women
Your beauty would slay even the strongest of warriors
When you walk, 
Even the heavens is intoxicated with your unimaginable beauty
	
Your smile...

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Categories: angel, anxiety, appreciation, beauty,

Disagreements

Falling
Our hometown is
We don’t know what to do
Or how to feel about this all
Unsure

Sickness
That’s what came next
Real sickness from battle
Everyone was sick of all
Tired

Loud noises
That’s...

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Categories: betrayal, cry, evil, funeral,

Peace, Dispatch


Bold murdered crows I spied tonight,
Bright golden feathers strong. 
Beaks of blinding chrome annulled,
Bound tight in alabaster down,
Blunts for now frail mortal fright. 

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Categories: peace, war,

Helmand Night

dusk falls
war and often
stars above watching men
hide fears held close behind a gun...
move out....

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Categories: war,

The One Who Survived

Midway
Dauntless bomber
pockmarked sky ... fire rains up
craft spirals down. Mate trapped ... eject
alone

2/7/2016

Contest--The One Who Survived 

Sara Kendrick...

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Categories: war,

The One Who Survives

Ten men
War clouds roll in
Bullets rain, fight the storm
Eighteen hands now crossed, under flags
Folded


February 6, 2016
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Categories: loss, military, soldier, storm,

Gaunt faces

Countless
gaunt faces
bewildered and pathetic
staring while passing in
droves...

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Categories: conflict, confusion, humanity, leaving,

War and Peace

Diamonds
are laid
in steamy clubs
where spades pierce willing
hearts


Note: My cinquains are actually untitled but, as this site requires one, I have to oblige :)...

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Categories: games, sensual,

Soil Of Your Soles

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Categories: dark, death, depression,

Oceans of conflict

Sea
of soldiers
turning the tide
against battering waves of
shells...

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Categories: conflict, war,

What Is War

War                
is only
blood, sweat, tears
smothered dreams and death
war
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Categories: war,

Longing for Peace, Not War

Longing for Peace, Not War


War
despised, feared
conquers, kills, sunders
people, countries, fragmented, torn
Hate

Peace
desired, embraced
liberates, nurtures, unites
people, countries, together, whole
Love

© Sandra M. Haight 2014 
   All...

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Categories: longing, peace,

Lost Hero

Darling
without you 
feels like hell
Please come home safe
Until.....

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Line 1 has one word (the title).
Line 2 has two words that describe the title. 
Line 3 has...

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Categories: war,

sangin cinquain

whisper
afghanistan
pomegranate tasted
another childhood sour
dry tears
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Categories: war,

The New Conquistadors


Early
Before Sunrise
They came in ships of steel
Bearing great gifts, all we needed
To die
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Categories: betrayal, war,

Love Renewed

With every breathe I take
With every step I make
With every beat of my heart
Even in times when we are apart
My love for you is renewed

As...

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Categories: love, love,