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Empire Poems - Poems about Empire

Empire Poems - Examples of all types of poems about empire to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for empire.
Premium Member My Empire of Ashes
My Empire of Ashes Who am I without my dark throne? I am the King of this crumbling castle, alone. The ruler of this empire of ashes. A child with an empty box of matches. A King with a madness...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, anger, angst, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Julian the Apostate and Marcus Aurelius
"Their cross will decay Rome will be as a phoenix Helios will reign supreme" "The sun always sets Accept the eagle’s old age Find dominion in your mind" ...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, history, moving on, perspective,
Form: Sedoka



Premium Member evil empire irony
When 1953 began Iran’s oil annexation plan Meant seizing our stuff But the CIA’s tough And installed the Shah as he-man   Since Iran’s parliament was dead And Muslims brutally bled The people rebelled But what came next spelled By an ayatollah they’d be led...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, bullying, evil, history, irony,
Form: Limerick
A New Mad American Empire
This is the edge of America This is the edge of America The land of the free Home of the brave The Republic of Tyrannies White hoods and black fist Cities in flame Agent Orange burns Television drones on Into the static...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, america, analogy, anger, art,
Form: Free verse
Great Saint George
George faced the two ships of splendorous light Entreated, and vowed to shatter the false gods Openly soldiering on, through Christ’s name Rome, heard this bright name and brought their wheel of swords George even...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, christian, courage, endurance, england,
Form: Acrostic



The empire of man
This is the empire of man, Arson , Is the tongue of modern day prophets Salvation, In the bone and marrow of the "other" The faith-starved stand tall, And their monuments taller The pilgrimage of gods to someplace holy......Read the rest...
Categories: empire, devotion, giving, god, gospel,
Form: Free verse
A Letter To
Dear Loved One, Hold your scolds, And pray for pay. Taxes at their maxes, With no love above. Hope for our 'pope', To hand a demand. And rob their mob, Devour their power. Stolen from us first, Their empire will burst. And left there, stands us, With...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, conflict, corruption, freedom, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
The Aztec Empire
THE AZTEC EMPIRE Once so high and mighty A symbol of power and glory Fearless in combat of fists and arms Causing harm became a norm Over their enemies their dominance displayed Rising from the ranks a warrior was raised Like a...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, history,
Form: Narrative
New Empire
New empire I always say I have never seen an empire That last forever So tell the world Is time for freedom Something's that never change Will start to change When this times comes Just remember the time is closer The world is...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, africa, confidence, courage, dedication,
Form: Epic
The Raven's Empire
The bear came limping down With body singed and bloody paws Lay on the ground And let out its final groan Its spirit rose around The shoulder of the mountain pass Where all was blackened stumps And rising smoke We...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, death, environment, mountains, nature,
Form: Free verse
The Mistake That Cost the Romans Their Empire
The Romans could have saved their empire, If only there had been fewer forests, For their enemies to hide in. In open land they reined supreme, Raging rivers they tamed, Swamps they drained, Deserts and mountain ranges, They found ways to...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, absence, analogy, anxiety, autumn,
Form: Burlesque
Elegy To the Uyghur Khaganate
O Glorious and Wise Empire of the East Slaughtered by cold winter’s wrath and the azure dragon For this world had no place to lay your gentle head Your monasteries of light now some mists...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, goodbye, history, hope, memorial,
Form: Elegy
The Empire of Pain
My ears are hurting immensily Due to using my ear phones daily I pray the empire of pain Doesn’t drive me insane My ears are ringing with your melodic voice I have plenty of room and so much space to...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, angst, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Bees
extensive empire vast confiscated castles ~ no time for bumbling...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, environment, insect, life, nature,
Form: Haiku
The Empire Strikes Back
An oxymoron declares the glory of the Lord Our enemy thought he would win on that day But 'Genesis' declared that our enemy would lose Jesus died on the Cross Jesus won on the Cross The Cross is victorious The empire...Read the rest...
Categories: empire, education, life,
Form: Free verse

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