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History Poems | Examples of History Poetry

History Poems - Examples of all types of history poetry to share and read. This list of history poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of history poetry. This list of works about history is an excellent resource for examples on how to write history poems.
Heart Cast Away
Heart Cast Away The heart, once cast away, is left to wander in the vast expanse of time, searching for solace in memories that now seem distant and surreal. It's profound journey of healing, filling with moments...Read the rest...
Categories: history, break up, faith, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse



Persia
Persia, my homeland, an ancient domain a realm of poets' refrain memories of love's seasons renew Eternal springs flourish under the sun Where women are cherished, like morning dew Not to be tormented, but wrapped in loves warmth In a life of...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, history, humanity, passion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Wider Beam
Night after night, images flicker on the tube Horrific images of ‘the enemy’ dying Dying ‘Agent-Orange’ deaths ...Read the rest...
Categories: death, history, horror, technology,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Talkin' the Night Away, Back in College in the 70's
I remember back in the day talking the night away with all of my Jewish friends Could Hitler’s Germany ever happen again? ...Read the rest...
Categories: education, friend, hate, history,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member I Hear the Boots of Krystallnacht
I hear the boots of Krystallnacht marching in our streets Heil, Hitler… Heil, Sinwar… Heil, Hitler… Heil, Sinwar… I...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, god, history, jewish,
Form: Rhyme



Stories of Love
You have compose stories of old of how the universe came about; you have brainwashed the world with the existence of old and frivolous literature that your ancestors have written; they cannot be tested or...Read the rest...
Categories: history, adventure, animal, blessing, creation,
Form: Narrative
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: history, christian, courage, endurance, england,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member The Walls of Egypt
I only remembered it for a minute second Some dream bound for the black hole. A minuscule moment it was Slipping into the fabric of no dimension. The actor forgetting their single stage moment In the shortest act created...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, desire, garden, history,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member KNOWN JUST TO GOD AND ME
KNOWN JUST TO GOD AND ME ...Read the rest...
Categories: death, grave, history, patriotic,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Meteor is on its Way
O, how will we ever cope The dreaded meteor is on its way The weather mavens say ‘No hope’ that those dinosaurs...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, change, fear, history,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Expansion
event horizon revealing outer limit of singular force swirling cosmic dust genesis of star’s being clouds stellar ceiling space lying between all that can be felt or seen formed that which has been vivid human dream makes further consciousness seem outside nature’s scheme reality found vast universe comes...Read the rest...
Categories: creation, history, life, science,
Form: Haiku
Psychological Warfare
They invaded the neighbouring town by night, Stripped it of its serenity before daylight, They had been to the town before, No one knew they would come for more. We geared up, We’d walk to the top, We were ready to...Read the rest...
Categories: history, poetry,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member What Lies Ahead
When you worry about what never was When you think it can’t get worse then it...Read the rest...
Categories: future, history, life,
Form: Rhyme
Noodles Origin
Noodles is China Their life's main staple food Centuries old, Brah!...Read the rest...
Categories: culture, food, history, people,
Form: Haiku
Pool History
Ace Efren savvy Did the fantastic z-shot In pool history....Read the rest...
Categories: career, character, history, sports,
Form: Haiku

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