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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.
Premium Member Pennsylvania Panic
~Pennsylvania Panic~ He was shot, and could have been dead. I saw the red blood running...Read the rest...
Categories: america, history, hope, strength,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member JD Vance on Donald Trump
Republican Vice-Presidential nominee JD Vance’s comments on the catastrophe, that is Donald Trump: In DMs, he wondered whether Trump, “Is America’s Hitler.” (2015) “Fellow Christians, everyone is watching us when we apologize for this man. Lord help...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, celebrity, corruption, history,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Kamala Means Lotus Flower
stepp'n down from presidency ~Kamala, de facto nominee Kamala means lotus flower~accent on Ka,' Zen power top of the ticket changed~ but the message remains the same ...Read the rest...
Categories: character, freedom, history, political,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member GNRT DAY 32 A LITTLE HISTORY
Today as we traveled from Michigan into Canada across the twin cities of Salt Ste. Marie…. on the 300 miles of this journey…we learned a little more history…. The name Canada most likely came from the Huron-Iroquois word...Read the rest...
Categories: history,
Form: Rhyme
It Woulda
It Woulda It Woulda Worked Until You Ruined It! That's Why We Can't Learn From Mis-takes. -Gray Squirrel 07-22-2024...Read the rest...
Categories: education, history, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The illusion of timeless silence
The ILLUSION of a TIMELESS SILENCE Drenched the RUSTIC creaking barn Its tortured wind scarred face Snarling at the SWIRLING winds A lonely BLOSSOM sprouts atop a fencepost Mice scurry about an empty silo A naked scarecrow dances in a barren...Read the rest...
Categories: farm, history, memory,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Blink Twice
Eastern Europe’s shtetl life romantically recalled Fiddler on the Roof beloved by all ...Read the rest...
Categories: history, jewish, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The way it was
I listen to stories of how it was back in the day and wish it was that way once again...Read the rest...
Categories: history,
Form: Monoku
The Jewish Man of War
The Jewish Man of War Jesus was a pacifist, this we are told, And that’s the story that’s been sold. Some of the names surrounding his cause, Demonstrate behavior to give this pause. Simon Zelotes is one of the...Read the rest...
Categories: christian, history, religion,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Remember
The past is like a lesson book, Into which those who are wise look. The insights gained inform their view, as they assess the current milieux. The past we know is not too kind To those who blot it from...Read the rest...
Categories: character, future, history, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Sinter's Cross, Part III
...Since that day there has been a cross perched high atop the bluff, and when the town grew up they thought they should show him their love. That’s how we became Sintertown, their way to show respect, when the first cross...Read the rest...
Categories: history, conflict, courage, death, hero,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Sinter's Cross, Part II
...A warrior shrieked, pitched sideways, bled when he hit the ground, the Apache spurred their horses, looking to flank around. But John expected such a thig, he looked right and saw one, the Indian jerked violently, bullet through his eardrum. Just them a...Read the rest...
Categories: history, conflict, courage, death, hero,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Sinter's Cross, Part I
You see that there? That’s Sinter’s Cross, on the bluff by the stream, a cross has stood there with his name since eighteen eighty-three. That was the year John Sinter fell, but I’ll not skip ahead, I’ll do it right and...Read the rest...
Categories: history, conflict, courage, death, hero,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Premium Member To Walk the Land of My Fathers
O, to walk the land of my fathers to trod their sacred paths Grant me strength to...Read the rest...
Categories: bible, father, god, history,
Form: Couplet
24 Hour News - Euro 24
Can anyone follow the news anymore? during Euro 2024, after the UK elections, when I want to know the latest selections, In Gareth Southgate’s team, In Sir Keir Starmer’s team, with everyone analysing, prophesying, what this or that might mean. Even if we...Read the rest...
Categories: 10th grade, england, history,
Form: Rhyme

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