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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.
Come o'er the saints
Fall'n into the sear In my stead, a curse to hither 'til my bones, my flesh shall disappear Canst thou nought raise a blade of sweetened fear A bane to a burdened forest Heal him down a bow, to a...Read the rest...
Categories: death, fate, hate, history,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Edinburgh
Castle Soaring above city streets old and new Magnificent monumental Stronghold ...Read the rest...
Categories: city, history,
Form: Cinquain



Premium Member No Jail Time
We all saw it We all heard it We all read it And smelled it. Meanwhile Deedeepee is rotting in jail For probably having committed a similar crime Some do the crime and others don’t do the time Similarly, some go to...Read the rest...
Categories: history, america, bible, christian, corruption,
Form: Rhyme

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Gone, But Not Forgotten
These days the kids don’t learn of what’s happened in turn, they can’t tell you of World War II, or when the White House burned. Their classes all are lies, since power hates the wise, keep them dumb and it’s easy...Read the rest...
Categories: evil, freedom, history, how
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Weathered Opportunities
Beyond the relics stance tainted feigned glory, the achievers had gifted us their puzzles, speckled based best in their field of theory, like Baia hot baths, can't stomach its guzzles, aloft or cavernous, or in a quarry, like those...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, history, money, passion,
Form: Ottava rima



Premium Member A Dust Bowl of Glitter
A blessed soul has won a role, The Prince of Peace, Of noble birth, a novice born a blue-blood, Pontificate average those brevities, Stemmed full of thorns wrangled beneath his rosebud. Won The Papal States, Mona Lisa smiled, lost, His...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, history, military, political,
Form: Rispetto
History
I'm starting to believe- history is a thing of the past....Read the rest...
Categories: history, humor,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member This World is Not Yours
Alas, we are taught as children, this part of the God’s Earth is all mine? That might have been true, decades ago, but no longer does that slogan shine! I just hope that we do not blow each...Read the rest...
Categories: history, abuse, anger, bereavement, chanukah,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Vellupillai Prabahakaran: The True Tamil Tiger
Beneath the trees, a tale of a Tamil revolutionary, As in history of tamils, the people viewed him as a legendary luminary. 'Thalaivar' the title he was given, As his reputation was on a different level, when he...Read the rest...
Categories: dedication, history, tamil, war,
Form: Free verse
Boredom is the root of all evil
Wisdom was bored, so she left heaven’s serenity Yaldabaoth was bored, so he formed the world we see Saklas was bored, so he moulded man like you and me Samael was bored, so he taught man...Read the rest...
Categories: evil, history, humanity, money,
Form: Rhyme
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Joseph's brothers dipped his coat into the blood of a goat Jacobs said, My beloved son is surely gone That was the robe he had on......Read the rest...
Categories: bible, history, integrity, jewish,
Form: Couplet
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Mummy from 3000 BC Had a tattoo on its knee Mustache ink above his lip Mummy from Chilie, ink did drip In the fifties tattoos became extinct But today’s teenagers beg for their ink Cultural identity now often seen Spiritual beliefs on...Read the rest...
Categories: history,
Form: Rhyme
Antagonistic or Protagonistic
Extended Cultural Reaches -------------------------------------------- entry themes and walk on music------------------ ----------------------------------------- They set the standards high expecting alot from the guys who were selected to represent the covent title. >064 Zinc plates Gold plated beauty and magnificence they kicked the ball around awhile talking often bragging It was...Read the rest...
Categories: history, analogy, beautiful, clothes, education,
Form: Ballade
Premium Member The Edged Effects Of Evil: Part 3
He viewed his name as an awkward constitution for commoners to address so plainly and nonchalantly. Adolf held a preconceived opinion that a simplistic reversal of his name would suffice. To avoid an embarrassing brouhaha,...Read the rest...
Categories: history, betrayal, death, evil, fate,
Form: Narrative
Roots
Tell me Can a tree without roots Ever bear fruit? Tell me Can a ship without sails Ever make haste in the boundless sea? Death creeps, cloying Knotted garters frayed Under the sea the sirens wail Forgotten, ignored But for the ones who live on The...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, fantasy, future, history,
Form: Free verse

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