War Iambic Pentameter Poems
These War Iambic Pentameter poems are examples of Iambic Pentameter poems about War. These are the best examples of Iambic Pentameter War poems written by international poets.
There Stood a Great White HorseI looked, behold, there stood a great white horse;
Its rider had a lethal, silent bow.
And on his head, a crown, rough-hewn and coarse,
And there he...
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Categories:
death, war,
Now Jericho, besieged by IsraelNow Jericho, besieged by Israel,
Had shut its doors, and none went in or out.
The LORD told Joshua, “If you’ll believe,
We’re going to bring these walls...
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Categories:
bible,
The Autumn LeavesThe Autumn Leaves fell down and down to Earth,
to feel the gentle touch of our Mother;
The Time, it ticked away,"Seconds" it snatched,
went devastating Life's much...
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Categories:
autumn, cry, earth, nature,
Three WishesI summon Genie from Aladdin's lamp
Requesting he fulfill his wishes three -
I think of children (eyes becoming damp),
Wish 1: please Genie, end their poverty.
Then, contemplating...
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Categories:
children, father, mother, poverty,
average Joe Schmothere is average Joe Schmo
who seeks no more to know
than he exists
and he goes with the flow of the show
others tell him there’s much...
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Categories:
grief, life, metaphor, moving
Little LilyLittle lily lost in leisure
Trying to trace her long lost treasure
Where to find and where to not
But ended up finding what she...
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Categories:
care, character, child, dark,
Final Kiss"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in...
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Categories:
goodbye, love, war,
One Nine and Sixteen - The Attic
The Attic
Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust
in this old attic of dear grandma's home.
So dark, a lighted candle is a...
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Categories:
death, grandparents, memory,
Sad Journeyman of DeathSad Journeyman of Death
Sad journeyman of life’s unending tests
bides time in loathsome sojourn cross each dawn
respecting naught but future’s numbered breaths
a-weep upon the touch of...
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Categories:
death, family, war,
Sarajevo - Under the Linden Tree Sarajevo - UNDER A LINDEN TREE
The morning lights and to another day
a pirate's chest you've found but will not stay
for longer...
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Categories:
conflict, tree, war,
Sarajevo Snack SARAJEVO SNACK
Speak softly to the tune, it plays out in the night,
and never think that Sarajevo hasn't named the song.
Division...
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Categories:
betrayal, hate, world war
Edison's Hammer(William Hammer, Thomas Alva Edison's assistant,
has reached the end of his tolerance. His boss is
planning to electrocute an elephant for a publicity
stunt.)
If he goes...
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Memories are immortal
We are all equal, though they say you lad
who do they think they are they're not my dad,
on battle fields we live or die the...
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Categories:
age, grief, war, ,
The Fall of Babylon THE FALL OF BAGHDAD
What rite of passage, moves one to the light,
and through the healing of all earthly ail,
bestows this...
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Categories:
analogy, earth day, war,
Sarajevo 1995 - Another Cease Fire SARAJEVO-1995 Another Cease Fire
As old as death and cold as nevermore
all set to stone, by those who've died before;
the...
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Categories:
abuse, hate, war,