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Legionnaire Poems - Poems about Legionnaire

Premium Member To the Forgotten
...To The Forgotten Military history is written by the victors. Generals and politicians who stamp their names on the pages of books written by men and women in ivory towers. It is actually mad......

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Categories: legionnaire, war,
Form: Free verse
Legionnaire
...Just a quick notification that A new resident was on his way Giving us enough time to get A room ready for him to stay Not our usual type of client A Veteran French Legionnaire It was beyond ......

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Categories: legionnaire, death of a friend,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Silent Screen
...Laurel's in heaven a girl kissed him He's going around with a stupid grin Hardy's jealous he wants a girlfriend He's out of luck no money to spend. Hardy's become a legionnaire Uniform......

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Categories: legionnaire, funny, humorous,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member The Stars I See Tonight
...I hear the music of the night, and as the angels begin to sigh the last ribbons of light fall loose across my path God , vigilant illusionist of all times as you scry the moon for me tonight......

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Categories: legionnaire, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Albert's Avengers
...Albert G Walpole, proud legionnaire Clerk to the council for all of his days Lived with his mother in Hartington D'Arcy Nice little end terrace, quite set in his ways But one Sunday evening,......

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Categories: legionnaire, adventure, conflict, farewell, goodbye,
Form: Light Verse



Vogleweh
...I walked without her through a tentacled forest. Skulls broke beneath butters. A scarlet-and-gold clad Legionnaire, unequipped for darkness, richer than Deutsch chocolate. A lance bogged in moist mar......

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Categories: legionnaire, abortion, absence, analogy, angel,
Form: Blank verse
Black Blazer
...Black Blazers we all wear; I just sit and stare; Hearing about things I don't care; Do not close your eyes, just don't dare Do not speak your truth, Oh! they will just glare; Step out of the lin......

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Categories: legionnaire, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Dem New Publicans
... Light da Roman candles for da coming Chariots of Pharaoh holiday Dem New Publicans be back in pyramid power Give a Caesar Palace casino hip, hip-hooray Happy daze are here again! D......

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Categories: legionnaire, parody, perspective, political, truth,
Form: Narrative
Banana Republic Appeal
... Peel back the onion tear squeals coming from a televised live politico lynch rally See the sound byte rubber duckie teflon touting his favorite effigy combustible hits Penguin stru......

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Categories: legionnaire, imagery, perspective, political, word
Form: Narrative
Shulamate
...I watched Shulamate dance, swirling, whirling my intoxicated mind fast twirling. Flame of Setif, Algieria burning great lust deep within as I was drinking. Legionnaire of “Sidi Bel Abbes”, bless ......

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Categories: legionnaire, dance,
Form: I do not know?
The Gates of Rome
...It was the time of Hadrian 18 years old, became a man Said, goodbye to those back there Left, became a legionnaire Bade farewell to all at home Serve and protect the gates of Rome Became a mason, bui......

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Categories: legionnaire, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Death To Caesar
...“Death to Caesar!!!” “What!! What did you say???” I said: “Breath to Caesar!!” “Long and healthy and contented breath.” “So which of his Legions are you a part of?” “OH! God, if there......

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Categories: legionnaire, death, history, humor,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Duck Cover
...He pulls the eiderdown Over his skinny little head Flashbacks in his mind Of a nasty video One which scared him Almost out of his little mind If only he could rewind Starting back at the ......

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Categories: legionnaire, bird, crazy,
Form: Free verse
Mithraism
... Mithraism “20 They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass. 21 They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, 22 miracles in the land ......

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Categories: legionnaire, faith, religion, god, christian,
Form: Rhyme
Before the Colors Fade George Patton (1885-1945)
...Pistol-proud, Virginia-vain, Deaf to danger, numb to pain, Born a century too late, George Patton spat at Fate. Underneath the bombshell’s burst, He knew this was not the first Blood of enemi......

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Categories: legionnaire, history, war
Form: Verse

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