Memorial Day Poems | Examples of Memorial Day Poetry

You shine so bright, a beacon of hope, A radiant beauty, my soul's eternal scope. Supportive and loving, through all life's strife, My partner, my friend, my forever wife. No regrets in choosing you, my heart's desire, Together we share,...Read the rest...

Summer dreams sleep at the cusp of a cool November I am filled with hopes that at the font of my soul, tremble like autumn leaves when the wind blows they toss and sway ...Read the rest...

I was down the ladder, I was negligent in working harder, I couldn’t read and spell well, It was a menacing hell. I ranked fourth from the bottom in the end-of-session examination, This was a result of my weak educational...Read the rest...

Poem that is written with each gentle kiss Music I play twitching the corners of my lips Art brush paint four magnum opus till death Final one I will whisper with my dying breath...Read the rest...

Bow down To the 13 bullets you were given, Now load your machines Now now One foot before the other, Don't stray from the way, no end to the means Heads down, As you walk through all of it, Might just as well...Read the rest...

the Unknown Soldier has no name but he is my long-lost brother...Read the rest...

"TO ALL, and to those whom may be among the numbers of 'The Unknown' that my belated brother Kimo [August 26, 1969] may have known," ... by The Poet (Lyrics attuned: "When the Roll Is Called...Read the rest...

Ten. Ten years, I've been scared, fearing the phone's ring. Twenty. Twenty years, I was, learning how goodbye really felt. Thirty. Thirty years, I reached, forty-four days ago. Forty. Forty, my brother was, for fifty-seven days. That's all he got... and that feels like all for me. I'm terrified,...Read the rest...

Memorial Day 5/27/2024 By: Miracle Man Today, Those who gave their all will be remembered, and also those who returned unlike they left. For all war’s, send many home dismembered, lives are systematically changed as if by theft. For the stench of...Read the rest...

On this day, I think of those who gave it all for a cause, answered the call to duty and service. I often wonder, what compels one to make such a profound sacrifice, how to quantify such bravery. Those of us,...Read the rest...

It's memorial day Don't forget it's not OK To think it's just a day for you To enjoy a BBQ And have an extra long weekend Forgetting lives lost who defend Your freedom and paid the price With their unselfish sacrifice Keep them...Read the rest...

On this Memorial Day (as on all Memorial Days) as we pray for wars to forever cease… may we thank all those who died in war so that we may live in peace… ...Read the rest...

When I was a young boy I knew Memorial Day meant people came together to remember…to commemorate…to pray… but back then I did not understand the true meaning of the day. To young me it was just another...Read the rest...

WAR HERO My hero never walked in a Memorial Day parade No doubt he was the bravest of the brave And that is what I call a hero No, what I meant he is my superhero His military pension...Read the rest...

In the hush of a May morning, I wander through the murmurs of a forgotten meadow, where time weaves through the tall grass, and the stones speak softly of the past. Old, weathered headstones, stoic and silent, etched with names...Read the rest...