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Military Poems | Examples of Military Poetry

Military Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about the military. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for military.
The Battle
Pikes held high, Flags fill the sky, Drummer boys sound the beat, Musket men are on their feet. White smoke swirls, ram down the ball really hard, Pour in the gunpowder to make the charge. Front rank kneel, back rank stand...Read the rest...
Categories: military, anxiety, death, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member FBI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS CRISIS TEAM IDENTITY FRAUD AGAINST CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCES
CRISIS TEAM: HELLO WE ARE HERE TO HELP AGENT BROWN: HELLO I'M AGENT BROWN IN DIRE NEED OF THE FBI HELP AFTER I CONTACTED THE FBI ABOUT THE ARSON MURDERER OF 9 CIRO GARGANO AND HIS...Read the rest...
Categories: america, analogy, anxiety, military,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Band of brothers diamante
Author Ste.phen ambrose Band...Read the rest...
Categories: military, character, film, inspirational, memorial
Form: Diamante
Premium Member FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS
CRISIS SESSION FBI HUMAN RESOURCE DIVISION NON-REDACTED FBI: HELLO WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY AGENT BROWN: HELLO THIS IS AGANT BROWN AND THAT DARK PLACE IS RETURNING AGAIN I AM IN CRISIS AGAIN FBI: OKAY WE ARE HERE...Read the rest...
Categories: military, america, analogy, anxiety, mental
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Don't Underestimate
Don't you think blindly The rifle has its own eye To kill somebody....Read the rest...
Categories: confidence, fear, integrity, military,
Form: Haiku



Chasing
First, the bear chase you Then, put down spear close to Aiming for the chest....Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, courage, engagement, military,
Form: Haiku
Price For Freedom
We bury our friends Those in green suits bet the price Up close, I surmise....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, freedom, military, perspective,
Form: Haiku
The Aviators' Alphabet
A is for Airspeed who graduated from Oxford B is for Bristol with their whispering giants C is for Convair and Canadair also B recalls Boulton-Paul who built many Defiants. D for De...Read the rest...
Categories: military, conflict, flying, history, howl,
Form: Abecedarian
Premium Member Oh say can you see
Oh say can you see blood soaked Baltimore reeking of falsified documents blood soaked levies oh say can you see corruption over board Atta Mohammed and Bin Laden brought to trial on this land oh...Read the rest...
Categories: military, america, emotions, faith, giving,
Form: Free verse
Basic Training, Survival of the Fittest
The humidity was doing a good job of keeping pace with the temperature. Until around 10 AM when the thermometer pushed its way past 100. That’s when 176 frightened kids and a few old hippies...Read the rest...
Categories: military,
Form: Haibun
On the Train
We ride the train at night. Store front signs flash neon onto our faces through the window. Red, green, blue in words we don’t know. Four foreigners crowded in with a hundred faces. They speak...Read the rest...
Categories: military,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Ability And Desire
Ability And Desire Miracle Man 3/15/2024 When in his youth he was filled with desires, now sometimes his age causes him to digress. To do youthful things he no longer aspires, but today his thoughts are difficult to express. He...Read the rest...
Categories: age, desire, military,
Form: Quatrain
Longest Day 6 June 1944
I’m just an old man in a blazer Here to try and tell the truth About that longest longest day That brought an end to my youth. No heroic thoughts as I struggled up the sand Into the chaos...Read the rest...
Categories: history, memory, military, war,
Form: Rhyme
Paid In Lives
The white dove is always covered in blood The olive branch is laced in thallium The broken gun is used as a dagger And the paper crane is burning in the fire The sins of the...Read the rest...
Categories: military, conflict, endurance, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member FBI FRAUD
As i reported my stalker and identity thief 2002 to the FBI she began climbing into my window for poetry my grandfathers world war 11 medal information this resulted in her arriving with a gunman...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, family, hurt, military,
Form: Free verse

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