Ramparts Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Destiny Wed	Kurt Philip Behm	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, destiny, wedding,
	The Answer to Complaint Part 1	Aliza Kashmala Kiran	Heroic Couplets	Heroic Couplets	ramparts, allah, faith,
	From Dovecote Hill	Nina Parmenter	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, home, memory, youth,
	Notice you	john moir	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, farewell, feelings, self, senses,
	Goeth, Ye Patriots	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, analogy, football, fun, humorous,
	Ramparts ABB	David Drowley	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, bird, military, nature, soldier,
	Contemplating Red, White, and Blue	Terry Mullally	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, appreciation, death, dedication,
	Ireland - a divided island part two	Ian Love	Narrative	Narrative	ramparts, community, history, ireland, time,
	Measurements of a kiss	Ibohal Kshetrimayum	I do not know?	I do not know?	ramparts, bird, birth, black love,
	Don't Demean Meaning	john sensele	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, poems,
	His Destiny Wed	Kurt Philip Behm	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, destiny,
	Space	DM Babbit	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, space, universe,
	Ubris Affected, Infected, Respected and Projected	john sensele	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, poems,
	green summer	hija de la luna	Cinquain	Cinquain	ramparts, feelings, nature, nostalgia,
	A Tear-ful Conversation With My Daughter	Susan Ashley	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, i love you, i
	The Range	Michelle Faulkner	Alliteration	Alliteration	ramparts, community, endurance, leadership, natural
	The Ballad of Edward Kenway	Denis Briggs	Ballad	Ballad	ramparts, adventure, courage, leadership, war,
	The Blast of A Cast	john sensele	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, poems,
	One Last Choice	Kurt Philip Behm	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, blessing, confusion, inspiration, strength,
	The Heart From Which Flows the Waterfall	Keith O.J. Hunt	Classicism	Classicism	ramparts, earth, heart, hope, life,
	Chicago Land- In the Belly of the Beast	Steve Zak	Verse	Verse	ramparts, chicago, city, culture, death,
	FOREVER LOVE - On Valentines Day	norberto franco cisneros	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	ramparts, for her, happiness, love,
	The White Lady of Skipsea	Leanne Lovejoy-Burton	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, dark, fantasy, gothic, history,
	'The Friendly Ghost'-For H D	jamie brolin	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, angel, body, crush, giving,
	A Crooked House	Zed Zed	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, childhood, home, memory, sad,
	Catholic PTSD	William Donovan	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, childhood,
	Freedom	Jack Ellison	Limerick	Limerick	ramparts, peace,
	On Rode the Valiant	Keith O.J. Hunt	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, hero, hope, peace, war,
	God Rains Down in my Heart	James Edward Lee Sr.	Lyric	Lyric	ramparts, appreciation, blessing, christian, confidence,
	Inner City	Frederic Parker	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, city,
	The Morning Kiss	Dane Burgess	Light Verse	Light Verse	ramparts, feelings, kiss, love,
	Ronald Rump	matthew harris	Alliteration	Alliteration	ramparts, allusion, analogy, confusion, crazy,
	Faraway-Hope	Frederic Parker	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, hope,
	On Into The Night	Steven Henderson	Tanka	Tanka	ramparts, appreciation, devotion, forgiveness, love,
	Goeth Ye Patriots	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, appreciation, football, metaphor, old,
	My Home Is No Fortress	Kai Michael Neumann	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, home,
	Tattered Sbaquie 2000	Susan Baquie	Blank verse	Blank verse	ramparts, betrayal, emotions, irony, me,
	Ten Bucks In His Left Shoe, Bold In His Steps	Robert Lindley	Sonnet	Sonnet	ramparts, art, blessing, creation, dedication,
	Om	Robert Warlov	I do not know?	I do not know?	ramparts, america, war,
	Wild Symphony	Carrie Richards	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, beautiful, beauty, nature,
	Souls	Zach Kelley	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	ramparts, death, life, poetry,
	combustion	Taoi Chanan	I do not know?	I do not know?	ramparts, beach,
	The Tower Picture 1	Nicholas Henderson	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, judgement, war,
	End All, Thorn of My Heart	Michael Zavaletta	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, lost love, love,
	THE WAX- BOULDER	Anulaxmi Nayak	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, art, emotions, heartbreak, relationship,
	Don Quixote Golf East	Su Ben	Narrative	Narrative	ramparts, allegory, hero, imagination,
	Deni Easter 2015	Marie Stannus	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, lost, nature, remember,
	CONQUEST	Shane Cooper	Free verse	Free verse	ramparts, conflict, day, night,
	SPRING TO YULETIDE	Joe Maverick	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, life, seasons,
	In eternal sleep i will find thee, Julia	john fleming	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramparts, lost love, love,

Ramparts Poem Example

Tears of Jerusalem

Mighty oars to take us away from our shores
Our horsemen marshal their men at arms
The trek is long, battles of the blood-soaked 
Our swords we hold high
Above our heads, the cross guides us to righteousness
For King and God
For we are the Franks, the Knights of Christ
Glory be to our Lord, and Urban
The council of Clermont shall decree long before us
That we are the divine soldiers, Templar’s in gold battle dress
The bearers of Christ’s will
The heathen Saracens shall lie in pools of blood
Below our feet


Saladin the Sunni of Tikrit 
In the valley of Balbeek his wisdoms took hold
A warrior of the brave, a man of the peace
Whose compassion was ruled by the quill
His sword was of last resort
A man of traditions and honorable intent

The barbarian Franks made it so
The land of Christ could not fall into Saracen hands
Saladin with his Arabian horses and arrows strong
Would show the Franks, their world was wrong
He offered peace and passage too
The Croisades said Christ or death but never YOU
Never, never the Saracens or their evil ways!!!

Facing the Tower of David and the Damascus Gate
The archers fired every quiver and every bow
For six days and nights the ramparts held strong
The Saracens fell one after the other, an arrows slow death 
The Gates of David once more protecting the onslaught on infidel goliaths
The Seventh day they all rested
Saladin’s messengers demanded surrender as the Franks laughed
He warned, I will offer you the Olive branch once, only once
True to his word The Mount of Olives was to be the Scarceness victory
Bailian surrendered, and the crusades where doomed to the books of history

From his teachings of youths wistful past
Saladin was of compassion and honor
The Christians, the slaves the refugees of war
All given safe passage, A gracious Kings heart would save many a soul
No blood would flow on the narrow alleys of Jerusalem
The Sultan of wisdom allowed all to worship in the kingdom of the Levant
Islam was indeed in the golden age

The Knights of Christ
The Crusaders or Gods will
Would draw on one last gasp
Lionheart would lead the fatal entourage
As each horse was lost in battle
Saladin provided Lionheart yet another
Honor amongst great leaders, above all
Compassion won over battlefield lust
The Crusaders fell into the sea of lost memories

Jerusalem is lost
Lost to the heathens
Who have seized the holy lands
The battles lost
Tears we weep for Jerusalem
Tears fall onto the cross
Roads of history
Paved with pain
Tears of Jerusalem

Poem Copyright © arthur vaso