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Robert E Lee Poems - Poems about Robert E Lee

Premium Member 'Forward Brave Souls' Victims of Ambition's Merciless Will
...“Up men to your posts! Don’t forget today that you are from old Virginia.” – General George Pickett Beneath Gettysburg's sun a merciless blaze Stood Pickett with his face etched......

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Categories: robert e lee, death, history, slavery, violence,
Form: Ballad
June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago
...June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at App......

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Categories: robert e lee, america, anxiety, crush, evil,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Day They Took Down Robert E Lee
...The Day They Took Robert E. Lee Down A moment of silence for General Robert E. Lee Who stood through time like a live oak tree I had tears in my eyes in a front row seat But when he was t......

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Categories: robert e lee, pain,
Form: Rhyme
A Ghetto Conversation
... Hey bruh, haven’t you heard, ain’t you read the news? The White House is gonna eradicate the fear infested inner city blues That Trump fella says, he’s got his poison pen ready ......

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Categories: robert e lee, culture, prejudice, truth, word
Form: Verse
Known Mysteries of Robert E Lee
...(Before rushing to judgment, Robert Wright Lee IV, a young pastor of 24, has asked the statues of Gen. Lee be rescued from extremists. He got threats!) KNOWN MYSTERIES ABOUT GENERAL ROBERT E. L......

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Categories: robert e lee, africa, education, history, leadership,
Form: Rhyme



Charlottesville
...Robert e Lee was a treasonous ole soul To defeat the republic his goal Slavery was abolished the people were free But only two third a southern decree The republic with stood the brutal onsla......

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Categories: robert e lee, philosophy, political, social, society,
Form: ABC
Accusers Mostly Losers
...(Mary Custis was the wife of Robert E. Lee. Union forces captured her ante-bellum mansion in what is now Arlington Cemetery and defiled it, because it was the only thing of Lee's they could get t......

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Categories: robert e lee, judgement,
Form: Sonnet
Requerimiento
...(The Spanish conquerors of the Americas read out their legal document, the "Requerimiento", to the Indians. Failure to comply meant the Spanish were free to do what they wanted.) Conquistado......

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Categories: robert e lee, history,
Form: Quatrain
Oblique
...Oblique! (The day the gray line Wavered) It was hot again, for the third straight day, but it was the 3rd of July; the time the place was Gettysburg and the year was sixty-three The fence is ......

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Categories: robert e lee, war,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Tale of the Two Kilmarnock's
...Kilmarnock is two places split by Atlantic one in Virginia other in Ayrshire they are of different character straits all bringing their own dimensions higher The Virginia brand settled way bac......

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Categories: robert e lee, america, history,
Form: Rhyme
Be Mosby
...Go get the water-for Robert E. LEE @ leave OUR FLAG ALONE avoid the enemy Get the damned eggs in the morning since u can not assholes get them in the afternoon She gave me a piece of god dam ......

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Categories: robert e lee, absence, assonance, baptism,
Form: Free verse
Confederate Flag
...Poet: Ken Jordan Poem: Confederate Flag Edited by: Sparkle Jordan written: July/2015 O'Dirty South,.....U'Dirty South your hatred, and storied history - is sadly legendary- ......

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Categories: robert e lee, farewell, identity,
Form: Prose Poetry
Previously-Owned Car For Sale
...Previously-Owned Car for Sale By Elton Camp (This write assumes knowledge of the TV program “The Dukes of Hazzard.”) This car just simply runs like a dream That it can fly, it does almost......

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Categories: robert e lee, funny, car, car,
Form: Rhyme
My Favorite Horse
...The horses of my childhood Do you remember too Mr. Ed and Fury Just to name a few Roy had his Trigger Dale had Butter Cup They were stuffed and mounted When dead – just look it up Spin and Ma......

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Categories: robert e lee, adventure, animals, childhood, cowboy-western
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Few Famous Men Named Robert
...At birth, “Robert” was the name I was given. It was the same in the case of my father. It was also the name of my great-grandfather. I was too young to do anything about it then. There have bee......

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Categories: robert e lee, history, life, people
Form: Enclosed Rhyme

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