Short History Poems

Short History Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about History by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about History by length and keyword.


Premium Member Native American

Remember ; Mountain :
When Paiute canoes paddled :
Bygone many years

Inspired by Raul's Contest " Morning Ambience "
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Caisteal Tioram

Our history shows
Many clannish castles fell
Dereliction death



http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/scotland-3.php
Form: Senryu

Fable Eyes of the Sun

History
Leaving her
Footprints in
The sand
Casting the
Rise and fall
Of mankind
Towards the
Fable eyes of the sun

The Change Is To Vote

to make it right
this is the light
to have hope
its know joke
its not insane
so don't poke
THE 
CHANGE IT TO
VOTE

Pages of History

I am a Writer
I am a Poet
I am not familiar with physics and chemistry
Will you write my name in the pages of history?


Premium Member Stories

Spanish moss telling Gray stories of the Old South History disputes
written June 7, 2021
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Civilization Down the Drain

In WW2 Sweden sheltered
    Jews in desperate need

  Today Swedes burn a Torah scroll
     a brutish, dastardly deed
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Few Cars for Liftoff

few cars for liftoff disappointed by “no-go” sighs and shrugs but in 1969 it was a parking lot high
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Where Dinosaurs Roamed

landslides tumbling stones
                 rock grinding along fault zones
                    ~  scree of fossil bones
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Namesake

My grandfather's name
Was given to me at birth
To honor the man
That my father never knew
Having died in World War Two
Form: Tanka

At Morning

it rained last night here
i zoom in the moist green earth
happy home and hearth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 8,  2016
Form: Haiku

The Untouchable

Awoke, rises from death,
   A long journey embarks again;
Broke, loosen from faith,
   Swiftly strike, no more bargain.
Form: Rhyme

Summer Break Dance

it was in the block
we jump and hop
 street was wet
water contest
we all jump hand prance
in this
SUMMER BREAK DANCE

Premium Member Heavens Game

In the game of life
Souls are won
Souls are lost
Its hard to keep Gods score
Just remember
The Romanov's had a royal flush

Ancestry: Bards

Homer,Chaucer, Shakespeare, Keats, Eliot Soyinka, Okigbo, Osundare Now me, recycling human ideas
Form: Haiku

Spring Flowers

it the time 
you see the wine
grow you no
you everything
that brings spring
and the love shower
that blooms
SPRING FLOWERS

Michelangelo (Buonarotti),

Candles flickered faint
Sistine Chapel he did paint
Though he was no saint

By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
art
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Penny For Them

in contemplation-

incarceration frees up

thoughts  into a dream



Inspired by Abe's photo of Martin Luther King
Form: Senryu

Dozens of Flowers...

I dreamt...
I was covered...
Roses...
Daisies...
Chrystals...
Good vibes...
I dreamt
of dreams..
and wishes.......
Form: ABC

Premium Member Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth
sentenced her cousin to death:
"Mary, you're the Queen of every Scot,
but you are Catholic.  I am not".
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey
was "crazy over a horsey"  
but wanted cash to be a high stepper
and lost his chance to be on Sgt. Pepper.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Alan Turing

Alan Turing, 
in history you were securing
the place that you would be taking
by vital and ingenious code breaking.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn - 
what a state she was in!
"If I'd have married another, instead,
I'd be standing before you with my head."
Form: Clerihew

' More Will Rise ...' 71st Senryu

‘ More Will Rise … ’  71st  Senryu


  They Shoot Messengers
They Cannot Kill The Message
   More Rise, To Tell It ! …
Form: Senryu

You Can Change

yes lives tough
can be rough
you do bad thing
that what life bring
you've no one to blame
for you crime fame
YOU CAN CHANGE

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