Short The Great Depression Poems

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Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge 
!....?...!!...? (.)...(.) No please
1933 the Great Depression hit
" I feel I no longer fit"- his tweet
Form: Clerihew


Premium Member Ludwig Knew, Clerihew

Free market economist, Ludwig Von Mises
Ably pinpointed economic diseases.
Yet, when we’re told the feds fixed the great depression,
Ludwig knew it was caused by fed intervention.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member The Great Depression

Born in the latter part of The Great Depression Don't know how my parents managed with eight dependants I was the last in '35 But we all survived Growing veggies in the yard avoiding senseless obsolescence
Form: Limerick

Premium Member America Is Home

Mother is a child of the greatest generation
from an immigrant family that found a haven
and learned to survive the hard times that came to an entire nation~
the Great Depression left no one unscathed,
World War Two took their sons and daughters brave
so the promise of freedom could continue to blaze.

The Rose That Grew From the Concrete

one crack .. all i need 

growing trough the concrete / a 

rose ..look at her bloom 


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no matter how deep you are .. and how thick the concrete is 
you'll overcome the great depression .. and come out stronger
Form: Haiku


Premium Member The Greatest Generation

Wise to emulate
 
“The Greatest Generation”
 
Depression Era
 
Hard times faced with dignity
 
Heroes rose from common men
 
 
 
*Entry for Brian’s Ekphrasis contest.  Based on the book “The Greatest Generation” 
by Tom Brokaw, a truly inspiring account of how people met the financial challenges 
of The Great Depression.
Form: Ekphrasis

Never Give Up - Poor Man’s Steak

Together, my parents faced two world wars, the great depression, floods, fires, and some things that would bring most people to their knees. Imagine just where I would be if they had just decided that things were too rough and chucked in the towel. At the time, I didn’t think they had a lot to give. But looking back, I’m amazed at how much I got.

steak’s what I wanted 
bologna is what I got—
never went hungry
Form: Haibun

Great Depression

The sun sets on the dark streets Tears leave eyes as they begin to grieve Life is hard for all But they struggle on, trying not to fall Food is scarce and people starve Words of emotion in walls are carved Houses are taken and the streets become home Bankruptcy evident from too many loans Whole families looking towards the sun Remembering the times when they use to have fun They pray together hoping for the best Saying the Great Depression is just God's test
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