Soldier Poems | Examples of Soldier Poetry

There are great dragons in my life that came to me from long ago. They traveled far across the sea inside some boxes stored below his seat, safe for the flight's long trip- ...Read the rest...

We saw a side of Trump that too few people know For six hours, grieving parents he consoled of those killed leaving...Read the rest...

As sure as scientists ask why and winged creatures fly Politicians will lie ~ and soldiers...Read the rest...

Our desecrations, burning Old Glory ~ ...Read the rest...

A stench of gunpowder threads that frayed yet never broke ...Read the rest...

A fox cub ventures out of his den For the first time on a pretty Sunday morning. He should not have left. On these days, when church bells ring out, All is silent in the forest— There is always peace. The...Read the rest...

“no!” … he said, “they’ll ne’er take Piccadilly!” then downed a pint in one gulp … tucking five pounds under the edge of his sodden Churchill coaster, “bloody awful price!” he grumbled quietly, turning sharply on his heel to depart the pub...Read the rest...

It is a fine day to laze in the grass And to think about that beautiful lass. Her pretty eyes are lit with laughing fire And she fills me with impassioned desire. Alas, in this green field I cannot...Read the rest...

D-Day + 80 They came as boys but left as men. Their prayers cried, please not again!!! When war intrudes young lives transcend. Lives marching forth, as others end. With hate and vile come enemies, to kill and maim; atrocities. Can peace prevail when hatred boils? The soldier cares not...Read the rest...

"TO ALL, and to those whom may be among the numbers of 'The Unknown' that my belated brother Kimo [August 26, 1969] may have known," ... by The Poet (Lyrics attuned: "When the Roll Is Called...Read the rest...

I have often marveled at them, their courage and resolve. If they have questions, they don't ask. If they have doubts and fears, They don't show them. They don't listen to suggestions; They take orders and carry them out. They are the enlisted...Read the rest...

They handed it to me The heavy green wool jacket Circa 1918 Found safe in an attic In its pockets “dogtags” Shoe buckles And a small bracelet Etched…NELLIE. He had come home He would remember The men that came home He would never forget Those that...Read the rest...

Someone has said that The best soldiers are well fed Why we import rice?...Read the rest...

The picture stared down at the old man Good times, friends for life The decomposing body was in its second year now The dust and webs had cloaked him like a blanket Giving him comfort that life denied him Time...Read the rest...

William shows his absolute integrity and empathy when he says “If I had anything tender in me, I shot it dead. How can I write to you after what I’ve done? What I’ve seen?” Sure, he is a deserter,...Read the rest...