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Holiday Violence Poems

These Holiday Violence poems are examples of Violence poems about Holiday. These are the best examples of Violence Holiday poems written by international poets.


Cry, America
In the confusion 
so confounding, A Confliction, everyone’s conviction - to voice, to reason,

and 

nothing 

changes.


A man was murdered today in the streets,
Tomorrow, next week,...

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© Kara Kutny  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: violence, 11th grade, america, corruption,



The Tale of the Holiday Devil
It’s not for the mere frail 
this cautionary tale 
of wicked yuletide fright 
Do come inside
and sit hearthside
on this dark and snowy night 

A chilling...

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Categories: violence, children, christmas, culture, dark,

Premium Member The Play
As we sit here waiting for the play to start,
we wonder what will it be like.         ...

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Categories: violence, child, death, parents, silence,

Premium Member Murder In the Tunnel
Each morning I took the train to work,  
each evening I took the train back home. 
Each way we went through a long dark...

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Categories: violence, boy, murder, rain, scary,

Premium Member Blip
Blip

This is a short poem. 
Not a long one like the rest. 
(not haiku)
This is about time, 
and saying a lot in a small space.
Updates...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: violence, courage, heartbreak, heaven, mental



Premium Member The Carcass
The Carcass

The best part of the meal, 
the bones, the things others throw away. 
The wingtips, the neck, the gizzard, the lizard...
a fowl needs to...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: violence, fishing, inspirational love, patriotic,

Premium Member Dark Times
Dark Times

Times we celebrate, to be who we are not. 
Bleak times, diseased remembrances. 
Why?
You know.
You know because deep inside…

You have hid under a blanket...

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© Ann Foster  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: violence, 12th grade, angel, appreciation,

Stealing Candy From a Baby
What a lovely Sunday morning in the park
Sky and lake alive and baby dressed in blue
In the stroller by the bench with mom and pop
They...

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Categories: violence, baby, celebration, character, conflict,

January Holiday
I wanted to go Monday
Man, haven’t been since the 80’s
Thought 
Man, you’ll be hit by a stray bullet
And being on probation

So, chilled at home
You can’t...

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Categories: violence, america, black african american,

Premium Member The Guillotine
Does it not shimmer to the shine, the steel blade
Of dead reckonings ultimate design, cold is
Its fine edged point, a slicing masterpiece,
Of revolutionary engineering, behold...

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© Cherl Dunn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: violence, halloween, history, holiday, imagery,

Premium Member The Black Dahlia
A phantom beauty sheathed within a gown of utter darkness,
Stalks the lonely avenues of Los Angeles, seeking in vengeances
Revenge for her murder to bring him...

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© Cherl Dunn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: violence, america, grief, halloween, holiday,

The Face of the Buddha
( This poem is about the ' Killing Fields' of Cambodia, 1975-79,  where as many as 2 million people were murdered by the communist...

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Categories: violence, angst, bereavement, betrayal, corruption,

Bazooka Joe Is Gum - 1000 Ways To Die
David slings a rock
Cop holsters a glock, Lizzie Borden packs an axe
Mac he packs the knife, Billy battles with a club, Tommy’s gun is a...

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Categories: violence, conflict, courage, death, metaphor,


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