War Poems - Examples of all types of war poetry to share and read. This list of war poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Warfare is an inherent part of life and writing about the sufferings and casualties of these conflicts in the form of beautiful and inspiring poems is just as natural. From the civil war to the Vietnam War and beyond, there have been many wars that have wreaked havoc on civilian life and the lives of soldiers. War poems detail the emotions of these events from the perspective of the combatant and human experience. Read
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Cool BlueLooking cool
Wearing blue
Fly through the air
Wingman as their pair
Patrolling the skies
Ready to encounter bogey lies
Like eagles they soar
On this speed tour
Landing on a carrier for air craft
Navy...
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Categories:
war, appreciation, hero, memorial day,
Form: Rhyme
USA MEMORIAL DAY
Categories:
america, childhood, freedom, war,
Form: Bio
DAY AT THE BEACHSand and surf of Oahu.
Boogie boards and kids.
Feeling breathlessly safe.
Surrounded by friends -
strangers-in-arms safe.
Elsewhere in time and space
the beaches of Normandy
tell a different tale. Holding
their breaths - will they see
mamas and papas, siblings
and lovers. Bullet-showers,
thundering...
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Categories:
war, america, freedom, memorial day,
Form: Free verse
To Recall and Restore our Freedoms
American soldiers have given their lives
in war after war after war after war
Be they in the Army, in the Navy
in the Air Force...
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Categories:
war, america, freedom, hero, memorial
Form: Rhyme
Gods Of WarAncient shadows eclipse the Sun,
Terror descends from the skies.
Immortal chaos seeks revenge,
The death of Man the only prize.
Our destiny was once foretold,
From written scrolls of the past.
Long forgotten sands of time,
Too late, for now the...
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Categories:
war,
Form: Rhyme
HappyHappy
Being happy not
True and is false or
Is a mist of clouds...
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Categories:
best friend, trust, war,
Form: Haiku
War and PoliceIt seems to be an ongoing epoch,
With the trials of humanity.
Where peaceful days are short-lived,
...
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Categories:
conflict, war,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
50 years since VietnamYou remember the mud blood and mosquitos
And the Agent Orange brought back as a memento
In your jungle greens at Vung Tau
Nui Dat memories won’t fade even now
Picked out of the lottery for National Service...
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Categories:
remembrance day, war,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Silent Scream
Heart's silent scream
lovers torn
from savaged arms
Hunched over
bludgeoned into queue
...
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Categories:
war, cry, death, evil, heart,
Form: Free verse
The Orphan TrainFour children had to tell mama and papa goodbye.
It was World War I. Would they ever see them again?
No one spoke of this, not wanting to alarm the little ones.
Janice was told to take care...
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Categories:
war,
Form: Narrative
Blood FeudThe battle well fought,
Blood drips from the blade.
Clans kill each other,
A grave history made.
Women and children weep,
Men driven by fear.
Prejudice handed down,
Death year after year.
The torch forever blinds,
The flame of hatred burns.
A sad lesson taught,
But...
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Categories:
hate, war,
Form: Rhyme
WORLD OF WARLORDS
Created animosities
scattered hearts
in the fields and streets,
broken wires...
maimed
the disillusioned roots
shape lives
now empty
reconciled lives
no direction and right route...
reality created by
warlords !...
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Categories:
war, adventure, allusion, appreciation, hate,
Form: Free verse
No PeaceNo peace ! These are the words I hear whispering in my ears. I knew what I wanted to write because I had the first line on my mind. I knew what I wanted to...
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Categories:
war, confidence, conflict, courage, endurance,
Form: Narrative
DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY and the FAMILY Reunion: Generations The season, spring year 2031.
One year went by and
Delilah was 4 months pregnant
When Molly Was 6 months
pregnant. Other Then that, the
passed months were
Unremarkable. The ages of
Damian's children and their
Mother's...
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Categories:
war, birth, confidence, emotions, house,
Form: Alliteration
A Soldiers Poem When the time comes,
When all is calm,
Where peace is achieved,
And all can just live,
As my bullets runs out,
And all is going south,
With another hit I'll drop,
In the battlefield I'll die proud,
If that happens, don't...
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Categories:
11th grade, world war
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of War Poems
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anti, biological, brave, children, civil, cold war, cyber, economic, history, kids, nuclear, peace, political, sad, soldier, spanish, time, vietnam, world, ww1, ww2
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Definition | What is War in Poetry?
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