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War Poems | Examples of War Poetry

The Veteran
still dodging memories land mines buried in sleep - hanging on until the flight home ...

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Categories: war,
Form: Haiku
Screams
loud screams inaudible to the human ear I wonder if to God. ...

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Categories: god, pain, war,
Form: Haiku



The Angry and Swearing Poem
Target via advertising Stupid firms and stupid brands Because such generalizing Does require intercept For the influence of moron For the psyches thus offense Does perform defense the function Very real thus defense Maxwell color wheel invention Wasn't meant for purpose this Any act will have redemption Suck it activism for peace Hex my wheel is much more nicer Isn't purposed for the firms Neither chips or...

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Categories: war, language, military, pollution, technology,
Form: Rhyme
THE PRIMAL WHIRLWIND
A clash between two atoms. An explosion — the Big Bang. And so it began: with an eruption. A cry of fire. A chaotic dance of matter. A beginning born of rupture. How could it have been otherwise, when creation itself began with conflict? And here we are— millions of years later— on a planet of conflict. A whirlwind of forces, an endless struggle between people, between ideas, between...

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Categories: war, earth, environment, feelings, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Armed Conflict Law
Armed Cyber Conflict Law Is mepping your logic floor This president is a bore His reasoning for the war You don’t want to stand for For that with the funds in offshore The needs of the state or the nation Do not exist in isolation THUS foundation we set for For new Armed Conflict Cyber Law Perhaps such care for the nation May be arranged as...

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Categories: war,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Egregiously Misplaced Mercy
When you force Mr. Zelinsky to feed the Putineers who’ve bulldozed Ukraine. That’s when I’ll pressure Israel to give Hamas’ Gazastanis more grain ...

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Categories: analogy, surreal, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member took a bullet in my brain
took a bullet in my brain no refrain no restrain in a war I feel the pain war is horrible for both sides there is no place for us to hide death or glory? You are kidding right? so many lay dead on that first night where’s the glory in killing so many young? horrible reality, where’s the fun? I’ll never again fully see the...

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Categories: war,
Form: Rhyme
War
Despondent Torn apart By chaos Mothers cry Fathers sigh Children lost Twilight blues Morning mourn War and strife July 29, 2025. ...

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Categories: war,
Form: Other
Pope Leo XIV
A Cry to the Vicar of Christ On the eighth of May— in the year the world was wounded— white smoke rose, and the Spirit whispered: Leo XIV. Not a crown, but a cross. Not glory— but Gethsemane. Go now, Holy Father, to Gaza, where God bleeds quietly under shattered mosques. A child cries without sound. A mother digs without grave. Hope is ash. Peace is myth. And still— your hands are clean. Go to the...

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Categories: war, abuse, anger, child, conflict,
Form: Free verse
The UK was never innocent just cowardly
The uk is guilty too Stop hiding behind America You were involved too It's time for you to take the stand Reveal the blood on your hands Accountability is calling your name America can't take all the blame When it was them who followed your lead Joining the slave trade from your influence Don't hide behind black American history...

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Categories: war, discrimination, history, prejudice, race,
Form: Free verse
Just This
Force that turns glass shards to mists and causes girders to bend and twist flesh and bone cannot resist nor mortal word can console this pushed to the brink with blotted ink the buttons pressed have secret links to battles pitched it might seem rich for ribbon bars as spirits lift the bodies stiff a cheek to kiss for some they dare not lift the lid an endless list of...

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Categories: death, humanity, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member ANSWERING A WARRING QUESTION
ANSWERING A WARRING QUESTION Why must there always be war? Can peace not be without war? Yes, but with less money: Leaving power mongers Less oppressive over Poor you and me:- ...

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Categories: war, corruption, money, peace, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member CEASEFIRE
CEASEFIRE* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ peace hearts mend shadows fade hope blooms softly grace *Note:This poem was published at Poetry Soup (poetrysoup.com › poems › best › ceasefire) on June 27, 2025. I deleted it, but this is my original poem. ...

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Categories: 12th grade, peace, war,
Form: Lanterne
To the White Rose of Germany , In memory of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group
In halls where silence cloaked the dread, You raised a voice, though fear had spread. With leaflets fluttering like doves in flight, You lit a candle in the night. Not with guns, nor iron might, But truth and courage, fierce and bright. A rose in winter, pure and still, Defying hate with steadfast will. Your words, like whispers through the air, Asked hearts to...

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Categories: courage, dedication, freedom, war,
Form: Verse
Modern Concentration Stamps for Query
Modern Concentration Stamps For Query Heights of subtly decide the best points for invention Delights of brevity decide the next poetic composition Insights of entropy reside and then collide in patient comprehension Conspicuous engagements of the outspoken looking for transparent attention Ridiculous derangement of the broken ones that should have been all about prevention Ambiguous retainment of...

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Categories: war, life,
Form: Rhyme

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