Soldier War Poems

God, protect your children
Keep them safe from harm
God, take your children
Welcome them into your arms

I am a child of betrayal
My innocence is their derail
God, can...

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Thunder and lightning
AND men against man 
Stardust and White Fire
 Man versus Man
the world is filled with Corruptions
 why must Man fight cuz
 there's...

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Bombs blasting so near,
child of war covers her ears,
mother is gone no where to be seen,
sheet covers broken window,
blocks the light but not the screams
of...

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For the welfare of people
This purpose to fulfill
We stand opposing threats-
For our fatherland’s will. 
For law and order, all purely made by madmen, 
Completely false
From...

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Suribachi

At the base of Suribachi
Within reach of the beach
The mountain towers as I shrink
In guts of hate—malignant;
With gun, bayonet and grenade
And murdering hands
To choke the...

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Come hither and discard your heavy armor
and cleanse your hands of thine enemies blood
think not of war, or the carnage you reaped
rest your blooded sword...

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stranded Soldier, tossed ashore forced to fight a gallic war .Bound by Honor, a task at hand.  a sword and shield upon his back....

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Bittersweet... 
     on the palate...
                ...

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no soldier ever kissed
      the soil they bled on
   for its sake ...

no leader ever bled
  ...

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It was cold that snowy December night, 1862. We took the hill to stand and fight against the Yankee coats of blue. We charged towards...

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My village was dusty and burning
Everyone was screaming and running
I stood dumb in the chaos, my eyes rolling
Tried to listen out for mother’s calling

The noise...

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Lament to the Spirit of War
by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE)
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

You hack down everything you see, War God!

Rising on fearsome wings
you...

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Experts summoned
  War whoops drum on

Speculation ramps up
  Excitement amps up

Convoys move out
  Generals air doubts

Battle lines drawn
  The conflict dawns

It...

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A soldier dies-a mother cries, a heart broken, words left unspoken,
So young a soldier laid to rest, a shiny medal upon his chest.

A soldier dies-a...

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He went to be a soldier one cold and
wintry Spring,dying for a noble cause
that all then  believed in;The lilac was just
budding when news of...

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No poetry in a foxhole when the shelling starts
   Battle-weary soldiers contest
Well, there are no poets in a foxhole either
   I...

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Soldier Boy you are much too young
But your going off to war
Arm yourself prepare to fight
This is not a simple chore
One two three four 
boys...

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Her body was in pieces all over the black earth
Not much was recognizable; a foot in a boot
Over there, two fingers, one had a ring...

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A Service Member's Story
(In Friends We Trust)

The night is cold, the sand is deep,
with miles to go before we sleep.
But on we trudge to spot...

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Under the towering bridge, beside the tulip garden, next to the curvy ridge, sat a soldier awaiting no one.
 
Merged with a melody of notes,...

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