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World War I Poems | Examples of World War I Poetry

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Premium Member The Edged Effects Of Evil: Part 3
He viewed his name as an awkward constitution for commoners to address so plainly and nonchalantly. Adolf held a preconceived opinion that a simplistic reversal of his name would suffice. To avoid an embarrassing brouhaha,...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, betrayal, death, evil, fate,
Form: Narrative
Life in 2024
Life in 2024 . Ethics only on board... Educators are on roads......… Rich always freaky.. Poor always shaky.. Frauds seems always happy Life was in 2024 tragedy.. ...Read the rest...
Categories: world, world war i,
Form: Rhyme



Life in 2024
Life in 2024 . Ethics only on board... Educators are on roads......… Rich always freaky.. Poor always shaky.. Frauds seems always happy Life was in 2024 tragedy.. ...Read the rest...
Categories: world, world war i,
Form: Rhyme

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Premium Member Out there must think they're all insane!
World War 1, and World War 2 It's now 2024, and it's affecting you and I Korea, Vietnam, the Balkans, Ukraine No wonder this planet's not been invaded Out there must think, they're all insane From our inside looking inside,...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, history, peace, planet, political,
Form: Rhyme
War Dog
I know the sounds of war: They have become so familiar to my ears That they now sound like home. I serve alongside the soldiers— I have a job to do; I live to please. For the people who...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, animal, death, dog, memory,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Brutal trench battle
Brutal trench battle I am only 18, a young yearning lad In battle I killed a man today, bashful does that make me lawfully bad Now living day to day, guilt-ridden and far from being gay Over the trench,...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i,
Form: Rhyme
In Once Green Fields
In once green fields the larks no longer sing, Nor rise the owls to meet the waxing moon, For here amongst the mud no living thing, Is left to tell the horror men have known. A place now scarred...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, remembrance day, world war
Form: Free verse
The red poppies grow
This weekend we remember those who sacrificed their lives for our Freedom. Let us never forget or take anything for granted. The red poppies grow By Michelle Morris 10/11/2024 The red poppies grow There where the...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, humanity, remember, remembrance day,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Blood-stained poppies
Blood-stained poppies mark the day that human sacrifice did harden the skins of the less murderous mass for such a brutal aghast affair, how the God all mighty would formidable bear witness to grief beyond repair Out into the...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i,
Form: Free verse
Echoes for a War Requiem
I think sometimes of the life there once was: Of a time when birds sang throughout the woods And insects flitted between the flowers. But when greedy hands infected the land, The beauty was ruined; life lost its home—...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, death, memory, nature, remember,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Premium Member You Have Heroes' Blood - added to
Hey there little one Toddling ‘round your parents’ feet Not yet knowing who you are A whole wide world to meet You have Nobility - Heroes’ blood pumps in your heart Martyrs, warriors and pioneers Are part of who you are Both...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, family, patriotic, religion, remember,
Form: Rhyme
Remnants of Despair
I still remember your easily smiling face, poetry spilling from your lips Singing joyfully at the dead of night, not a care in the world. Oh how I miss your face when it was alive, When it was...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, 11th grade, miss you,
Form: Free verse
A Man Of Hull
One of our local heroes: his record of try’s in a season has still not been beaten. Jack Harrison VC, MC A Temporary Gentleman Not really the right sort Just a common school master Who played professional sport, But he was a...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, conflict, courage, in memoriam,
Form: Rhyme
On A Random Tuesday
On a random Tuesday, two boys happened to meet; Forming a bond thicker than blood could ever be. They became inseparable— You would have had to physically pry them apart. On a random Tuesday, two boys fell...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, death, history, love, military,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Haunted by War
Many never come home from battle. ...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, conflict, death, loss, military,
Form: Free verse

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