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World War I Poems | Examples of World War I Poetry

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Premium Member Two Veterans
My father, a WW2 vet My mother too On Veterans Day they first met They got married on Vets Day too ...Read More
Categories: world war i, courage, dad, hope, mom,
Form: Rhyme



squarish watermelons
dogs eating lions small fish eating big fish watermelons grown squarish bombing tunnels is third world war blind obedience to next level state is causing mass civil killings in long war like broken stars,broken earth may discontinue sun orbit it is supranova explosion it...Read More
Categories: world war i, death, holocaust, military, soldier,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Armistace Day 23
Eleventh of November is armistice day A day in the year where we remember Remember what I hear you say The sacrifice of many far far away They fought for freedom Did not die in vain Our lives would have changed Those...Read More
Categories: world war i, conflict, memorial day, military,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Poland
Humanity is destined to dissolve when fear consumes the minds of timid kings. Such pandering lets lunacy evolve and impotence is forced to face its sting. An evil wind, with blustering conceit, embarks to stage aggressions...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member Pacific
Whene’er we set morality adrift, humanity and mercy are denied. From ship to shore, revenge railed cold and swift as rising Suns and spangled Stars collide. The savagery consumed the ocean surge as blood infused the...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member Berlin
The swirling winds of war will surely shift when chilling haunts of winter come to play. Its ruthlessness lets ill intention drift as motivation withers with each day. His weakened pack must reckon for its...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Overlord
For all the evil demagogues desire, a reckoning of consequence is due. An iron convergence gathers at the spire with readied swords at dawn to run them through. As retribution storms the Channel shore, the blood...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Sonnet
Too Much Pain
what a day! Neither clouds nor lighting But the sky is thundering Hailing hard but not in usual forms Threatened poor to keep silence. A cute doll was used to sleep In her grandfather's lap Wake up morning to dress...Read More
Categories: world war i, 12th grade, care, feelings,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Trinity
Perplexity of man has given birth to all the Sins outside of Heaven’s gate. They churn in silence, biding in the mirth of mystery, where destiny awaits. They stir the cauldrons filled with Earth’s demise,...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Stalingrad
Each lie in wait to set the world a fire though consequence will greet them at the door, for dominance is what they so desire and satisfaction comes through means of war. An emperor...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Midway
But all the stars from heaven fell to earth. Beneath the Sun they seek to light the sky. A wounded foe has risen from the dearth with retribution pending in reply. Though seas were calm,...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Sonnet
Hiroshima Bombing
In Hiroshima, a city of peace A single bomb of nuclear release The victims’ screams, a haunting sound A level of destruction so profound A Japanese city once so full of light and life, Turned into the destruction that filled...Read More
Categories: world war i, america, august, war, world
Form: Rhyme
Nagasaki Bombing
Nagasaki, the city of night, A place of peace and light, Where beauty is so sublime, That it touches every heart of mine. The people of this city, Are filled with so much beauty. That their resilience and strength, Can never be...Read More
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Armistace Day Acroustic
Armed with weapons to kill the enemy Remember those who have died for your country Many thousands throughout all the years Individuals who survived still shedding tears Stood on foreign soil fighting hard Taking hits like a ball in the...Read More
Categories: world war i, military, remembrance day, war,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Never Again, Again
Who defended Jews from Nazis in WW2 A few brave souls here and there Foul-smelling smoke from crematoria arose The masses turned aside, held their...Read More
Categories: world war i, anti bullying, bullying, death,
Form: Rhyme

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