Flower World War I Poems
These Flower World War I poems are examples of World War I poems about Flower. These are the best examples of World War I Flower poems written by international poets.
RequiemStanding on this hillside
looking down below
I can see the fields
where all the poppies grow
each flower, a reminder
of where some brave once fell
so that we could...
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world war ii,
Easter Eggs and TulipsEaster Eggs and Tulips
Grandaddy was a quiet soul, born in 88 on a spring day.
He often stopped to graze his sheep, on the lush green...
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world war i, easter, flower, grandfather, world
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak VinerWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner, Franta Bass
Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
These skies
are...
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world war i, evil, holocaust, race, racism,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - IWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems (I)
These are poems about World War II and the Holocaust, which is also called the Shoah in Hebrew....
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world war i, evil, holocaust, racism, truth,
PoppyPoppy
Your wonderful presence
Lifting our eyes
From the mud of the field
To the freedom of skies.
In this turbulent world,
And I know it's been said;
There is beauty...
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world war i, flower, freedom, peace, thank
Hiroshima Poems 2Hiroshima Poems 2
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
-Michael R. Burch, "Epitaph for a...
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world war i, bereavement, conflict, eulogy, horror,
Ber Horvitz Translations of Holocaust PoemsTranslations of Holocaust poems by Ber Horvitz aka Ber Horowitz
Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
These skies
are leaden, heavy, gray ...
I...
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world war i, holocaust, horror, race, racism,
Lucifer, To the Enola GayLucifer, To The Enola Gay
by Michael R. Burch
Go then,
and give them my meaning
so that their teeming
streets
become my city.
Bring back a pretty
flower—
a chrysanthemum,
perhaps, to...
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world war i, conflict, death, humanity, power,
CleansingsCleansings
by Michael R. Burch
Walk here among the walking specters. Learn
inhuman patience. Flesh can only cleave
to bone this tightly if their hearts believe
that God is good,...
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world war i, holocaust, prison, race, racism,
Remembrance Day
REMEMBRANCE DAY
I never even knew you; I was born a long time after your sad death
But: I do know the future you gave me, with...
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world war i, anniversary, appreciation, flower, for
On the Crest of a WaveThey went to war on the crest of a wave,
Their country behind them, warriors all.
The flower of our youth, cocky and brave,
No hesitation, they answered...
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death, world war i,
The Forgotten SoldierThe Forgotten Soldier
Clickety clack - clickety clack; the train trundled on empty stations of an old past
Lightweight in its endeavours - portraying its only passengers...
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world war i, appreciation, remembrance day, world
Poppies Among the CrossesFields of France are filled with blood-red poppies
Where also bloom the lily-white crosses:
Each buried youth a seed, now bursting forth
Into a stark white cruciform...
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world war i, grave, loss, memorial day,
The Politics of WarTo ask a flower to kill a bee
is to ask a man to become the beast.
That is the will of war
The skylark...
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world war i,
NagasakiThere is strength there is power. “Mommy, look at this lovely flower!”
There is war and there is strife. “C’mon lets go fly a kite!”
There is...
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world war i, death, remember, world war