Sorrow World War I Poems
These Sorrow World War I poems are examples of World War I poems about Sorrow. These are the best examples of World War I Sorrow poems written by international poets.
Last Drop Of Their Blood
In a realm where feuds festered, fierce and free,
Two clans clashed, Kovacs and Petrovics, starkly set.
Amidst the mountains, a tale of sorrow spun,
Where bloodied bonds...
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world war i, absence, addiction, analogy, anxiety,
Nagasaki BombingNagasaki, 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...
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Categories:
memorial, world war ii,
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world war i, angel, bereavement, death, devotion,
A Tale By MacrocosmYou live among the stars
I breathe among the scars
You call me war
with my existence alongside your sorrow
I call you a tailor,
whose breath
embroidered my dreams
stitched...
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world war i, 12th grade, analogy, death,
Fearing FatherThere in the corner of the living room
on a loveseat meant for two
now only resides one
there he sits, by a warm fireplace
its occupant...
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world war i, allegory, allusion, analogy, angst,
Woman of the Wasteland III of IIIFrom ruined halls of a corrupt little apartment
I flee with my children, trailing after me
No more the hard hand of hate
On my...
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world war i, abuse, allegory, allusion, analogy,
Acts of War V: Mother RussianHay now, now sing this corrosion
Of winter wastes and Red stars white nights
And waring tribes a bully on the block
To kick you when your...
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world war i, abuse, allegory, allusion, analogy,
The Winding RoadWith a sudden start he woke
Not a single word he spoke
His body ached as he knelt
Time again to go he felt
All remaining strength he drew
Their...
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world war i, death, horror, remembrance day,
Wars Are Made By MenWARS ARE MADE BY MEN (Satis Shroff)
When you walk in the streets of Freiburg
Or any German town in the East or West,
You see lovely, innocent...
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war, world war ii,
Tears On the Iron RailBodies crammed shoulder to shoulder
Packed in wooden cattle cars
Their destination to them unknown;
Men, women, and children,
Old, young, and grown.
Bodies standing crowded and pressed against each...
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world war i, depression, fear, heartbreak, holocaust,
Just Another Broken SoulI see the moon tonight, the clouds still passing over.
I see your tears tonight, they burn as I get older
So many laughs and joys...
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world war i, for her, freedom, lonely,
Great JehovahGreat Jehovah
(Set to John Williams Schindler's list theme)
Great Jehovah, as we weep
We turn our hearts to thee.
As the storms of evil sweep us
In your...
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world war i, god, hope, jewish, prayer,
The Soldier We All NeedThere is a difference between what is wrong and what is right.
World War Two was fought by men and women who were prepared
to die...
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world war i, appreciation, conflict, for her,
Ko Un Translation of the Holocaust Poem SpeechlessSpeechless at Auschwitz
by Ko Un
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
At Auschwitz
piles of glasses
mountains of shoes ...
returning, we stared out different windows.
Ko Un speaks for all...
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world war i, holocaust, horror, race, racism,
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,