Write World War I Poems

As i reported my stalker and identity thief 2002 to the FBI she began climbing into my window for poetry my grandfathers world war 11...

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There aint any angels in foxholes,
Jock Grey once said to me.
He was looking at a different scene
Than what we could both then see.

Just tension and...

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bang bang your dead
i am a madman here to cause dread
as you start your day
you had better start to pray
i will spare no man of...

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I saw the the unshelled seedpod of my generation destroyed,
How I mourned the peanut.
Does the peanut make you shiver?
does it?

I saw the the lemon edulcorate...

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And then all of a sudden I was in a mysterious world, 
A woman here shelling peas, for they have no rights to be wasted
Being...

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“A trail of human misery and degradation”
Derives from a mid-16th century text from Old French
Illustrated best by the Inquisition and the Holocaust
But it conjures up...

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Troop ships loading, crowded docks
Mums and sisters waving off
Go with keepsakes, golden locks
Some men hug while many doff

Eric, soldier single stands
Beryl, lonesome widow cares
Many kissing...

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Oh! prophetic teacher 
World War II nun
Where are you now 
Miss Godowski
Godspeed creative writing English teacher 
Thank you for your courage teachings writings
Oh! poetic teacher...

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World 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 II Poems and Holocaust Poems II - Bertolt Brecht



The Burning of the Books
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

When the Regime
commanded the...

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My most popular poems on the Internet (III)

A number of my poems and translations have gone viral, according to Google, and some have been copied...

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MV WILHELM GUSTLOFF

This was the worst ship disaster, with the greatest loss of life at sea
A German ship that was overloaded, with over 10.600, war...

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SS CITY OF BENARES

Prior knowledge this ship will carry weapons to aid Britain on its return journey
Capitan Lieutenant Heinrich Bleichrodt, should have waited, but; trigger...

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Goodbye 
Little white lie 
Watching a person breakdown and cry 
It starts off innocent enough 
But in the end accusations could be rough 
Some brag...

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Die Bücherverbrennung ("The Burning of the Books")
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

When the Regime
commanded the unlawful books to be burned,
teams of dull oxen...

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