Sad World War Ii Poems
These Sad World War Ii poems are examples of World War Ii poems about Sad. These are the best examples of World War Ii Sad poems written by international poets.
LeningradMeandering through
the cracks of a
Baltic horizon
stripped of
its lunary luminance,
streams of darkness slither
their way through
the calloused sieve of a
monochromatic
midnight sunrise
that unfurls its
featherless wings
over Leningrad
...
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world war ii, depression, sad, war, world
A World of Liars and CowardsFancy jets and drones are flying
Bombs are falling and raining
Killing innocent civilians
Burning and destroying homes
Hotels, churches and tombs
People are starving and suffering
While dictators and cheaters...
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world war ii, child abuse, dark, death,
The NukeThe wandering clouds, over the Japanese sky
With mirth and joy passing by
Unknown of the upcoming crisis
laugh of folks in merry bliss
The birds chirping, blessing good
never...
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world war ii, anger, death, recovery from,
A Glorious General"For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honour of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeters and...
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world war ii, fate, hero, history, leadership,
Gasps of Witnessed Horrors
I'm shivering, naked, I'm amidst bodies on a cart
All I remember is looking up awaiting the water
Entangled I am seeing grimaced pinked faces
And a solumn...
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world war ii, cry, death, family, hero,
Mein VaterI heard them come long before they came,
Repetitious stomps heard from far away.
Their steady beat mimicked my heart,
As dread conceived to pull me apart.
This wasn't...
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world war ii, angst, dad, father son,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iv - Primo LeviWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - IV - Primo Levi
Shema
by Primo Levi
translation by Michael R. Burch
You who live secure
in your comfortable houses,
who...
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world war ii, evil, holocaust, race, racism,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iii - Miklos RadnotiWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - III - Miklos Radnoti
Miklos Radnoti was one of the greatest of the Jewish Holocaust poets. He died...
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world war ii, holocaust, murder, race, racism,
Pulling OutThe train left the platform amid trails of smoke
That blew across faces
Waving away worn smiles.
The grey sky leaned into the horizon
Forming a broken arc,
Rain moved...
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world war ii,
All That I HaveA memory of a time long gone, in which I stood by my beloved blossom tree.
I would run around the field where Majesty no longer...
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world war ii, change, holocaust, life, memory,
Summer HazeSummer Haze
by Michael R. Burch
The hazy, smoke-filled skies of summer I remember well;
farewell was on my mind, and the thoughts that I can't tell
rang bells...
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world war ii, farewell, first love, goodbye,
Ballad of KurskNever ending bombardment
Started an hour prior
To our surprise embarkment
Our lines a bright pyre
The order went and came
Over the top we go
To win the Fuhrer’s fame
Pain...
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world war ii, anxiety, betrayal, death, patriotic,
Miklos Radnoti Translation of the Holocaust Poem Letter To My WifeLetter to My Wife
by Miklos Radnoti
translated by Michael R. Burch
A poem written during the Holocaust in Lager Heidenau, in the mountains above Zagubica, August-September, 1944
Deep...
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world war ii, death, heartbreak, holocaust, humanity,
Miklos Radnoti Translations of Holocaust PoemsPostcard 1
by Miklós Radnóti
written August 30, 1944
translated by Michael R. Burch
Out of Bulgaria, the great wild roar of the artillery thunders,
resounds on the mountain...
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world war ii, death, grave, holocaust, horror,
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 ii, anniversary, appreciation, flower, for