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World War I Poems | Examples of World War I Poetry

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Premium Member they were not human
We’d already beaten Japan But the A-bomb was Truman’s plan To tell Russian reds We’ll cut you to shreds And that’s how the Cold War began We flashed two targets civilian And killed point two of a million Of sub-human trash Just burned...Read the rest...
Categories: racism, world war ii,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Moscow I
It caters to an arrogance of hate when war becomes a method of despite. Through vile contempt, he seeks to cultivate a dogma that defines inhuman blight. The devil’s plan has given due consent to let annihilation be the goal. Let...Read the rest...
Categories: world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member Moscow II
As swift assaults endeavored to prevail, the magnitude of death was asinine. ‘Twas such a toll above a measured scale that no explicit value could define. As battles raged, no exploit could surmount the endless waves that fell within the...Read the rest...
Categories: world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member Moscow III
And all the world would change forevermore, for solitude’s content has come undone. Its island bliss could harbor it no more as destiny unleased the rising Sun. The sleeping giant woke to see its rays unfurl their wrath...Read the rest...
Categories: world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member In Memoriam
They handed it to me The heavy green wool jacket Circa 1918 Found safe in an attic In its pockets “dogtags” Shoe buckles And a small bracelet Etched…NELLIE. He had come home He would remember The men that came home He would never forget Those that...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, america, soldier, world war
Form: Free verse



Premium Member a little cut
keeping the sad notes locked away keeps me sane however sometimes it hurts not to hurt and I need a little cut to bleed away some of life's pain so I write a little poem...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, world war ii,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member MOM DAD WAR AND GRACE
Just the very thought of him, like an artist’s stroke of his Paintbrush, sealed a promise of a lifetime of tomorrows. I finally had found myself and, knew my purpose in life. The instant you were within sight,...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, world war ii,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member America's Decency's Gone
Where has America’s decency gone Long time passing All the folks who support Hamas would thrill to Auschwitz’ gassings Hamas rapes, burns and slaughters Jews ...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, america, memory, motivation, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Border-lie
A border is a line drawn in the sand Constantly shifting if you have time to see A personality is a borderline ebbing Time ceaselessly flowing us away One side unreachable as the far shore The other, all that...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, extended metaphor, planet, space,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member KNOWN JUST TO GOD AND ME
KNOWN JUST TO GOD AND ME ...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, death, grave, history, patriotic,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Barbarossa II
As Barbarossa roars into the East. its southern barb cut swiftly to the core. And as it raged the slaughtering increased, consuming any force that stood before. His swift barrage devoured the ranks of Red as iron divisions consummated death. These...Read the rest...
Categories: world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member Barbarossa I
When giants hide their heads beneath the sand, the body lies unshielded from the Sun. ‘Tis but a hedge to seemingly withstand the winds of war that nothing will out run. ‘Tis opportune for those that seek to rise...Read the rest...
Categories: world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member Barbarossa III
A new command would counter their attack to stay the storm that harkens at your door. ‘Twould be a feat that stunned the iron pack for nothing dared defy the wolves before. And though his pack could see...Read the rest...
Categories: world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Every man made thing is 'made in China'
Everything I buy to touch or taste is made in China, made in China leave alone my china set, even my toothpaste is made in China, made in China. From my pencils to my stencils to the golden locks on...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, business, world, world war
Form: Rhyme
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 bespoke a bitter debt. Within the heart of Europe's emerald embrace, Their...Read the rest...
Categories: world war i, absence, addiction, analogy, anxiety,
Form: Free verse

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