World War I Poems | Examples of World War I Poetry

The silhouettes are all that remain: There is nothing left of them But the memories that have faded over the years. From generation to generation, The stories were passed down, But now they are forgotten; no one knows them anymore. So...Read the rest...

Four-score years ago, the youth of Allied Armies stormed Normandy's shore; Men in the December of their years returned today recalling the gore of war. They wept at comrades graves who freely gave their all on that...Read the rest...

The poppies grow where the bodies lay. They grow out of their skulls; Out of bullet holes and discarded limbs— Anything is their home. And in this brutal massacre, A young poppy seed finds solace: Somewhere to grow old. The poppies reach...Read the rest...

Our silent heroes: The animals who served us Did not have a choice....Read the rest...

I watched a dog sweep across the land where no man stands: So delicate in his every step. He manoeuvred across it With very little fault, and he didn’t worry for the mud That clung his feet like...Read the rest...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

keeping the sad notes locked away keeps me sane but sometimes it hurts not to hurt I need a little cut to bleed away one drop of life's pain so I write a poem...Read the rest...

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...

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...

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...

KNOWN JUST TO GOD AND ME ...Read the rest...