Best Military Poems
Below are the all-time best Military poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of military poems written by PoetrySoup members
Hibiscus HavenI want to swim in the golden rivers
of your heavenly haven,
wading through every swirl and twirl flowing in splendiferous streams.
Taste of your warmth courses down...
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Categories:
absence, deep, love, military,
Form:
Free verse
One MasterI signed a contract with the state
to use my body as they will.
My mind they did manipulate.
In the name of freedom, I would kill.
I never...
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Categories:
baptism, god, military, soldier,
Form:
Rhyme
I Was a SoldierI was a Soldier
I was a soldier many years ago,
How time flies, where did it go.
To many places I was deployed,
Never too long before I...
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Categories:
military, anger, angst, betrayal, conflict,
Form:
Rhyme
It's OverFallen--- face down in the dirt,
your pale lips kissed the earth
a marker will hold your place
though the world may forget your face
For you it's over...
Remember...
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Categories:
death, loss, military, war,
Form:
Rhyme
In the Dark of the StrandMarquees are bright with neon lights, where crowds line up for movie night
Holding hands, we're in 'The Strand'. The velvet carpet guides us in
Popcorn smokes,...
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Categories:
dark, film, history, military,
Form:
Free verse
The Genocide At Wounded KneeOn December the twenty eight in the year eighteen ninety
Major Samuel Whitside was on patrol, with the seventh cavalry
When they sighted a party of Indians...
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Categories:
america, death, military, murder,
Form:
Narrative
The Invasion of UkraineOn the twenty fourth of February in twenty twenty two
Russia invaded Ukraine and fierce fighting did ensue
Vladimir Putin it seems, wants to restore the...
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Categories:
conflict, death, military, murder,
Form:
Rhyme
Eyes of BlueA people persecuted beyond imagination;
To help them he felt, was his obligation.
He joined the army in World War II;
Not knowing his hell would be Eyes...
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Categories:
military, freedom, hero, memorial day,
Form:
Rhyme
Am I Ptsi Or PtsdI am not good memories
I am not very kind
I am your history
Stuck in your mind
If you let me break you I must
Turn your life into...
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Categories:
military, abuse, anxiety, bereavement, depression,
Form:
Free verse
A Poem For the Fallen 44: a TributeHeroes of my age in their morning mourn,
Filled with teardrops of pain and sorrow,
They'll be now part of the epic history,
But the cloudiness...
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Categories:
death, memory, military, pain,
Form:
Free verse
What Makes a WarriorI cannot presume
To tell anyone
What a warrior is.
Nor do I claim
To embody any
Of his qualities.
All I offer here
Is a collection
Of impressions
Or meditations.
A warrior is
A state...
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Categories:
military, conflict, courage, hero, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
I Was a SoldierI was a soldier of the past
And I know im not the last
I signed up to serve my Queen
Far off lands I have seen
As...
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Categories:
courage, memorial day, military,
Form:
Sonnet
Sent To WarA boy, barely eighteen, was
sent to the Vietnam War.
And as a lamb among wolves,
he didn't know what lay in store.
When it came to kill or...
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Categories:
conflict, history, military, war,
Form:
Quatrain
Ptsd I Don'T Want To SleepI know I'm really tired
I just don't want to sleep
I guess I'm just really wired
Dreams will make me weep
I'm scared to see those things and...
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Categories:
military, anxiety, courage, depression, fear,
Form:
Free verse
RememberThat time of year has come again
When we reflect and remember them
Polish our boots and press our kit
Remember those fallen that didn't make it
We shine...
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Categories:
memorial day, military, veterans
Form:
Free verse