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As origin of *****Sapien species surged ahead,
harboring nascent predominance
asper said primate reproductively bred,
(albeit via incremental fits and starts)
evolutionary forebears didst dread
Tom Tom Club former members
an American...
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Categories:
history, adventure, africa, animal, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
Ear Rocky Hard Place
Mesopotamia
The Fertile Crescent once was
~ Then Babylon rose...
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Categories:
flower, history, humor, word
Form: Senryu
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Categories:
history, adventure, allegory, character, courage,
Form: Romanticism
From Pompeii
He appeared out of nowhere and convinced me to sit with him for a drink.
His eyes were wide and glistening, his brow - of the knowledge within.
I asked him his name and where he had...
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Categories:
history, death, fate, fear, for
Form: Free verse
Rubbles of a memory
High upon the rubbles, a country shall reign
A generation to continue the lost struggles
And they shall fight, a fight to exist
And that fight shall be to rein and not be obliterated.
Palestinians for the land of...
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Categories:
history, 11th grade, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
Cinco De MayoIn 1862, Mexicans were elated
As the French army was decimated
Today is Cinco de Mayo
Tacos—free Pico de gallo!
The Battle of Puebla is celebrated
Emperor Maximillian was fooled
by the Mexicans he thought he ruled
Carlota, the Queen, insane
Died back...
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Categories:
history, celebration, cinco de mayo,
Form: Limerick
THE real me
I don't have a common last name
(inherited from my
father), but I'm simple like
Silva from my mother...
I'm proud...
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Categories:
confidence, history, nature,
Form: Prose Poetry
MoveYou sit there year after year looking at me as if you don’t care, you sit there picking your nose and smelling your polished toes, time is on your hand and you have got to...
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Categories:
history, books, business, deep, earth,
Form: Narrative
The BuffaloNo one’s exactly sure how this buffalo in the 1960s
Found its way to live in the heart of the city
How it separated from a sky stampede
How the great beast dropped its guard and refused to...
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Categories:
history, animal, city, earth, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Revolution
A myriad of steps we will take
to correct our predecessors’ mistakes...
So busy will we be
our own foibles we’ll not...
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Categories:
change, history, irony, satire,
Form: Couplet
Isla MannIsland woman, nautical mystery,
Shrouded in history, over the sea,
Longing to see her, when I set sail,
Ageless, Manx goddess, she's waiting for me.
Maritime woman, always mystical,
Ancient Manx goddess, from over the sea,
Nautical distance, I will not...
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Categories:
history, journey, mystery, sea,
Form: Acrostic
Heart Cast AwayHeart Cast Away
The heart, once cast away, is left to wander in the vast expanse of time, searching for solace in memories that now seem distant and surreal.
It's profound journey of healing, filling with moments...
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Categories:
history, break up, faith, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
PersiaPersia, my homeland,
an ancient domain
a realm of poets' refrain
memories of love's seasons renew
Eternal springs flourish under the sun
Where women are cherished, like morning dew
Not to be tormented, but wrapped in loves warmth
In a life of...
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Categories:
absence, history, humanity, passion,
Form: Free verse
A Wider Beam
Night after night, images flicker on the tube
Horrific images of ‘the enemy’ dying
Dying ‘Agent-Orange’ deaths
...
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Categories:
death, history, horror, technology,
Form: Rhyme
Talkin' the Night Away, Back in College in the 70's
I remember back in the day
talking the night away
with all of my Jewish friends
Could Hitler’s Germany ever happen again?
...
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Categories:
education, friend, hate, history,
Form: Couplet
Specific Types of History Poems
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acrostic, american, black, haiku, limerick, narrative, rhyme, students, teachers
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Definition | What is History in Poetry?
Poems Related to History
past, yesteryear, yesterday, antiquity, good old days, ancient times, bygone times, days of old, days of yore, old days, olden days, story, account, tale, record, annals, relation, biography, autobiography, recapitulation, saga, journal, narrative, recital, version, diary, narration, report, epic, prehistory, memoirs,