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Short World War II Poems

Short World War II Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about World War II by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about World War II by length and keyword.


The Art of War
Dhoka dhoka dhoka,
Moqa Chaka Choka.....

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Categories: world war ii, betrayal, fire, games, pain, war, world war
Form: Rhyme



The Man Who Lies Here
The man who lies here loved and hated humankind
In equal measures...

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Categories: memorial day, power, world war ii,
Form: Epitaph
Eastern Front
he was sent eastward
the carnage was horrifying
it was unbearable...

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Categories: world war ii,
Form: Haiku
P-51
Rolls Royce Merlin purrs. 
Local owned P-51 
World War II long past...

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Categories: world war ii, remember
Form: Haiku
The Queen At the Cenotaph
Is there no blacker shade of black,
For my suit, in order to look back?...

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Categories: world war ii, bereavement, courage, death, history, remembrance day, world
Form: Couplet



Choiceless
Our silent heroes:

The animals who served us

Did not have a choice....

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Categories: world war ii, animal, appreciation, death, war, world war i,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Oscar-Ku 43 -Patton
both loved and disliked
General "Old Blood and Guts"—
triumph and ordeal...

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© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: world war ii, conflict, courage, leadership, usa, violence, world war
Form: Haiku
Renenga Prac
rat
desoultion renagde parrot
pig
resolution separation pay
Tyrannosaurus...

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Categories: world war ii, write, writing,
Form: Rengay
The Sunken City
Afar in gusty plains,

Moved a massive silhouette

of the sunken city.

-Ism...

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Categories: world war ii, adventure, city, nature, world war i, world
Form: Haiku
Berlin 1945
Wild galloping horse
Berlin nineteen forty-five
Hoof pounding the Earth

10/01/17...

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© Jamie Pan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Die Truppen
Wer sind diese truppen?
Das sind die Einsatzgruppen.
Woher kommen sie?
Hölle… Hölle....

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Categories: history, holocaust, jewish, society, world war ii,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Our Soldiers In World War Ii
Our soldiers in world War II fought in Italy
till now we narrate with glory their history...

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Categories: world war ii, allegory, allusion, blessing, metaphor, soldier, tribute, war,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Up Next, 9-11
         her history fades

  december seventh's unmade

        to rest heroes laid...

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Categories: america, hero, history, world war ii,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Meeting and Greeting In Airports, Coach and Railway Stations
On arrival we kiss.
On departure we weep.
Lives so different merge.
Lives so similar diverge....

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Categories: world war ii, farewell, kiss, romantic love, travel, voyage, war,
Form: Romanticism
Premium Member Latter Days-
today is tomorrows yesterday see you tomorrow~


2/8/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021...

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Categories: analogy, today, world war ii,
Form: Monoku
A Hebrewed Warfare
Not every warfare that there and here brewed 
was always hybrid or aka hebrewed.

Volodymyr Knyr
2017...

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Categories: world war ii, conflict, jewish, war, world war i, world
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Ve Day
many died  fighting 
nazi ideology ~
we owe them so much



Written on 8th May 2020....

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Categories: thanks, world war ii,
Form: Senryu
Enemy Within
Hunting for the enemies 
Hitter 
Within the heart carrying his 
Killed him 
His anger 
In the World 11...

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Categories: anger, world war ii,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Thee Thou Thine Thy
Thee told thyself that thine thrives through thou !


11.18 am 8th December 2021
Copyright = Sima Mittal...

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Categories: world war ii, 9th grade, africa, appreciation, encouraging, old, world
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member Somewhere Over Hiroshima 6th August 1945
Mission accomplished 
         I cannot see the city 
         Just black boiling tar

By
David Kavanagh...

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Categories: history, world war ii,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Dunkirk
Epitome bounds
useless waste sacrifices
will we ever learn?
our future movers, shakers
laid to a restless unknown...

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Categories: world war ii, age, america, betrayal, death, patriotic, war, world
Form: Tanka
Song Bird
a song-bird built a nest 
right above the grave of 
a world-war fighter pilot

-- Souvenirs of Silence, Soman Gouda...

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Categories: allegory, culture, england, world war ii,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Tell-Tail Plume of Doom
Mushroom cloud plume of doom rose from Hiroshima, 6 August, 1945, Omen
-------------- 25 July 2017...

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Categories: war, world war ii,
Form: Cinquain
The World War Ii
Men Shooting 
Bullets Rolling 
Guts Flying
Blood Raining
Ground Painting
Letters Sending 
Kids Crying
People learning
World Changing...

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Categories: world war ii, war, world, world war i, world war
Form: Narrative
Losing Hope
When we came on that train we go into the dark. 
To never see light again, to never see a familiar face, 
To starve, to cry, to slowly die....

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Categories: 10th grade, world war ii,
Form: Acrostic

Book: Shattered Sighs