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Vietnam War Poems - Poems about Vietnam War

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For Those Thrust Into War's Maw
For Those Thrust into War's Maw by Michael R. Burch This poem is dedicated to Harvey Stanbrough, an ex-marine who was nominated for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and has written passionately and eloquently about the horror...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, courage, hero, military, patriotic,
Form: Verse
Blood On the Moon
BLOOD ON THE MOON WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON OCTOBER 2019 WOUNDED WARRIOR BROKEN WING CONSCIOUS OF EVERYTHING MOVE IN SILENCE OF NIGHT TRAVEL LIGHT THE HOURS BURN AWAY RIGHT INTO THE LIGHT OF DAY KEEP ON GOING OR DIG IN...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, culture, dedication, war,
Form: Ballad



Premium Member Vietnam War- Tet
VietNam War – TET war 60’s Viet Nam youth quickly lost Greyscale TV’s final shock and awe Written April 28, 2019 Contest: Tetractys This Poetry Contest Sponsor: Charles Messina...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, war,
Form: Tetractys
Seeing Ghosts
Seeing Ghosts I walk around the streets Of old Saigon Seeing sensing the undead The ghosts of the war That haunted life So many years ago So many people died For a war That never should have been fought For reasons...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, america, gothic, war,
Form: Free verse
Vietnam War Memorial Wall
Vietnam War Memorial Wall 58,318 Victory Into End The Names At Memorial Worshiping Americans Remembering Meaningful Everlasting Memory Of Real Individuals A Love Written All Lost Lives Contest Two: Your Best Poem that is trophy worthy Two Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin Dated Entered: 10/01/2019 I believe this poem is trophy worthy for the meaning behind it, a trophy is...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, war,
Form: Acrostic



Premium Member Us Military Put a Spin On It
Troops confidently led to Ong Thanh Stream United States Companies B and D. Watched as air strikes troubled the VC team. Later found seventeen killed enemy. Silver Star presented to Welch that day. Captain Nguyen Van Lam set up ambush. First...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, war,
Form: Sonnet
The Bullet
Over 50 years ago the draft almost took my brothers soul A Vietnam Battle that almost took his life On Sept 16th in the year of 1968 While out on patrol a sniper was lurking in a tree Pop...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, war,
Form: Epic
Vietnam and the Grace of God
The daughter of a lucky Vietnam marine, his only child is my husband you see lucky because he made it out alive, aware of the alternative.. as he watched buddies die. Some days for hours I’d listen to...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, father, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Vietnam War
I finished high school four months prior to my 18th birthday. By this time, my country was heavily engaged in the Vietnam war. I was very much subject to being drafted into the service...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, america, loss, memorial day,
Form: Narrative
Jungle Warfare - Vietnam War
The slickness of a blade pressing against a throat.... the cold steel meeting tender flesh blood drips and a body tumbles the taste.... the sight... the sound.... all quite euphoric..... Ripped clothes, smashed items, echo screams, and the raging fires...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, adventure, anger, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Vietnam War Dog
I Was Very Eager to Go with Him, My Most Trusted Friend. Even I Was a Bit Surprised At How Trusted He Was in the End. We Went out on Patrol Each Night. You Would Always See Us Together. I Couldn’t...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, animal, friend,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Private Schlink's Musings On the Vietnam War
Gawd! I awoke this morning wondering what I'm doing in this miserable place! I thought the oath I took was to defend America's shores, not a foreign race! The French made a mess and ran, now,...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, warwar, home, america, home,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Vietnam War
The pro-Hanoi Vietcong many years ago In the 1950's Diem's government they'd overthrow All opposition was crushed killed or jailed These elected ones to their people they failed This Buddhist country so religious in belief Now politically torn apart, impending...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, death, history, hope, life,
Form: Quatrain
The Vietnam War Ain'T Over Yet (It Takes a Long, Long Time)
His daddy died from workin’, the boy dropped out of school, He should’ve hid out in college, that patriotic fool. His mama, she was weepin’ that day he raised his hand, He wrote her almost ev’ry week from...Read the rest...
Categories: vietnam war, warwar, war,
Form: Ballad