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War Poems | Examples of War Poetry

War Poems - Examples of all types of war poetry to share and read. This list of war poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup.  Warfare is an inherent part of life and writing about the sufferings and casualties of these conflicts in the form of beautiful and inspiring poems is just as natural. From the civil war to the Vietnam War and beyond, there have been many wars that have wreaked havoc on civilian life and the lives of soldiers. War poems detail the emotions of these events from the perspective of the combatant and human experience. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of war poetry. This list of works about war is an excellent resource for examples on how to write war poems.
Another Midnight Massacre
All through wee hours of the morning Laminga wail their missing persons, mourning And the track road leading into Amurum forest Stained with droplets of blood down the terraced Searching into sunrise by Lafon river parts headless corpses, dissected body...Read the rest...
Categories: violence, war,
Form: Epic



Premium Member After After
With remnants of mankind’s existence corroding His lighting extinguished, his concrete eroding The birds and the beasts have reconquered his space Those same birds and beasts have forgotten his face The forests, once dwindled, have burgeoned once more Oak, elm...Read the rest...
Categories: war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member peace proposal IV
Now Israel’s a southern estate Irate Texans squeal feeling hate This deal in their rear Is a long horn’s bum steer But cash gift cards trump this debate...Read the rest...
Categories: war, islamic, jewish, money, peace,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member peace proposal III
The Palestine mess can now stop By copping a real estate swap To keep Israel great Carve a 51st state In Texas should Jews their roots drop...Read the rest...
Categories: islamic, jewish, peace, war,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member peace proposal II
If Jews would think outside the box To Arabs they’d sell Israel’s rocks The deal would work well Islam’s anger to quell Since extremists does it outfox...Read the rest...
Categories: islamic, jewish, peace, war,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member peace proposal I
Jerusalem is Israel’s prize Land in demand Jews idolize A Palestine state Is denied and will wait For more war before compromise...Read the rest...
Categories: islamic, jewish, peace, war,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member After
Day One The bomb when it fell sent the planet to hell With unrestrained retaliation The damage was done and the end had begun With no hope of human salvation I woke with a scream from that God...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member An End to this War
If you want this war to end then help Israel win, my friend … Hamas, unbowed, will keep coming back for...Read the rest...
Categories: peace, war,
Form: Couplet
Never Ending Nightmare
Don't leave me, The dawn is too close, Can't you see me, I have a theory to propose, My dreams go forever, My heart never stops, To the end of the world, Make the people drop, And commend, My work, That makes amends, Stop...Read the rest...
Categories: war, dream, hope, love, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Big Dog
Pop a bottle, We're coming home, Jack up the throttle, We're not alone, There's a big dog, Lurking all around, Don't slow down, Your heart will pound, When he puts you, 6 feet underground....Read the rest...
Categories: anger, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Jocular Hint - My Soliloquy
Written: May 6th 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's tough to revel in delight, but I grew! Dreams rouse me, not in an...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, nature, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Russian Missile
Russian Missile Broken windows like lost teeth in a face. Shredded curtains hang loosely. The Russian missile worked. ...Read the rest...
Categories: war,
Form: Kimo
Premium Member Wounded
Wounded Broken and wounded, he lay on the bed. His children watch silently. The mortar round had worked. ...Read the rest...
Categories: war,
Form: Kimo
World wars
World wars For roads where identified works are ongoing. Clarity is always about the apparent progress of things. The gains of the plans strengthen everything in the parallel structures of the lands. But if it is wrong,the management requirements...Read the rest...
Categories: life, people, war, words,
Form: Free verse
Nakba
Blindness of the mind fertile ground for hate to expand when societies become blind no doubt atrocities will follow if a little Angel shall rise and speak up the devils will be ferocious shouts of "she is the evil witch" a...Read the rest...
Categories: america, betrayal, evil, war,
Form: Free verse

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