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Best Army Poems

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Premium Member Dragon An Army of One
Dragon got to thinking… And that’s always a frightening thing!
One of my son’s went into the Army, so he would do the same,
He’d been told,...

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Categories: army, character, fantasy, fun, funny,
Form: Light Verse
The Ultimate Army
Jehovah of Armies
made a count one day
of all His weapons
keeping man at bay

of non leathal weapons
He gave the skunk his stink
and a little less harmless
the...

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Categories: army, allegorymay,
Form:
Premium Member ARMY SERGEANT JOHN KEYS
Been in the army for years
Devoted and committed
Sergeant Keys is a born Leader
His Army Soldiers understand
Base after Base at his command
Tough at Exercise drills
Be all...

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Categories: army, adventure, america, appreciation, character,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member The Army Beret
The Army Beret

My favourite hat is an army beret
That still holds the shape of his head
Woven with wool that has seen better days
Rim hanging from...

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Categories: army, father,
Form: Quintain (English)
Premium Member Army Ants
One whisper...

The forest floor trembles

A path of literal 
mayhem

Untethered to mankind

Strangely eschewing
Frogs, snakes and lizards

"Long Live The Queen"
Their 
Only 
Anthem!

Eternity 
Their
Reward

I
Fall
In



10/01/13...

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Categories: army, nature
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Odin's Army
I fell in battle, sword in hand, 
Invading someone else’s land.
Then I saw her, and she reached down, 
To escort me from the battleground.
I’d let...

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Categories: army, death, muse, mythology, song,
Form: Lyric



Army Brat
An army brat, a pain indeed,
never destined to succeed,
from place to place,
from camp to camp,
with soldier family I did tramp.

Two years at each, and every...

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Categories: army, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member One Can Be An Army When He Marches With the Lord
The armor of the lord is never heavy on my back. 
The fight is not just one that's fought against the flesh and blood.
For I...

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Categories: army, christian, inspiration, jesus,
Form: Lyric
A Peaceful Army
A PEACEFUL ARMY

Special soldiers went to war
Some being not so young.
Enlisted to do their duty,
But would never fire a gun.

They wore a different uniform,
Which displayed...

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Categories: army, war,
Form: Rhyme
Dad Army
Dad´s Army 

On the Milky Way a black cloud appeared,
not dark as the night, but as a whole year
of winter nights put together and blended...

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Categories: army, death, sad, social, old,
Form: Elegy
Army of the Walking Dead
People tell me can you hear
those dark forces drawing near?

On this shadowed shard of night
traveling through the stench and blight.

These undead in wrapped attire
creeping through...

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© Deb Wilson  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: army, death, halloween,
Form: Couplet
I Spied A Valley Low-POTD
I spied a valley low
Across the road from the cemetery
A Columbus monkey swinging by

The trees of the vale
Stood tall and forlorn
Observing the crematorium
Covered in light...

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© Marugu Mo  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: army, animal, funeral, people,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Country Tis of Thee
White stars, red and white stripes.
	Blue for loyalty.
Waving in the wind, instilling pride.
	Reminding us of pledge.
		Apple pie, Chevrolet, John Wayne.

Viet Nam, Gulf War, 
	Freedom of...

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Categories: army, patriotic, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Hurry Up and Wait
Hurry Up and Wait

Sir, permission to speak, major sir. Go ahead, private.
Sir, what time is the 10 o'clock inspection, major sir?
You mean the ten hundred...

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Categories: army, military,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member What They Don't Tell You
What they don’t tell You

What the recruiters tell you:
“Be all you can be.”
“An Army of one.”
“Fly high with the Air Force.”
“Join the Navy and see...

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Categories: army, military,
Form: List

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry