Best Close Ranks Poems
Below are the all-time best Close Ranks poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of close ranks poems written by PoetrySoup members
Death of a LancerMy one true love with eyes of sparkling blue
Our hearts as one it was our destiny
Heaven sent you for me and me for you
It would...
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Categories:
close ranks, death, horse, love, soldier,
Form:
Sonnet
A Study In BronzeI’ve unfurled the Southern Cross tonight and put it
On the wall, and as I gazed the longest while.. I thought I heard the
dingo’s call? ...
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Categories:
close ranks, endurance, freedom,
Form:
Rhyme
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Dust rises from the rutted road. Cannon laden caissons rumble slowly forward. A red sun competing with the campfires glow. Weary troops break...
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Categories:
close ranks, historydeath, men, war, death,
Form:
Narrative
Rondelet: Panic StationsPanic stations
Uneasy the herds where packs rode
Panic stations
Packs close ranks when lone wolf notions
Disrupt the pecking order mode
It's the lone voice that bears the load
Panic...
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Categories:
close ranks, philosophy,
Form:
Imagism
Captain Pugwash and First MateYour voyage began in the summer of 69.
The adventures of life lay ahead.
Though you knew it would not all be plain sailing,
Your four years of...
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Categories:
close ranks, anniversary, imagery,
Form:
Rhyme
Copla Tres: This Bad Guy WorldCOPLA TRES (THREE): This Bad Guy World
Bad guys signal to each other
In cryptic lingo and hand signs
Close ranks bind ties
Egg-white eyes of the murderer
Encroach...
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Categories:
close ranks, philosophy,
Form:
Didactic
Categories:
close ranks, dedication
Form:
Free verse
Usins and TheminsUSINS & THEMINS
Usins had a funeral, for a boy who’d seen enough
He hung himself on Wednesday, up in Ballyduff
Themins had a funeral, for a girl...
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Categories:
close ranks, political,
Form:
Rhyme
Port Hedland strikes them down'At last a rationale has struck! And the poisions out of style
Port Hedland council has recognised that deaths have
Grown.. Too wild; and how.' I'll give...
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Categories:
close ranks, allah, appreciation, assonance, education,
Form:
Rhyme
Concession SpeechWhen a candidate loses,
That person must reach
All who gave their support
With a televised speech.
So I watched VP Harris,
The crowd fighting tears,
Though it didn’t do much
To...
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Categories:
close ranks, america,
Form:
Rhyme