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
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Word Wars
Thick clouds of unanswered questions
eclipse the clear light thought to be seen.
Bewildered by election commentary again,
our ears quit as media opine.
Hearers' lack of response yields understanding,
'twas a vacant struggle just to be heard.
Hardened clay...
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Categories:
11th grade, war, words,
Form: Free verse
MOM DAD WAR AND GRACE
Just the very thought of him, like an artist’s stroke of his
Paintbrush, sealed a promise of a lifetime of tomorrows.
I finally had found myself and, knew my purpose in life.
The instant you were within sight,...
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Categories:
animal, world war ii,
Form: Narrative
Another Midnight MassacreAll 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...
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Categories:
violence, war,
Form: Epic
After AfterWith 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...
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Categories:
war,
Form: Rhyme
peace proposal IVNow 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...
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Categories:
war, islamic, jewish, money, peace,
Form: Limerick
peace proposal IIIThe 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...
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Categories:
islamic, jewish, peace, war,
Form: Limerick
peace proposal IIIf 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...
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Categories:
islamic, jewish, peace, war,
Form: Limerick
peace proposal IJerusalem is Israel’s prize
Land in demand Jews idolize
A Palestine state
Is denied and will wait
For more war before compromise...
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Categories:
islamic, jewish, peace, war,
Form: Limerick
AfterDay 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...
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Categories:
conflict, war,
Form: Rhyme
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...
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Categories:
peace, war,
Form: Couplet
Never Ending NightmareDon'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...
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Categories:
war, dream, hope, love, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Big DogPop 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....
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Categories:
anger, war,
Form: Rhyme
A Jocular Hint - My Soliloquy
Written: May 6th 2024
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It's tough to revel in delight, but I grew!
Dreams rouse me, not in an...
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Categories:
analogy, nature, war,
Form: Rhyme
Russian Missile
Russian Missile
Broken windows like lost teeth in a face.
Shredded curtains hang loosely.
The Russian missile worked.
...
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Categories:
war,
Form: Kimo
Wounded
Wounded
Broken and wounded, he lay on the bed.
His children watch silently.
The mortar round had worked.
...
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Categories:
war,
Form: Kimo
Specific Types of War Poems
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Definition | What is War in Poetry?
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