This poem was written for my war poetry anthology. I wrote my anthology on the Second Boer War. The poem is a disillusionment about a soldier in charge of guarding the concentration camp.

Lone Samurai Jin

by HollowGrimm

Poem / Historical Fiction

January 11, 2017

Shelves: 1

The Undiscovered Authors!!! House

Tags: secrets, life, lonely, samurai, jin

Summary

A poem about a samurai.

The Last Duchess

by A.C.Herne

Poem / Historical Fiction

October 25, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: murder, italy, my-last-duchess, robert-browning

Summary

Robert Browning's 19th century poem "My Last Duchess", told from another point of view

'Sosriqwe and Toteresh' Translated & Annotated by

by Zaina El-Said

Poem / Historical Fiction

September 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: mythology, circassians, narts, north-caucasus, adige

Springtime

by TatteredWings

Poem / Historical Fiction

September 17, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: supernatural-beings, springflowers, walk-in-the-park, unexpected-visit, fictional-meeting

Summary

A sweet little springtime dream about a fictional encounter with a much adored guiding spirit

The Fisherman Plea

by D. Thurmond, aka, JEF

Poem / Historical Fiction

August 08, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: wife, ocean, myths, seals

Summary

A fisherman laments over his love lost. --- This poem's central character is a Selkie, (spelling may vary), a mythological creature found in Scottish and Irish folklore. Selkies are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. If a man steals a female selkie's skin then she is in his power and is forced to become his wife.

The Barter-man's Son

by JE Falcon

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 27, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Poems House

Tags: horse, tinker, sell, pans, pots

Summary

Back in The Day, there was no internet, no E-Bay, there was the TINKER, and this is a poem about one.

A Debt Paid Twice

by JE Falcon

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 23, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Poems House

Tags: train, station, conductor, folsom

Summary

A poetic snapshot of part of a man's life.

The Lamp-lighter Poem

by JE Falcon

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 20, 2016

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Poems House

Tags: horses, lights, river

Summary

Just a flash-back to an earlier time, some of which still lives.

Someday The World Will Bend For Us

by Gregory "GAN" Week

Poem / Historical Fiction

May 25, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: translation

Summary

A translation of "Time Machine"'s song text.

Baptism Born of Fire

by D. Thurmond, aka, JEF

Poem / Historical Fiction

April 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: hunger, starvation, machines, thirst, earthquakes

Summary

A Pessimistic look at the overpopulation of the earth and how they might deal with it.

First Amongst The First

by James Kingston

Poem / Historical Fiction

March 15, 2016

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: glory, crash, marble, squall

Summary

A short poem written to honor the final stand of Constantine XI Palaiologos and the soldiers of Constantinople during the siege of 1453. Against numeric odds and the valiant rival fighters , equipped with then state-of-the-art Weapons, the Byzantines refused to surrender their home. And fought till their last breath.