Read New War and Military Poems

A favor

by Pulak Km

June 04, 2021

Comments: 2

War

War

by Shadow Sliver

June 03, 2021

This is a really quick and random sonnet I decided to write one time. It was probably 5 years ago when I wrote it Read More

Moment of Despair

Moment of Despair

by A.Garcia

May 23, 2021

We were soldiers in an undeclared war, afraid to die, and afraid to cry. We were no heroes or brave young warriors. We were just innocent and naïve young boys and men, caught in a maze of entangled webs of lies and deceit. Read More

Even Heroes Cried

Even Heroes Cried

by A.Garcia

May 22, 2021

In Vietnam, as I have said a million times, I saw the best and worst of men at war. I saw compassion and empathy as young American boys and men responded to the sight of Vietnamese children and old men and women fleeing the slaughtering assault on their homes and… Read More

Taco Bell

Taco Bell

by CJ Spuddz

April 14, 2021

Comments: 2

(278) The Melodrama Pistol

by Archduke

March 31, 2021

Comments: 1

Journal 48 A Collection of New Alliterative Verse by ArchDuke Kenneth Khanh Du “My reflection upon the current climate which send heat waves simmering throughout time.” New Alliterative Verse has five set parameters defined by me: 1. A couplet line poem with 20 lines or less 2. Each line contained… Read More

The Medic Cries Out

by D. Thurmond aka JEF

March 28, 2021

Comments: 1

A Poem of death and destruction, aka, war. And Hidden within is a riddle. Read More

Enemy Eggs In The Bunker

Enemy Eggs In The Bunker

by Steven P. Pody

March 07, 2021

OK, an explanation... Human eggs are as old as their bearers. For instance, my wife's mother was born in 1936, in Nazi Germany, and the egg that became my wife was, therefore, likewise created in 1936. Thus, my wife, and American me, were enemy eggs officially at war from Dec… Read More

Christmas Field

Christmas Field

by Rappwriter59

January 19, 2021

Comments: 1

I was inspired to write this while watching the movie Joyeux Noel, which tells the tale of the 'Christmas Truce' which occurred in December 1914 on the frontlines of World War 1. It shows that even during times of war people can put aside their differences and see the humanity… Read More

Like Whistles In The Wind

by JE Falcon aka JEF

November 25, 2020

Comments: 1

Questions about who we are, and an answer that keeps arising. Read More

A Soldier's Cemetery

A Soldier's Cemetery

by Steven P. Pody

November 05, 2020

Comments: 1

Submitted for approval on the approach of Veteran's Day/Armistice Day (though even more apropos for Memorial Day). A soldier's use as a tool of State policy may often be controversial, but regardless, the soldiers themselves are risking all, and sometimes pay an ultimate price serving their nation. This poem is… Read More

Faces

October 01, 2020

Comments: 1

Upon their return home, many soldiers were empty shells of their former selves, completely destroyed by the horrors they faced in the battlefields of the Great War. Read More

Nothing Left

by JE Falcon aka JEF

September 22, 2020

Comments: 1

A rewrite of an earlier poem that seem even more relevant today. Read More

Freedom Fighters

by RazorBlade

September 13, 2020

The American Soldier. Read More

Remember The 11th*

by Singingcritic13.13

September 11, 2020

Peace in War

Peace in War

by KaSandra Odle

September 11, 2020

Comments: 1

Perseverance

by RazorBlade

August 24, 2020

Poem about overcoming difficulties. Read More

The Life of A Soldier

by beemartinez13

August 14, 2020

Comments: 1

Poem I wrote a long time ago about a soldier's life. Read More

Disease of the Heart

Disease of the Heart

by April Showers

July 29, 2020

The End, The Cost, and The Naivety

July 28, 2020

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

You'd think we'd have learnt our lesson from the First World War, but sadly not. Read More

The Solider

by Eric W

June 19, 2020

Poem about the war that is always fought. Read More

The Hope of Freedom

May 23, 2020

Many dreamed of freedom from the death camps. Tragically, for many it remained a dream. Read More

MY LIFE

by deeju joy

March 23, 2020

The life lessons a boy forced to transform into a man by war... Read More

For Victory!

March 17, 2020

Comments: 1

The D-Day landings during the Second World War were the turning point for the Allies, and eventually led to the downfall of the Third Reich and the defeat of Germany. Read More

The Tale of Yosef Aarons

March 10, 2020

Shelves: 1

Alone

February 04, 2020

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Shell shock, as it was known as back then, was a common problem for soldiers returning from France during the First World War. Another issue, however, was that it was not understood anywhere near as much as it is now, and soldiers didn't receive any proper treatment for it. Read More

War Begin's

by B. A. Anderson

January 26, 2020

Comments: 2

City of Fallen

by Emereda Von Graffinried

January 15, 2020

A Description of the Trenches

January 14, 2020

Shelves: 1

A staple of the First World War, the trenches were a horrible and inglorious place to be; quite the opposite of what most men thought they were getting themselves into. Read More

flag draped coffins

by doolin carrico

January 11, 2020

hate and scorn Read More

Fog

January 08, 2020

Shelves: 1

Panic and fear ran through soldiers as they traversed No Man's Land to get to the other trench, but when the field was shrouded in a thick fog it was another kind of fear. Read More

Letters

December 17, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

A series of letters from a soldier to his mother during his time in the trenches. The name is one that I made up. Read More

Bayonets

December 13, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The phrase "fix bayonets" became a staple of the First World War, as it was a common order the commander would give to the soldiers as they prepared to charge across No Man's Land. Read More

Belleau Wood

December 06, 2019

Shelves: 1

"The deadliest weapon in the world is a United States Marine and his rifle" - General of the Armies John J. Pershing Read More

Passchendaele

November 29, 2019

Shelves: 1

The Battle of Passchendaele is one of the most famous campaigns during the First World War, and like most of the fighting during the war it was all for a small amount of land. This poem focuses on the effect of the battle on the Belgian city of Ypres; Passchendaele… Read More

My People Wake Up

by abyskaria

November 24, 2019

I bound this work for those soldiers whose dedication make freedom for every home here. When I write this down, my feeling script the effort of peacekeeping mission in the failed states. I have written the title 'My People Wake Up' as if every human being on this Earth feels… Read More

The Blockade