Read New War and Military Poems

June 11, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: we-wont-forget

Written in Letters

June 10, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: war, inspirational, drama, survivors

Summary

Written in letters, Still not all of it..

Rise Higher

June 06, 2017

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

Tags: terrorism, greater, ideology, better, rise-higher

Summary

I am not sure that this is such a good poem, but I wrote it anyway in the wake of the London Bridge attack, signalling the first of three in such a short space of time. This poem will represent someone elses feelings more than it represents my own, which isn't a bad thing, but this poem did not come from my heart in the sense of the love and the passion I put into it. The use of "rise higher" is literal, metaphorical and ironic, and done so on purpose. To rise literally higher on a moral basis is the right thing to do, and metaphorically, the image of the dead "rise higher" to heaven (except the terrorists, as I wrote about in my poem "Terror"), but there is also irony in that this idea of rising higher won't prevent the attacks, which is really what we need to focus on. There is nothing wrong with caring after the attacks take place, and I do too, but at that point - and this is my point - it's too late, and nothing we seem to be doing is helping to prevent the same atrocity from happening again. More than anything, I, though merely a teenager, am so utterly furious at watching my people die in front of me to such an illegitimate cause. It is that frustration I try to express in this poem through anger, remorse, and mockery/irony. I don't want to offend anyone by doing so, and sorry if I do. I am not one of those people that doesn't care about terror attacks. It angers and upsets me immeasurably - a pain that the innocent always have to suffer. How you enjoy all the same. Sorry for that long explanation, I fell like this is very a much a poem that will be either not understood, or misunderstood.

Despair

by NightFalls

The The Devil's Trap House

May 31, 2017

Comments: 6

Shelves: 3

Tags: despair, pain, suffering

Summary

Contest entry for Crazygirl's contest

She Said Daddy

May 30, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: soldiers, military, war

Summary

She Said Daddy She said Daddy Like the generations before me I am called to fight for what's right Innocent children deserve A chance And I'm willing to fight.

3 Going on 30

by Norseman

May 29, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: death, military

Summary

This poem is from my first book "Poems of Everyday Life" that consists of 220 poems. I also published a second book "More Poem of Everyday Life" with over 100 poems.

He Said Soldier

May 28, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: loss, christian, service, sacrifice, memorial-day

Summary

He said soldier You fought the good fight...

Standing Proud

May 28, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: loss, service, sacrifice, memorial-day

Summary

He will proudly stand up And salute his flag...

The Guardians Pledge

by Kage11717

May 21, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: the, guardian, pledge

Summary

For an aircraft mechanic failure is not an option, because the time that an aircraft spends on the ground and out of action can be effectively translated to lives lost, or lives saved on the ground. This poem brings you into their world, and shows just a little of the uncompromising, relentless tenacity of their profession.

Irish Volunteer

May 14, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: death, irish, union, confederate, american-civil-war

Summary

Inspired by the Battle of Fredericksburg - A Union defeat. In the battle, two Irish Brigades faced off.

war

by rj5812

May 04, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: military, war

Summary

this is a poem that i wrote in english class

War Ghost

April 30, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

Tags: horror, death, war, ghost, dead

Summary

I watched a video of a supposed ghost sighting on the American Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg. In one such video, an apparition appeared and walked up to, and around the front of one of the artillery pieces. I saw the ghost as lost, and felt sorry for it. This poem is effectively my thoughts and feelings. A poem written to a ghost. An odd inspiration, I will admit, but I hope that you enjoy.

Battalion

April 29, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: war, trenches, charge, ww1, world-war-1

Summary

It was the first free-verse poem I ever wrote. It's about a battalion of men that are felled in a charge. Based on no real event, but things like this did happen in the war - almost certainly. Thank you to all, humans and animals alike, that laid down their lives in the "Great War" in their heroic efforts to preserve our peace, and freedoms. May they rest eternally in peace.

Terror

April 08, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: death, terror, murder, terrorism

Summary

I wrote this poem in all of 5 minutes on the night of the Westminster Attack in London. I was as sad as I was angry, and the emotions inspired a poem. In it, I describe the real fate any just God would make the people who organised it endure - where I hope they are. PLEASE NOTE: Only because of political correctness do I feel I need to say this, but there are lines in this poem where I reference Allah, and Paradise. I am doing so as a mockery of the ideology that ISIS follow, as they think they are going to Paradise. No further inferences are correct - this is anti-terrorism, not anti-Islam. No offence need b taken to this, for I mean none. This is NOT by ANY means a criticism of the Islamic faith.

Black Flag

April 07, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

Tags: union, confederate, american-civil-war

Summary

Black Flag The year is 1862. The poem is based on no specific battle or brigade. The story is entirely made up, though similar things will have happened during the American Civil War - the war in which this is set. A Confederate Brigade are suppressed by deadly Union musket fire. The casualties are high, but both brigades are locked in mortal combat. Neither can retreat, and both are terrified. Morale is low, but the stakes are high.

Proud To Be A Soldier

by khawaja isha sanaullah

March 31, 2017

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