Historical Poems
#historical
Historical poems, poetry about the past. Poems inspired by, and offering analysis on, important events in history.
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
14th Apr 2022 2:16am
14th Apr 2022 2:16am
the goons
peter sellers says
spike milligan?
but why in the world would I do
that to spike milligan
you’d need an elephant
gun ..
spike milligan?
but why in the world would I do
that to spike milligan
you’d need an elephant
gun ..
#historical
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
13th Apr 2022 9:08pm
13th Apr 2022 9:08pm
A Child of Light (The Wizard Part 2)
January, 1943
The maid walked in and discovered his body
She may have been unaware of how important he was
Because at that time
His name had been thrown into obscurity
The forgotten genius
Died alone and broke
And his story
Still breaks my heart
We are where we are today
Because of who he was and what he did back then
His imagination
His brilliance was so ahead of his time
People must’ve thought he was crazy
He was a child a light
Lit up the world with his ideas
(Literally)
Foresaw his...
The maid walked in and discovered his body
She may have been unaware of how important he was
Because at that time
His name had been thrown into obscurity
The forgotten genius
Died alone and broke
And his story
Still breaks my heart
We are where we are today
Because of who he was and what he did back then
His imagination
His brilliance was so ahead of his time
People must’ve thought he was crazy
He was a child a light
Lit up the world with his ideas
(Literally)
Foresaw his...
#sadness
#humankind
#historical
362 reads
2 Comments
RevolutionAL
Bumped 3rd Apr 2022 7:58pm
15th Mar 2022 9:28am
15th Mar 2022 9:28am
Of A Book & A Box
In the United States;
Windsor Locks
situated alongside
Connecticut river
is the site of
Bradley International Airport,
serving the Greater Hartford-Springfield
region, boasting a square
kilometer of water
complimenting 25 squares
of land
hosting
New England Air Museum
The irony
a history of aerospace
along side...
Windsor Locks
situated alongside
Connecticut river
is the site of
Bradley International Airport,
serving the Greater Hartford-Springfield
region, boasting a square
kilometer of water
complimenting 25 squares
of land
hosting
New England Air Museum
The irony
a history of aerospace
along side...
#books
#travel
#historical
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da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
3rd Apr 2022 11:55am
3rd Apr 2022 11:55am
THE HISTORY OF HIS STORY
At the genesis of our exodus from the history books
Analysis painted all of us as innate crooks
Look close and I believe you'll see the whiteout
Pegasus jacked our school buses then took alternate routes
Awarding clout, via foot & mouth, to other hues
If you choose to, I guess you could call it fake news
Alternative views, to be political, in this P.C. culture
Full of vultures & capitalistic hoarders holding a picture
Check the captions of the factions tagging us as predators
Watch their actions then use deduction;...
Analysis painted all of us as innate crooks
Look close and I believe you'll see the whiteout
Pegasus jacked our school buses then took alternate routes
Awarding clout, via foot & mouth, to other hues
If you choose to, I guess you could call it fake news
Alternative views, to be political, in this P.C. culture
Full of vultures & capitalistic hoarders holding a picture
Check the captions of the factions tagging us as predators
Watch their actions then use deduction;...
#inspirational
#learning
#historical #wisdom
#historical #wisdom
382 reads
4 Comments
LilDragonFly
Poem Published
28th Mar 2022 8:09pm
28th Mar 2022 8:09pm
God is Red
Beneath a sapphire sky
I do know why
God is red…
the color of my blood
For I see it in the mud
after the clouds weep
after the joys seep
from all our happy days
While my Native ways
were spilt
a knife up to the hilt
in a pallid betrayal
Leaving me to see
all in front of me
with that left behind
along these tearful trails
For scarlet is the hue
of a world rebirthed anew
with every word unsaid
yet still knowing… God is red
I do know why
God is red…
the color of my blood
For I see it in the mud
after the clouds weep
after the joys seep
from all our happy days
While my Native ways
were spilt
a knife up to the hilt
in a pallid betrayal
Leaving me to see
all in front of me
with that left behind
along these tearful trails
For scarlet is the hue
of a world rebirthed anew
with every word unsaid
yet still knowing… God is red
#nature
#spiritual
#historical
#culture
#tradition
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1 Comment
RevolutionAL
Poem Published
28th Mar 2022 8:00am
28th Mar 2022 8:00am
Ha ha ha staying alive
Mirror balls
glittering reflections
in the disco
after-party
of a evening
at the Drive In
back when it wasn't a
food court
-the real big screen
that you watched
from the back seat
of a Chevy
Drinking a milkshake
bought from the
Mini skirt
on
roller skates
We all looked like James Dean
hair slicked in Bryl-Creem
a packet of twenny
tucked in the sleeve
of a too tight
white Tee
...
glittering reflections
in the disco
after-party
of a evening
at the Drive In
back when it wasn't a
food court
-the real big screen
that you watched
from the back seat
of a Chevy
Drinking a milkshake
bought from the
Mini skirt
on
roller skates
We all looked like James Dean
hair slicked in Bryl-Creem
a packet of twenny
tucked in the sleeve
of a too tight
white Tee
...
#memories
#historical
#nostalgia
385 reads
2 Comments
LilDragonFly
Poem Published
24th Mar 2022 6:33am
24th Mar 2022 6:33am
Ancestral
We must know our poet ancestors" ~ Joy Harjo
I ride the distant ages flow
knowing that these sages know
the steep contours of my path
the decline of my ascent
Every moment in the present
is birthed from its past
always then meant to last
to witness its own cut future
While the ancestors nurture
this bold spirit inside
reveal all that I hide
from the red rusted dust
For the...
I ride the distant ages flow
knowing that these sages know
the steep contours of my path
the decline of my ascent
Every moment in the present
is birthed from its past
always then meant to last
to witness its own cut future
While the ancestors nurture
this bold spirit inside
reveal all that I hide
from the red rusted dust
For the...
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#historical
#SelfDiscovery
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AaronBraveHeart
Poem Published
28th Feb 2022 8:34pm
28th Feb 2022 8:34pm
Ukraine
Beautiful people, heroes you are.
How bright your courage rays!
This unexpected useless war
reeks of doom but brave, new days
you meet with honor in your hearts,
faith immaculate amid despair and grief;
you spirits of culture, you country of arts,
always find the strength to believe
in the future of your home, your dearest in need.
Together you stand and do you give up? Never!
Mothers with newborns determined, breastfeed,
never letting go of values, virtues that last forever.
Ukraine, you are known for...
How bright your courage rays!
This unexpected useless war
reeks of doom but brave, new days
you meet with honor in your hearts,
faith immaculate amid despair and grief;
you spirits of culture, you country of arts,
always find the strength to believe
in the future of your home, your dearest in need.
Together you stand and do you give up? Never!
Mothers with newborns determined, breastfeed,
never letting go of values, virtues that last forever.
Ukraine, you are known for...
#love
#courage
#war
#faith
#historical
690 reads
14 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
15th Feb 2022 3:22am
15th Feb 2022 3:22am
The Honorable Feast
I was invited to dinner given
by
Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, and Nelson Mandela
Author K (Novelist) “Thank you all for inviting me to sit at your table and enjoy this ceremonial dinner. I am honored to be in the presence of the past. Hopefully, it will sharpen my mind for the future.”
Malcolm X (Minister) “Sitting at the table doesn’t make you a diner, unless you eat some of what’s on that plate. Being here in America doesn’t make you an American. Being born here in America doesn’t make you an...
by
Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, and Nelson Mandela
Author K (Novelist) “Thank you all for inviting me to sit at your table and enjoy this ceremonial dinner. I am honored to be in the presence of the past. Hopefully, it will sharpen my mind for the future.”
Malcolm X (Minister) “Sitting at the table doesn’t make you a diner, unless you eat some of what’s on that plate. Being here in America doesn’t make you an American. Being born here in America doesn’t make you an...
#TruthOfLife
#historical
#philosophical #culture
#philosophical #culture
524 reads
randyjohnson
Poem Published
14th Feb 2022 1:25pm
14th Feb 2022 1:25pm
The Horrible Duel
Two men died over a woman who was as beautiful as a jewel.
They both loved her and they both died when they had a duel.
This horrible incident occurred in the year 1802.
Two lives were lost when both men were through.
They turned and fired their pistols at the same time and killed each other.
What made the situation so horrible was that the two men were brothers.
But both men were being played by their lover, she was using both of them.
She was married to a wealthy man and she had no intention of leaving him.
Her husband was surprised and shocked...
They both loved her and they both died when they had a duel.
This horrible incident occurred in the year 1802.
Two lives were lost when both men were through.
They turned and fired their pistols at the same time and killed each other.
What made the situation so horrible was that the two men were brothers.
But both men were being played by their lover, she was using both of them.
She was married to a wealthy man and she had no intention of leaving him.
Her husband was surprised and shocked...
#dark
#murder
#death
#fiction
#historical
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dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
11th Feb 2022 1:09am
11th Feb 2022 1:09am
the reign of queen anne
sad that queen anne furniture
is better known than queen anne herself often sat in her chair thinking it could have been better
is better known than queen anne herself often sat in her chair thinking it could have been better
#historical
314 reads
3 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
7th Feb 2022 7:03pm
7th Feb 2022 7:03pm
Whispers To The Conductors Of The Underground Railroad
Can I sit here and talk among the moon from the other side of eternity as I can still hear your tearful ancestors bemoans
In the past your gaze down from the future asking for me to atone
Many races during slavery dodged bricks and stones
Did it ever occur to you some of us in history held you down
Shh... to the many darken faces was the only communication of sound
We provided the escape routes when your blistered feet became tired, uncertainty in your traveling just to escape the whippings then to be lynched
Gave unto exhausted...
In the past your gaze down from the future asking for me to atone
Many races during slavery dodged bricks and stones
Did it ever occur to you some of us in history held you down
Shh... to the many darken faces was the only communication of sound
We provided the escape routes when your blistered feet became tired, uncertainty in your traveling just to escape the whippings then to be lynched
Gave unto exhausted...
#admiration
#respect
#historical #culture
#historical #culture
598 reads
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