Soldiers Poems
#soldiers
Soldiers' poems about their experiences serving in an army, and poems about soldiers and war. Poetry about the role of soldiers in the world, fighting and peace keeping, and the toll war takes on individuals who serve. Including poems about soldiers' bravery, courage, war atrocities, injuries and PTSD.
ImperfectedStone
The Gardener
The Gardener
Poem Published
11th Oct 2023 00:31am
11th Oct 2023 00:31am
For you, me
For you, for me.
I turned the binds over myself,
tied the knots,
built the castle walls,
they protect you as if I'm an army,
made without will
but call and duty,
I made you -
bore you from my body,
created the importance of your design.
I was born on a Friday,
and you were born on a Friday -
the feeding, bathing,
sleeping, rising,
holding, teaching,
modelling.
I ride the desert plains
without clear location,
it's dizzying and vast -
following your lead
and I don't regret a...
I turned the binds over myself,
tied the knots,
built the castle walls,
they protect you as if I'm an army,
made without will
but call and duty,
I made you -
bore you from my body,
created the importance of your design.
I was born on a Friday,
and you were born on a Friday -
the feeding, bathing,
sleeping, rising,
holding, teaching,
modelling.
I ride the desert plains
without clear location,
it's dizzying and vast -
following your lead
and I don't regret a...
#mother
#soldiers
#faith
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oskar
Poem Published
4th Sep 2023 8:18am
4th Sep 2023 8:18am
vengeance
Vengeance
It is late at night my study is warm, and the wind is blowing. I dislike drought I get cold easily
I know it is time for bed, but I hesitate in case I lay there and cannot sleep thinking about when I'm going to die that is the date and if possible the hour
We live in a dramatic stage in human existence we have the chance to eradicate ourselves; No doubt there are
atomic Holocaust will clean the air and from the ashes the phoenix will arise and the righteous will live on and
Thanks to the almighty god for making this possible.
I like to be...
It is late at night my study is warm, and the wind is blowing. I dislike drought I get cold easily
I know it is time for bed, but I hesitate in case I lay there and cannot sleep thinking about when I'm going to die that is the date and if possible the hour
We live in a dramatic stage in human existence we have the chance to eradicate ourselves; No doubt there are
atomic Holocaust will clean the air and from the ashes the phoenix will arise and the righteous will live on and
Thanks to the almighty god for making this possible.
I like to be...
#men
#soldiers
#LGBT
#humankind
#heroic
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oskar
Poem Published
21st Aug 2023 8:45am
21st Aug 2023 8:45am
the Spanish Queen and football
The Spanish queen and football
This forenoon in Cascais was very hot, sensibly I was not going out, switched on the TV and saw the second
half of a football match between England and Spain.
England, the favorite was on goal down at the time, but this didn't bother the biased commentator.
Since Spain was the underdog I rooted for this team but also because I took umbrage at his arrogance.
Not to forget, Spain is next door to Portugal, one has to show loyalty to Iberia.
What was watching was a new sport, similar to soccer
fast, but with sonorousness,...
This forenoon in Cascais was very hot, sensibly I was not going out, switched on the TV and saw the second
half of a football match between England and Spain.
England, the favorite was on goal down at the time, but this didn't bother the biased commentator.
Since Spain was the underdog I rooted for this team but also because I took umbrage at his arrogance.
Not to forget, Spain is next door to Portugal, one has to show loyalty to Iberia.
What was watching was a new sport, similar to soccer
fast, but with sonorousness,...
#women
#soldiers
#BestFriend
#humankind
#heroic
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ELIAS11
Poem Published
27th Jul 2023 11:45pm
27th Jul 2023 11:45pm
AWOL
A painkiller smile
An arguement internal
Yes sir colonel
AWOL
Your calls will go unanswered
ELÝ
An arguement internal
Yes sir colonel
AWOL
Your calls will go unanswered
ELÝ
#soldiers
#war
#drugs
#addiction
#military
254 reads
7 Comments
ConsequentialChaos
Poem Published
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
A Civilian Salute
The red, the white, the blue
The patriotic few
That gave their life, fight and die
So we can smile, though mothers cry
Wars are fought
Wars are lost
Wars are won
But at what cost
It's painted on their faces
With camo and expression
They fought to free torn places
To save from domestic oppression
The patriotic few
That gave their life, fight and die
So we can smile, though mothers cry
Wars are fought
Wars are lost
Wars are won
But at what cost
It's painted on their faces
With camo and expression
They fought to free torn places
To save from domestic oppression
#hope
#soldiers
#war
#freedom
#military
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ConsequentialChaos
Poem Published
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
Heartbeats Red, Heartbeats White, Heartbeats Blue
Amid the clash of musket fire and roar of cannon's boom
A young man marched to battle, in the midst of smoke and fume
He heard the beating of the drums, and felt his heart take flight
And stood there in his uniform, prepared to face the fight
He raised his musket to his shoulder, took aim and held his breath
As smoke and fire consumed the air, and filled his lungs with death
Yet through that haze of gunpowder, he saw his country's fate
A future bright and glorious, where freedom would pass the gate
The roar of battle all around, the cries of...
A young man marched to battle, in the midst of smoke and fume
He heard the beating of the drums, and felt his heart take flight
And stood there in his uniform, prepared to face the fight
He raised his musket to his shoulder, took aim and held his breath
As smoke and fire consumed the air, and filled his lungs with death
Yet through that haze of gunpowder, he saw his country's fate
A future bright and glorious, where freedom would pass the gate
The roar of battle all around, the cries of...
#hope
#soldiers
#war
#America
#freedom
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cabcool
Poem Published
27th Jun 2023 4:36am
27th Jun 2023 4:36am
CadenceSong
a young soldier consoles his beloved
“Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the
melody of life is in tune.”—Sarah Ban Breathnach
in a little while,
i'll be home with you again;
though the war is vile,
soon, i leave behind the pain.
how i miss your smile—
soft cheek-music to my heart!
in a little while,
peace shall villainy outsmart.
i will wake with you
when tight nights have dreamt their dreams;
morning rendezvous
will dissolve...
“Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the
melody of life is in tune.”—Sarah Ban Breathnach
in a little while,
i'll be home with you again;
though the war is vile,
soon, i leave behind the pain.
how i miss your smile—
soft cheek-music to my heart!
in a little while,
peace shall villainy outsmart.
i will wake with you
when tight nights have dreamt their dreams;
morning rendezvous
will dissolve...
#soldiers
#romantic
#war
#home
#military
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randyjohnson
Poem Published
29th May 2023 7:09pm
29th May 2023 7:09pm
Memorial Day, 2023
Many soldiers have died for the USA.
We're paying tribute to those people today.
When those soldiers died, it brought about plenty of sorrow.
They fought and died so that America could have a tomorrow.
Those soldiers fought bravely until their lives came to an end.
They weren't just soldiers and heroes, they were also friends.
We're paying tribute to those people today.
When those soldiers died, it brought about plenty of sorrow.
They fought and died so that America could have a tomorrow.
Those soldiers fought bravely until their lives came to an end.
They weren't just soldiers and heroes, they were also friends.
#soldiers
#America
#memorial #nonfiction
#memorial #nonfiction
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cabcool
Poem Published
29th Mar 2023 10:02pm
29th Mar 2023 10:02pm
a deadly heritage
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
i was a soldier in the war
and now i give massages
i wore grenades and tools that mar
but now i wear corsages
the battlefront was hot as hell
and blood spilled out like water
now at the homefront where i dwell
my days are filled with laughter
my trembling wife abhorred the thought
i'd be her brave, dead hero ...
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
i was a soldier in the war
and now i give massages
i wore grenades and tools that mar
but now i wear corsages
the battlefront was hot as hell
and blood spilled out like water
now at the homefront where i dwell
my days are filled with laughter
my trembling wife abhorred the thought
i'd be her brave, dead hero ...
#soldiers
#war
#death
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PittinixDesigns
Poem Published
1st Mar 2023 4:07pm
1st Mar 2023 4:07pm
Mr. Prime Minister
Based on true events
On Tuesday morning, evil men and women raided Lincoln Road.
It was a joint police/military operation in the rush hour.
The Jamaican security forces swarmed the area like locusts.
And the damn idiots claimed that they were looking for criminals.
Why did they not search the House of Parliament first?
Mr. Prime Minister, do you regard this as police intelligence?
Do Jamaican police and soldiers know the meaning of criminal?
Some dictionaries define criminal as a person who has committed a crime,
But you cannot call...
On Tuesday morning, evil men and women raided Lincoln Road.
It was a joint police/military operation in the rush hour.
The Jamaican security forces swarmed the area like locusts.
And the damn idiots claimed that they were looking for criminals.
Why did they not search the House of Parliament first?
Mr. Prime Minister, do you regard this as police intelligence?
Do Jamaican police and soldiers know the meaning of criminal?
Some dictionaries define criminal as a person who has committed a crime,
But you cannot call...
#soldiers
#oppression
#politics
#evil
#HumanRights
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Ogbonna
Poem Published
18th Feb 2023 11:58pm
18th Feb 2023 11:58pm
The Self-crowned emperor of the French
In seventeen sixty nine a child was born
in Corsica, Genoa's former vassal state.
Prior to his birth, his land had been war-torn.
Paoli's resistance did his birth predate.
At school, his geometrical talent was inborn,
and he was tutored by none other than Laplace.
For his accent, his peers at school laughed him to scorn,
but fortune would elevate him from grass to grace.
With his much older heartthrob he tied the knot;
much to the chagrin of his own dear family.
For the heart of Josephine he relentlessly fought,
and...
in Corsica, Genoa's former vassal state.
Prior to his birth, his land had been war-torn.
Paoli's resistance did his birth predate.
At school, his geometrical talent was inborn,
and he was tutored by none other than Laplace.
For his accent, his peers at school laughed him to scorn,
but fortune would elevate him from grass to grace.
With his much older heartthrob he tied the knot;
much to the chagrin of his own dear family.
For the heart of Josephine he relentlessly fought,
and...
#soldiers
#historical
#military
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AaHarvey
Poem Published
13th Jan 2023 8:53pm
13th Jan 2023 8:53pm
All war is unjust
You celebrate your murderers like they won you a war
And what for? Is my question. Do you pass inspection?
No genuflection; no halo you own.
You gun down the innocent and gnaw on their bones,
Like the savages you are, you fallen stars,
Are dead to me. I see such glee.
Oh the pain you reap.
Your just reward, for an unjust war,
For all are…is a silver star on your heart.
(C)2023 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
And what for? Is my question. Do you pass inspection?
No genuflection; no halo you own.
You gun down the innocent and gnaw on their bones,
Like the savages you are, you fallen stars,
Are dead to me. I see such glee.
Oh the pain you reap.
Your just reward, for an unjust war,
For all are…is a silver star on your heart.
(C)2023 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
#anger
#soldiers
#war #death
#war #death
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