War Poems
#war
Poetry about historical wars, modern warfare and the effects of war on societies. War poems offer harrowing accounts of war from the perspective of soldiers and civilians.
Amorous_tryst
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:31pm
Yesterday 10:31pm
Lost Amongst The Trees
Remember how I've scolded you
when you've misbehaved.
and the words that I have used
for why that's childish ways.
Like a sprout along with many
growing in the woods
time expects you to mature
and stand as though you should
The love for others I've tried to teach
and pray that you have learned
are lost on some around the world
what's why they're not concerned
It is this lack caring
that causes us to war
and until we learn this
mankind can never soar
* a non-entry in...
when you've misbehaved.
and the words that I have used
for why that's childish ways.
Like a sprout along with many
growing in the woods
time expects you to mature
and stand as though you should
The love for others I've tried to teach
and pray that you have learned
are lost on some around the world
what's why they're not concerned
It is this lack caring
that causes us to war
and until we learn this
mankind can never soar
* a non-entry in...
#love
#hate
#war
#TruthOfLife
#humankind
10 reads
3 Comments
Josh
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:31pm
Yesterday 8:31pm
Explaining War to a 5-Year Old
The reason why we still have wars
is really quite a simple cause:
there’s loads of money to be made
by selling weapons - highest grade
but what should make us really pause
protest and shout a big furore
is all this killing overseas
with big guys bombing as they please
is aided by our laws;
the laws say simply it’s o.k
to kill some people any day
as long as we can make the case
they’re “enemies” - a different race
and when this label sticks on them
wars are started, once again.
is really quite a simple cause:
there’s loads of money to be made
by selling weapons - highest grade
but what should make us really pause
protest and shout a big furore
is all this killing overseas
with big guys bombing as they please
is aided by our laws;
the laws say simply it’s o.k
to kill some people any day
as long as we can make the case
they’re “enemies” - a different race
and when this label sticks on them
wars are started, once again.
#politics
#war
#peace
#money
#greed
17 reads
4 Comments
Brando
Poem Published
17th Nov 2019 3:10pm
17th Nov 2019 3:10pm
Heavier still the Organelles (part 1)
#abuse
#war
#rebellion
30 reads
6 Comments
snugglebuck
Poem Published
16th Nov 2019 6:48pm
16th Nov 2019 6:48pm
War & Peace
War is the spawn of Hate
Love is the Angel of Peace
Only Love can defeat Hate
So, here is all we need do
To rid War and let Peace rule
Love and forgive others
As you would have them
Forgive and Love you
Love is the Angel of Peace
Only Love can defeat Hate
So, here is all we need do
To rid War and let Peace rule
Love and forgive others
As you would have them
Forgive and Love you
#hate
#war
#peace #lover
#peace #lover
40 reads
7 Comments
Heaven_sent_Kathy
Poem Published
16th Nov 2019 1:51pm
16th Nov 2019 1:51pm
Why War?
I wish it was a simple thing
To explain why people go to war.
But anything that can reduce
Society and lives to rubble
Is from an unbridled darkness
Of our prehistoric DNA.
Like the wolf in domestic dogs,
We too have the capability
To turn and bite the hand that feeds.
Beginning from the first smell of blood,
Marking territory with scent,
Before a God existed, my child.
To explain why people go to war.
But anything that can reduce
Society and lives to rubble
Is from an unbridled darkness
Of our prehistoric DNA.
Like the wolf in domestic dogs,
We too have the capability
To turn and bite the hand that feeds.
Beginning from the first smell of blood,
Marking territory with scent,
Before a God existed, my child.
#children
#war
#God
#humankind
#historical
34 reads
7 Comments
nikkimoe
Poem Published
15th Nov 2019 8:41pm
15th Nov 2019 8:41pm
Uranium Sands
Before the bombs
the water was clean,
before the bombs
there was air you could breathe,
before the bombs
there was food to eat,
before the bombs
I had a family.
Simply
e
m
p
t
y
.
the water was clean,
before the bombs
there was air you could breathe,
before the bombs
there was food to eat,
before the bombs
I had a family.
Simply
e
m
p
t
y
.
#war
#death
#water
43 reads
4 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
15th Nov 2019 7:20pm
15th Nov 2019 7:20pm
Winds blow still
From the sounds and screams
And when I walked with infantry
For the wounds were hidden deep
The enemy still inside my head
Combats ghosts and I were repatriated
And conflict was contantly updated
For that prayer you came to answer
Brought some solace to that cancer
The nightmares vivid and now lesser
Comradeship to share that crutch
Reduce the depths, and curse lifes muck
Find the bridge of hope and trust
Glimmer hope like your favorite chocolate bars
Just small steps towards the...
And when I walked with infantry
For the wounds were hidden deep
The enemy still inside my head
Combats ghosts and I were repatriated
And conflict was contantly updated
For that prayer you came to answer
Brought some solace to that cancer
The nightmares vivid and now lesser
Comradeship to share that crutch
Reduce the depths, and curse lifes muck
Find the bridge of hope and trust
Glimmer hope like your favorite chocolate bars
Just small steps towards the...
#war
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
#healing
24 reads
2 Comments
Ely
E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
13th Nov 2019 5:25pm
13th Nov 2019 5:25pm
Why do people go to war?
Folks go to war for water
they go to war for oil...
sometimes it seems
they go to war
when tempers start to boil…
To steal land from the neighbors
war is just another way…
some folks will swear
God told them to
what an awful thing to say…
In the end it's pretty simple, kids
and just 'tween you and me…
mostly people go to war
because they disagree…
Their Mamas never taught them
to work their problems out...
to get together
with each other
to talk, instead of shout...
...
they go to war for oil...
sometimes it seems
they go to war
when tempers start to boil…
To steal land from the neighbors
war is just another way…
some folks will swear
God told them to
what an awful thing to say…
In the end it's pretty simple, kids
and just 'tween you and me…
mostly people go to war
because they disagree…
Their Mamas never taught them
to work their problems out...
to get together
with each other
to talk, instead of shout...
...
#children
#conflict
#war
33 reads
10 Comments
Layla
Poem Published
12th Nov 2019 6:39pm
12th Nov 2019 6:39pm
Once Upon A Time
Peace and love moved war to the other side of the moon
Hatred and greed climbed a ladder and pulled it too soon
Before time could heal old wounds bleeding like river
To oceans and seas risen in anger.
The earth cried in pain,
“You shall never rest in my womb again!
To do what’s undone, can never be done
You are the storm without rain.”
Kindness wrapped its clouds around the children
And the wise sun awaited untaken by questions
No one knew the answer to human fears
Clawing at every grave ladened with...
Hatred and greed climbed a ladder and pulled it too soon
Before time could heal old wounds bleeding like river
To oceans and seas risen in anger.
The earth cried in pain,
“You shall never rest in my womb again!
To do what’s undone, can never be done
You are the storm without rain.”
Kindness wrapped its clouds around the children
And the wise sun awaited untaken by questions
No one knew the answer to human fears
Clawing at every grave ladened with...
#war
#peace
76 reads
7 Comments
fieryangelsouljia
MorriganFey
MorriganFey
Poem Published
12th Nov 2019 5:17pm
12th Nov 2019 5:17pm
Do You Feel It?
War drums
There is rage here
do you smell it?
It smells of red,
of smoke, of death
And do you see it?
It looks like pain,
like ash, like poison
laced with the rain
We are choking
we are smothered
we are dying
this is war
I watched the children
lay their skeletons
before our feet
I watched the children
screaming, searching,
wailing, begging
outside your home
I watched the children DIE
And I will paint my face
in the warmth of your blood
I...
There is rage here
do you smell it?
It smells of red,
of smoke, of death
And do you see it?
It looks like pain,
like ash, like poison
laced with the rain
We are choking
we are smothered
we are dying
this is war
I watched the children
lay their skeletons
before our feet
I watched the children
screaming, searching,
wailing, begging
outside your home
I watched the children DIE
And I will paint my face
in the warmth of your blood
I...
#anger
#violence
#war
#CallToAction
#ignorance
43 reads
2 Comments
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
12th Nov 2019 11:05am
12th Nov 2019 11:05am
But Why?
But why do people go to war?
Is what my Joey said to me.
It was a question perfect for
When I was walking by the sea.
I was alone to contemplate
But why do people go to war?.
My son inside to patient wait
Five years ago when he was born.
His dad had fallen on the shore,
The cry of gulls as battle raged.
But why do people go to war?
There was no marker for a grave.
I knelt to pray and told my son
Just what his dad had said before
He left “to fight for everyone”.
But why do people go to war?
...
Is what my Joey said to me.
It was a question perfect for
When I was walking by the sea.
I was alone to contemplate
But why do people go to war?.
My son inside to patient wait
Five years ago when he was born.
His dad had fallen on the shore,
The cry of gulls as battle raged.
But why do people go to war?
There was no marker for a grave.
I knelt to pray and told my son
Just what his dad had said before
He left “to fight for everyone”.
But why do people go to war?
...
#mother
#father
#soldiers
#war
#son
61 reads
12 Comments
Madcinder
Poem Published
12th Nov 2019 6:09am
12th Nov 2019 6:09am
The Poppies Grow
A hundred years ago.
Under skies so foreign to you all.
Who could have known?
That so many would heed the call.
I hear your names.
And pray for your souls beyond the fold.
The most dangerous game.
Mankind has got to learn before we’re too old.
Brave men of my country.
You pass the torch to me.
The poppies grow.
In Flanders Fields where men did die.
And row on row.
The crosses planted side by side.
The seeds we sow.
Grow in the dark to shine a light.
The poem echoes.
Those words again into...
Under skies so foreign to you all.
Who could have known?
That so many would heed the call.
I hear your names.
And pray for your souls beyond the fold.
The most dangerous game.
Mankind has got to learn before we’re too old.
Brave men of my country.
You pass the torch to me.
The poppies grow.
In Flanders Fields where men did die.
And row on row.
The crosses planted side by side.
The seeds we sow.
Grow in the dark to shine a light.
The poem echoes.
Those words again into...
#soldiers
#family
#war
#lyrics
#memories
33 reads
2 Comments
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