War Poems

War Poems

Sad Poetry about War

Almost as long as there has been life, war has been a part of it. Mankind continues to wage war even though the consequences often breed nothing but misery. However, when a person is called to defend his or her country, or protect other defenseless people, it is his duty to fight. There is no question that there is evil in the world and we must not rest on our laurels and say it is none of our business. We cannot stand by and watch while others are being persecuted. It is the duty of mankind to uphold justice.

46 Powerful Poems about War

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  1. 1. Home From The War

    • By Pauline Faller
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    Here's a friendly little greeting
    Just to welcome you back home,
    You serve your country admirably
    As so far and wide you roam.

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    Hello Pauline,
    You've penned a caring and heartfelt poem. I'm very
    touched by it. My very best wishes for the contest.

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  3. 2. Welcome Home

    When I met the tall and amiable Vietnam War veteran,
    my shyness showed,
    yet, my throat dried and tightened when he softly
    spoke the words, "The war never goes away."

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  5. 3. Lest We Forget

    • By Iola J Zaan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 15, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    On barren land on western field
    Where only sadness war can yield
    On battle sites where none had grown
    In fact the bravest seeds were sewn

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  6. 4. The Star-Spangled Banner

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    • By Francis Scott Key

    O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
    What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,
    Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
    O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?

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  7. 5. There Will Come Soft Rains (War Time)

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    There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
    And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;

    And frogs in the pools singing at night,

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  8. 6. Final Salute

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 29, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    The honor guard stands sentinel and stiff-backed.
    Their tears silently fall, for their brotherhood was forged in combat.

    One of their own will be laid to rest,

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  9. 7. PTSD Is Real

    • By Randall W. West
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 13, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Behold the aging soldier. He's grown longer in the tooth.
    He wears the scars of battle that had squandered all his youth.
    Although his war has ended, he finds much to his dismay.
    The demons that now haunt him just don't seem to go away.

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  10. 8. The Voice

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

    A young boy playing games of war,
    His imaginings filled with innocence, unaware of reality's horror.

    He heard a voice filled with cadences being sung like hymns,

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  11. 9. Why Do They Fight?

    • By Blue Butterfly
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Veterans are men and women,
    who fight because they care.
    They give their lives to serve our country,
    by land, by sea, or by air.

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  12. 10. 1914-1918 War

    • By Laura J Sanders
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    They sacrificed their lives, entered the gates of hell,
    Onward they stumbled, while all around them fell,
    War weary, ragged, faces dirt encrusted, black.
    Impatient for the whistle, ready for attack.

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  13. 11. Listen

    • By Moshe Sonnheim
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Listen

    Listen to the distant drums.
    Listen to the bugles calls.

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  14. 12. Field Of Poppies

    • By Isabelle Hammersley
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Row upon row the poppies grow,
    Each one a symbol to brave men we will never know.

    They stood before us, they stood up straight,

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  15. 13. The Cage

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    A man walked up to me some time ago.
    He had a story he wanted me to know.

    He reached out his hand to shake mine,

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  16. 14. The Soldier

    • By Gary S. Spears
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    I pledge allegiance to the American Flag; forever may she wave.
    God bless those covered with her as they're lowered to their grave.
    We must not take for granted the freedoms that we share
    and the soldiers that protect us in our darkest hour.

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  17. 15. Brave American Knight

    • By David G. Moore
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Driving home one day after hours of monotonous office work,
    Saw a man sitting by the road; looked as one down on his luck.
    Paid small notice to the figure; my lonely life was in a rut.
    He was just another beggar holding out a shiny tin cup.

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    What a beautiful poem. God bless all the veterans: dead, alive, and the ones still fighting. To all of you, a proud salute, my prayers, and love.

  18. 16. Fallen Heroes

    • By Roger Loiseau
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Fallen heroes one by one,
    In the news there's another one.
    Whether they fight or whether they are on call,
    It's time to thank them once and for all.

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  19. 17. If I Don't Make It Home

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2019 with permission of the Author.

    If I don't make it home, please remember it wasn't because I didn't try.
    The last thing I wanted was to make you cry.

    I wanted more than anything to make it back to you,

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    This was a beautiful poem about the plight of all the men and women who sacrifice their lives daily for our freedom. The families and friends they leave behind for the love and cost for...

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  20. 18. An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

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    I know that I shall meet my fate
    Somewhere among the clouds above;
    Those that I fight I do not hate,
    Those that I guard I do not love;

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  21. 19. To The War Returning

    • By May Fenn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018 with permission of the Author.

    How blue are the eyes of my darling
    And warm are her lips ruby red.
    How white are her arms of enchantment
    That beckon me into her bed.

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  22. 20. Trail Of Tears

    • By Kaylee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018 with permission of the Author.

    They walked miles on foot,
    Losing loved ones on the way,
    Through grim, dirt and soot,
    Traveling night and all day.

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    This poem was a very nice poem. My ancestors traveled the Trail of Tears.

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