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Nostalgia Poems | Examples of Nostalgia Poetry

Nostalgia Poems - Examples of all types of nostalgia poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for nostalgia.
Premium Member Those Days
I miss those days of hopscotch Doing handstands against the wall Skipping, riding bikes, running free Playing with friends…. having a ball! Those days of youthful exuberance and excitement Of joyful simplicity personified Not knowing then its true beauty and...Read the rest...
Categories: children, happiness, nostalgia, simple,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member I did half a cart wheel
I did half a cart wheel once pooped a quarter don't ask OK, i also tried the dog food the crunchy stuff wasn't bad I'll still eat the last cookie and love taking the large strawberry that sits atop the display whenever...Read the rest...
Categories: humor, life, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
When Silence Speaks
This poem is written for the "When Silence Speaks" poetry contest. Date Submitted: 07/05/2024 the air conditioner soothing my heated skin, fire brick curtains with their red dyed orange bumblebee rays peeking through gaps in between, they have so...Read the rest...
Categories: change, metaphor, mirror, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Town Full Of Sound
Town Full Of Sound I use to live in A town full of sound With Roller Coasters And Merry Go Round Horns would blast To sound an alarm I use to live in A town full of sound I use to live...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
ephemeral
Always wrote about everything but myself It's difficult to be honest although ephemeral I'm failing at everything I try because of you I can't keep my focus when you're lingering The back of my mind has been caged off...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, 12th grade, allegory, angel,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member record broken
Not ready to be thrown away, like those memories made it's not broken, long as it's loved. Can't you feel them? lands and grooves in circle's run.. feels I've known you since the day you were born, though the...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Seasons of Our Love
On summer nights Nostalgia's muse revives Scent of jasmine Fig tree fragrance fuses Memories meander Minty ice cream flavours Add sweetness to hungry kisses Star gazing to cricket symphony Roof top whispers of love's infinity Days drenched with salty waves Sun flared skin...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Remembering Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm was a book and a movie in the thirties Way back in the day, actually past my day, into my mother’s day. If you do not know who Shirley Temple is, please look...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member WASTE NOT - WANT NOT
In those days we had to make do and mend. Milk bottles we would rinse out and return. Kellogg’s cartons we collect for children to cut and paste and learn creative art. Rinsed food cans collected by rag-bone man. Last...Read the rest...
Categories: england, nostalgia,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member A Love Nostalgia Epilogue
Written: May 2nd, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quixotic quest quiddity As dusk sapidity emerges,  Casting a shadow  Weeping waves smash  in foamy scatters;  seraphic strophic sojourn groans...Read the rest...
Categories: inspirational, love, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Stars in Her Eyes Mirror
The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you ~ Rumi Pouring forth from the light in her eyes, I see my heart spilling salty tears – they glisten, then subside. Where she’s been,...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, beautiful, blessing, dance, encouraging,
Form: Haibun
Enthralling Moment
Feel peaceful moment Space filled with sunshine, wind And chirping of birds....Read the rest...
Categories: freedom, nature, nostalgia, sensual,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Serendipity of a Lost Soul
Burned by dawn of brand new light I drift back into primal night to find upon my dreams a dance in wait to be restored by chance. ...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, dark, dream, introspection, light,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member grandpas new toy
grandpa was excited about his new toy he brought us to his den, he was bursting with joy what is it? We asked him, for none of us knew he laughed until he was crying, but he was...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Panoramic Beauty
The view at the peak Is like bride's wedding dress To old-school clique....Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, nature, nostalgia, perspective,
Form: Haiku

Specific Types of Nostalgia Poems

Definition | What is Nostalgia in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs