Memory Poems | Examples of Memory Poetry

When I was a kid, I only knew the sea from a distance— from the deck of a ship, sailing from Manila to Bacolod. I’d lean against the railings, watching the water stretch limitless, wondering what it felt like to touch. It wasn’t until high school that I finally stepped into it. Waves around my legs, sand between my toes. And just like that, I fell in...

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Rig rag Shaggy rag Rip, rip, rip, Wrinkle in the water A wilder whisper Crepuscular crème brûlée. What is madness really? Have I not a wordly thought? Wordly jumble, Words, words, words, Coherent as a Dostoevsky mumble. Musing wrists and elbows in a swaddle, Up of green and purple trumpets, Sickly technicolour cuddle. Circadian bunny pudding. Hullo, there it is again! I saw it there, just there! Did not. But...

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One step away from waves that play. In that fresh light, he let go that night. I thought back then, that was all it had been. I stayed to see each wave hit me. With heart shut tight, no stars in sight. My hands let go, they moved so slow. Each night I'd fall inside the call— the thoughts so loud, the cries unbowed. Maybe it's me who made him flee… But how...

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Another Friday by myself I'll pull a memory off the shelf And walk with it, it's one with you Where we had coffee, just us two We played that morning then had lunch The Dimmick Inn, wait, was it brunch? It doesn't matter, afterward I drove back slow, it was inferred That time would thus be short and sweet Next to me in the...

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From the moment I closed my eyes I am taken back to another place another place A place with a special memory, Where you and I vowed to love each other eternally. Sharing long walks under the Moonlit skies , And wishing on a falling star before it was out of sight. We’d plan our future...

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Give me one last night of silence in the cosmic temple of ancient memory, Where shadows dance with light in circles of fire and hidden divine grace, To touch with trembling fingers the stars from the cup of the thirsty soul, To drink from the black wine of eternity, from chalices filled with moon's blood. Give me one last...

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One day… After the fires are done And the water has carried all maps away… Someone will find you. Not to save... To name again. And then, you will remember You were not lost....

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Of all things that fade you stayed the longest. Not in form... But, in the way your absence rearranged the air. Even forgetting remembers you. ...

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in the night air your perfume lingering ~ the thought of you sweet ...

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Flash backs, hitting like a bucket of ice water in a steaming shower. Never did I think they could come without me losing my breath or letting tears slip. They hit like a blackout right on a normal day, when you think they finally have gone away it sneaks up on you like you are...

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All that awaits are the memories All that’s left still unclaimed All that I treasure lay buried inside All in those choices — unmade (Dreamsleep: July, 2025) ...

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LINGERING Photographs linger in my mind— faded snapshots of a backyard, the swing creaking in the breeze, the taste of lemonade, the warmth of sun-soaked afternoons. I chase those moments, but they dissolve like mist, leaving only the chill of absence, the ache of what was, and what will never be again. ©2025 Sara Etgen-Baker...

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MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH SUFFERED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY MY BRAIN WAS CRUSHED MY EYE DOCKET AND NASAL ARCH CRUSHED BROKEN BONE FRAGMENTS BITING MY BRAIN I UNDER WENT EXTREME HYPNOSIS THERAPY WEARING WIRES PREGNANT FOR THE FBI THE ARSON MURDERS OF 9 PERSONS ABDUCTED TAKEN TO THE AMERICANA INN 2AM CITY OFFICIALS TOYING WITH...

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Born 31st July 2014 – Passed 16th July 2025 When shadows fell and nights grew long.. You came into my life.. a light, a song. So soft, so sweet, with joy so true.. The world felt brighter just with you. You made me laugh when I would cry.. A wagging tail, a knowing eye. No judgment, just your steady grace.. Pure love reflected...

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A setted carving, Written by privation Words that leak through unfilled ink Gawping empty between ridges. Then those canyon cliffs retreat again ...

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