Best Memory Poems
Below are the all-time best Memory poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of memory poems written by PoetrySoup members
House On Memory LaneFeeling nostalgic, I went back home
To a house on Memory Lane
A sentimental trip, through the years that have flown
To a three bedroom, small white, wood...
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Categories:
memory, sad,
Form:
Rhyme
ShadowIt was a glorious summer day and I woke up with the lark
Got my wheelchair ready and then headed to the park
I noticed a girl...
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Categories:
dog, memory, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
Sleepless NightSleepless Night
Teardrops, bagged eyes, a way of sin
The mirror reveals a lost eternal soul
A conniving move against tonight's phantom glow
Voices circle around the insomniac moon
Like...
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Categories:
anger, death, farewell, memory,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Whispers SharedYour time worn hand rests on my shoulder
A gentle firm touch
Ancient fingers stretching awake
And for that moment in time, I receive you
My body marinates in...
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Categories:
memory, appreciation, beauty, community, creation,
Form:
Free verse
With Open ArmsCome to me my child
Rest your head in my lap
My hand strokes your wild curls
Feeling the dampness on your neck
Lamplight caresses your flushed cheeks
Shadows waltzing...
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Categories:
memory, appreciation, emotions, fantasy, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
LeafFloating down with grace and ease
Carried off by the Autumn breeze
Rich in hues of orange and red
Landing in the flower bed
What once was buzzing full...
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Categories:
memory, nature,
Form:
Sonnet
Amberina BallerinaA born lioness my untamed heart? ha!
a mouse, this pulsing token ruled by unruly wants
at times given, traded or stolen - sometimes
thrown down on...
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Categories:
memory, destiny, emotions, inspiration, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Once Upon a Purple SunriseOnce Upon a Purple Sunrise
Pretty as a Periwinkle,
in your frilly summer frock,
the one with purple polka dots
that matched the cool of early dawn.
Haloed in hazy...
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Categories:
memory, morning, summer,
Form:
Free verse
Coffee Colored MemoriesIt's quiet whisper stirs my languid mind
Inviting coffee colored memories
A young man's face with future yet defined
Each vapored breath a page in history
Familiar apparitions reappear
Whose...
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Categories:
memory, morning,
Form:
Sonnet
The RideThe old man looked a little out of place
Astride his pony on the carousel
A smile from yesterday across his face
As if he were entranced in...
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Categories:
imagination, memory, sad,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
When I Dream DeepAs the mornings sun - begins to shine
And memories of yesterday - I leave behind
I get to see - another rising sun
And...
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Categories:
memory,
Form:
Rhyme
Whispering MemoriesTraveling through the doorway in my heart
I emerge
Gently closing it
I place my palms on the worn hinges of time
I lay my ear near its surface
As...
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Categories:
memory, appreciation, emotions, green, heart,
Form:
Free verse
Thoughts From the BattlefieldIn sandy dunes on my back I lie
Dreaming of warm beaches, blue sky
And a girl named Lorelei
On memories I fly
War seen from on high
I...
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Categories:
memory, war,
Form:
Nonet
Bio:Closing Time,Memories
CLOSING TIME AT THE PUB
The joy, the camaraderie, the smoke.
The great ale, my great friends in Chicago.
Old Town,...
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Categories:
chicago, friendship, memory, mental
Form:
Bio
The CollectorI am a hoarder of antiquities,
offering longevity to ephemera.
Obsessed with an insatiable
urge for accumulation
I fill every available nook
stacking layer upon layer
of emotional possessions…...
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Categories:
memory,
Form:
Free verse