Best Nostalgia Poems
Below are the all-time best Nostalgia poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of nostalgia poems written by PoetrySoup members
One Brief MomentLook...See how long nights are drawing in.
Dreary birdsong gradually abates -
Opaque dusk grows dim;
And just outside the creaky little garden
Gate,
Stood opposite the empty wood
Where the...
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Categories:
imagery, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Will You Tie My Shoes When I Grow OldYou were beautiful,
my tiny child,
wrapped tightly in my arms,
close to my heart.
I listened to you breathing.
I counted your fingers
and your toes.
Helpless,
you...
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Categories:
nostalgia, caregiving, childhood, daughter, growing
Form:
Narrative
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:
nostalgia, destiny, emotions, inspiration, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Wild Roots of SeptemberIn raw dawn I emerge
crow-thoughts
pecking skull-bone
black as plowed earth.
Farm-stench floods –
dung, hay and blood –
primal musk of life
and death intertwined.
Yet in this first breath
of day...
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Categories:
farm, life, nature, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
nostalgia,
Form:
Concrete
You Caught the WindI remember you, from when there was a spring
When the seasons were ripe, with verdant green
Our nimble feet danced in the wind
and on the brink...
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Categories:
nostalgia, death of a friend,
Form:
Free verse
Winter's Afterglowstars twinkled brilliantly
against majestic snow-capped mountains,
delicate pure white flakes danced;
swirling, twirling, rhythmically.
she stood, nose pressed tightly
against the window pane; gazing in awe
at the magic the...
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Categories:
nostalgia, angst, death, introspection, loss,
Form:
Free verse
This Song Is For My MotherThis song is for my mother
Let her hear me cry
I couldn’t bring myself to write it
‘Til this darkened day arrived
A song about old promises
Made...
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Categories:
nostalgia, angst, death, dedication, depression,
Form:
Ballad
Stardust Road“Stardust Road.”
"Soft defense is driven by my thoughts,
I vanish away into yesterday’s scenic road,
Set the mood among the dark clouds,
Wish I could go back to...
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Categories:
adventure, nostalgia, travel,
Form:
Free verse
I Think of You - At the Edge - 3A reflection of the coloured pencil drawn sky
skates on the glass smooth surface below it.
While a rebellious group of shades take their positions
on a...
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Categories:
introspection, love, nature, nostalgia,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Loving YearsDark honey tanned skin glistens
From the moisture of humidity.
The ladies flirt shamelessly with
You, but your eyes...
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Categories:
nostalgia, autumn, beach, husband, love,
Form:
Rhyme
When We Were RoyalsLeaning against the warmth of old oak,
I recall your sun burnt skin that summer.
As I let my fingers linger on the side of the...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Paper Boats(Dedicated to one of my childhood friends)
You were one of those charming lilies
that bloomed, so fresh, in my springtime pond;
when my homesick wings of longings...
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Categories:
childhood, memory, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
life, love, nostalgia, sad,
Form:
Shape
Who I Would Bring BackWho would I bring back, if I had only one
Perhaps a great leader, Kennedy or Lincoln
Or I could choose a musical icon
Such as John Lennon...
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Categories:
memory, mother, nostalgia, woman,
Form:
Couplet