Memory Poems

Read wonderful memory poetry on the following sub-topics: christmas, dad, daughter, death, funeral, in loving, loss of, mom, quilt, son, and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	I can	Frank Decker	Verse	memory,
	Three Quarter Sad	Chuck Melugin	Lyric	dance, emotions, memory, music,
	Nothing but a memory	Micheala Ruth September	Free verse	memory, crush, feelings, i miss
	If I Could Dream Those Eyes	Andrew Fairchild	Rhyme	memory, appreciation, care, lonely, loss,
	Heart Space	CayCay Jennings	Lanterne	memory, break up, emotions, heart,
	Elevator Girl	John Crowe	Rhyme	dream, loss, magic, memory,
	oxy something	George Christos	Rhyme	confusion, dream, drug, memory,
	Only Yesterday	Gershon Wolf	Free verse	memory, nostalgia,
	Sunshine Of My Mind	Mike Gentile	Rhyme	happiness, happy, memory,
	They Danced	John Crowe	Rhyme	memory, dance, family, life, london,
	We Used To Go To The Store Together	Andrew Fairchild	Prose Poetry	memory, appreciation, funny, humorous, loss,
	Two Angels	Pixie Dust	Free verse	memory,
	Solace	Heidi Sands	Rhyme	inspirational, introspection, life, memory,
	Angel -FV	purbasha roy	Free verse	childhood, memory,
	Hellenic Hands	Panagiota Romios	Rhyme	beautiful, love, memory,
	Alzheimers	Tom Wright	Lyric	age, memory, mental illness,
	Time Machine	John Crowe	Rhyme	memory, break up, depression, love,
	A Scraping of Shovels	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	analogy, death, memory,
	FIRST DATES	Line Gauthier	Free verse	memory, nostalgia, remember, romantic
	A Memory	Tom Wright	Lyric	memory,
	When I'm 64	Kevin Shaw	Rhyme	childhood, fun, memory, music,
	The Fire	Kevin Shaw	Rhyme	loss, memory, sad,
	Crackers In Bed	John Crowe	Rhyme	memory, destiny, goodbye, heartbreak, lost
	Happy Memories	Billy Futch	I do not know?	hope, memory,
	The Shovel	Sandra Haight	Blank verse	memory, sad,
	What If	Sandra Weiss	Quatrain	memory, anxiety, confusion, emotions, judgement,
	Wiggely	Sandra Weiss	Etheree	memory, child, friend, friendship love,
	A Scraping of Shovels	Janice Canerdy	Etheree	childhood, memory,
	Love Is - Sonnet	David Drowley	Sonnet	feelings, life, love, memory,
	Remember The Days	Troy Toney	Rhyme	memory, adventure, allusion, appreciation, blessing,
	Grandma Jenny	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	memory, grandchild, grandmother, grandparents, life,
	Memories	Lu Loo	Lanterne	memory,
	The Thrill of a Pen in My Hand	Gordon McConnell	Rhyme	emotions, friendship, memory, poetry,
	Long Since Forgotten Now	Greg Gaul	Rhyme	memory, dream, feelings, hope, lost,
	I Remember	Dear Heart	Verse	childhood, memory,
	Memory needle	Janaki Mahendran	Free verse	memory,
	Civil Twilight	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	appreciation, beauty, memory, ocean,
	Unrequited Car Rearing Paramours Of Yesteryear	matthew harris	Personification	memory, adventure, age, analogy, creation,
	A Grinch Remembers	John lawless	Light Verse	children, memory, nostalgia,
	Memories of my Dad Pt 2	Kay Roberts	Rhyme	memory, bereavement, dad, daughter, father
	Memories of My Dad Pt 1	Kay Roberts	Rhyme	memory, bereavement, dad, daughter, father
	My 1970's Experience	Caren Krutsinger	Rhyme	memory, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	I Had a Dream	Ingrid Lehman	Free verse	hurt, loss, memory, night,
	A Childhood Memory	CayCay Jennings	Roundel	memory, caregiving, devotion, father daughter,
	HIS OLD HOUSE	Jim Yerman	Verse	home, house, memory,
	Obioma- kind-hearted	ollakunle campbell	Narrative	memory,
	My Nonna - FV	Sandra Haight	Free verse	appreciation, grandmother, memory,
	Reappearing Stream	Phatt Matt	I do not know?	memory, emotions, how i feel,
	Second Avenue	Rita A. Simmonds	Free verse	memory, black african american, car,
	Love is like flowers, melodies, fragrances and bridges	Michelo Mweetwa	Ballad	memory, feelings, first love, loneliness,

Memory Poem Example

Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom

(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)



Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom:



Solomon Mahlangu was trained as an MK soldier with a view to later rejoining the struggle in the country.


He left South Africa after the Soweto Uprising of 1976 when he was 19 years old, and was later chosen to be part of an elite force to return to South Africa to carry out a mission commemorating the June 16th 1976 Soweto student uprising.


After entering South Africa through Swaziland and meeting his fellow comrades in Duduza, on the East Rand (east of Johannesburg), they were accosted by the police in Goch Street in Johannesburg.


In the ensuing gun battle two civilians were killed and two were injured, and Mahlangu and Motloung were captured while acting as decoys so that the other comrade could go and report to the MK leadership.


Motloung was brutally assaulted by the police to a point that he suffered brain damage and was unfit to stand trial, resulting in Mahlangu facing trial alone.


He was charged with two counts of murder and several charges under the Terrorism Act, to which he pleaded not guilty.


Though the judge accepted that Motloung was responsible for the killings, common purpose was argued and Mahlangu was found guilty on two counts of murder and other charges under the Terrorism Act.


On 15 June 1978 Solomon Mahlangu was refused leave to appeal his sentence by the Rand Supreme Court, and on 24 July 1978 he was refused again in the Bloemfontein Appeal Court.


Although various governments, the United Nations, International Organizations, groups and prominent individuals attempted to intercede on his behalf, Mahlangu awaited his execution in Pretoria Central Prison, and was hanged on 6 April 1979.


His hanging provoked international protest and condemnation of South Africa and Apartheid.


In fear of crowd reaction at the funeral the police decided to bury Mahlangu in Atteridgeville in Pretoria.


On 6 April 1993 he was re-interred at the Mamelodi Cemetery, where a plaque states his last words:


‘My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom.

Tell my people that I love them.

They must continue the fight.’



Mahlangu died for a cause!



Salute!



The Struggle Continues…




(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)

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