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Memory Poems | Examples of Memory Poetry

Memory Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about memories. This list of memory poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of memory poetry. This list of works about memory is an excellent resource for examples on how to write memory poems.
Photograph
The look on your face Most beautiful in the frame Perturbed sight with ease....Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, art, creation, memory,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member The Compassion I Didn't Have
We thought life would have been so simple: flowers and hugs, sentimental nights and songs; then, reality came with its pain... we were no longer that invincible, rather two people so gullible! The compassion I didn't have hurts inside, now it's tearing...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, absence, abuse, break up,
Form: Rhyme
Freckles and Sun Burns
Afternoon, the sun is hot Freckles and sun burns, I've got a lot Reminding me of sunny days I used to write under sun's rays The memories on my skin Of sunny places that I...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member When Silence Speaks
I languish in the cherished sound of winter’s chill and summer’s haze. where memories of youth abound when silence speaks of bygone days. I search the seasons, long since gone, in reminiscence of a time where memories still linger on when silence...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My 1st gift to Mom
A clear-beaded mousie with a pointy black nose, twitchable beaded tail, and ruffly yellow clothes. The tail can tilt her head-- she nods without a squeak! Quiet little church mouse, I bought from a boutique. (True story!) ...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, childhood, cute love, giving,
Form: Quatrain



Premium Member imitating life
much of what's behind lies buried within the mind revised or maligned boiling down this life using memory as knife won't halt inner strife trying to avoid staring straight into the void ego was destroyed filling empty lines outside truth's murky confines too soon undermines join the...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, allegory, change, imagery, life,
Form: Haiku
Art Attack
I admire paintings Painters have mental vision They have art attack....Read the rest...
Categories: art, career, memory, passion,
Form: Haiku
When Silence Speaks
Today, the doorbell of my mental hideout rang. It rang with a sound like twinkling waterfalls without the moisture, And tweeted like a soft pillow from my 5-year-old camping nest. The scorching glare of darkness crawled up the...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, blue, dark, green, identity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Painted Memories
She painted her memories in images surreal Trying to hide scars reality would reveal A band-aid of illusions To alleviate the pain, Some memories are traumatic with wounds that wont heal She tries holding...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Free verse
Bear Tracks In The Snow
You come to me, palpable, The way a candle flickers When the air is stirred, A vague mirage, a sense Of metaphysical existence But here, nevertheless, A wondering sensation one never forgets More than just a curiosity A part of me rises to...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, memory, remember,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Memory Speaks
The Memory Speaks I leave… But…I come back — again. Again I’ll return through time’s opening doors, …Fleeting through peripheral halls — their floors — so well cleaned ...Read the rest...
Categories: imagery, life, memory, remember,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member Officially Known As A Shut-In
Heard the word often when I was younger A “shut-in” is what I'm referring to Have finally reached that sad state of affairs Methinks we'll all make it through Until a few years ago life's been a blast Sure seems...Read the rest...
Categories: happy, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Old Memories, New Beginnings
Though the days may be long and the nights cold And I travel alone weary and worn I will not dwell on those memories old But bask in the light of a new day born My soul are waters...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Marvelling in the Pink afternoon
Marvelling in the pink afternoon, pretending to crochet a drawstring. I’ve done it before, at least once before, followed the pattern. Closed the purse. I can’t nearly begin to learn that not all things are meant to bring pleasure to...Read the rest...
Categories: imagery, memory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member SOFT WHISPERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ as I came across the yellowed card unfolding lost fond memories life pages of my yesterdays yearning for those I miss the lines written there slowly became soft whispers my eyes, blur ...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Nonet

Specific Types of Memory Poems

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Definition | What is Memory in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs