Nostalgia Metaphor Poems
These Nostalgia Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Nostalgia. These are the best examples of Metaphor Nostalgia poems written by international poets.
Serendipity of a Lost SoulBurned by dawn of brand new light
I drift back into primal night
to find upon my dreams a dance
in wait to be
restored by chance.
...
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metaphor, dark, dream, introspection, light,
A Hunger Unfedfrom your first born, when you grab a dusting of talc, crushed with late night feeds, stirring in bouncing and stories on a knee,
adding a...
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metaphor, analogy,
Grieving the ShiftTime passes, conversation and music ends,
light refracts, shimmers in water, bends.
Nails grow, hair lengthens, heads turn and bones break,
stems wilt, gardens overgrow, clouds regurgitate water...
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metaphor, analogy,
Narrow Margin- in those moments, it shines.
The nostalgia of an upside down
world glinting up through hourglasses of years,
a mark impressed upon flesh; a scar harbouring
simple childhood...
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metaphor, analogy,
The TravellerThe midnight pokes out from under the dirt,
navy, with chrome trim, catching the moon’s eye,
that Ally Sheedy fringe can’t help but flirt,
as her 1970’s Audi...
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metaphor, growing up, identity, introspection,
Everything I've Ever Lost In a box full of everything I’ve ever lost,
The first thing I’d rummage for is the patience that could’ve led me
To your open...
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extended metaphor, lost love,
The CarcassIn this landscape, lies a nest
made of brown brittle leaves,
cracked asphalt,
and tire flattened filters
this creature, stands
broad shouldered and stupid
with a flat...
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extended metaphor, irony, nostalgia,
Cicada enamoradaFrom roses to peonies, from peonies to lovers
im swinging on the bench during the deepest Halloween night like a crazy cicada enamorada wrapped around the...
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metaphor, cute love, dark, desire,
Revenge Kisses and Afternoon ShamsHave I failed you as a man?
Our only communication was what washed up on shore
But there's so much space between the ocean floor and...
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emotions, extended metaphor, fear,
Faded MemoryA touch of faded memory
came alive
with a familiar scent
swept me off my feet
created havoc
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emotions, loss, metaphor, nostalgia,
Dyed-In-The-WoolBeguiled risks sensitive alterations
that redesigned unknots and cutup trice
as the fresh teases through the looking glass
exposing timepiece resemblance glossed spilled.
Bemused forgives absence, mindful at hand,
tenuously...
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metaphor, allusion, appreciation, blue, change,
Shattered DreamsDreams make up our society
Giving us anxiety
When the last hope becomes a lie
Children are told to believe they can fly
But in the end, what wins...
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child, emotions, extended metaphor,
Shooting Birds At the MoonWas I maudlin over our breakup? For a minute.
If I think of you now, it’s like a slideshow of unflattering images.
At the time, my breakup...
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metaphor, absence, break up, humor,
Nostalgia Poetrixwhile fantasizing my reveries
auscultating to silences, expecting for pledges
the infant I was, told me au revoir !...
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metaphor, allegory, analogy, appreciation, extended
The Inevitability of HappinessToday,
there are no rubber ducks
or mother's marigold skirts
to hide behind
as we once did.
In their place,
lurking dark and hoary,
a bathtub mist
updrafts thick with loose spores,
and mildew...
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Categories:
care, extended metaphor, fun,