Memory Narrative Poems
These Memory Narrative poems are examples of Narrative poems about Memory. These are the best examples of Narrative Memory poems written by international poets.
A Life of AlmostsShe's lived a lot of "almosts"
She almost drowned under the pulsing weight
of the river's temperamental waters when she was 12
Later on, she felt time...
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Categories:
hope, suicide,
Flicker
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They heard the movement every morning,
No one knew what it was.
So, it was called 'a shadow'.
It sounded like someone passing by,
But the sounds that were...
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Categories:
change, people, perspective, time,
The Agony of his Youth
The days swiftly passes by like lightening rod exploding in the sky, the winter breeze fades away, ushering in the living Spring...
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Categories:
absence, appreciation, blessing, business,
Purpose or ObliterationI dreamed I was inside a bulb—
a cathedral of filament and glass—
not dead
not born…..
but shumming**.
Glass walls curved like time
sealed but translucent
my fingers curled around voltage
like...
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Categories:
identity, imagination, introspection, philosophy,
BrainwashTo the best of my memory, the word brainwash
has been used in reference to me only twice.
The first time happened more than 50 years ago.
The...
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Categories:
perspective,
A Father's Hunger For His ChildChar
I wonder what life would be like to have Harry by my side,
Hearts would meet, spirits would greet and old grudges would end my child...
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Categories:
america, betrayal, business, celebrity,
Plagued By Memories
oh, memories
of a childhood friend
I...
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Categories:
friendship, memory, mystery,
Plagued by MemoriesThis, is where it began
A scream
Blood curdling
An amalgamation of acid and iron
...
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Categories:
dad, death, grief, memory,
Plagued by memoriesSitting in a rocking chair trying to recall the passing years
clutching a bible, he sits by the phone
for a voice to remind him he is...
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Categories:
change, family, inspirational, memory,
Purple DreamsShe looked up as if expecting me,
or maybe just the wind—
it was hard to say.
A teacup floated beside her,
steam curling into the shape of a...
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Categories:
fairy,
PurpleMy jeans I’d wear, twirling in the air
the cousins, loved those kids; I’d
see them hardly ever, flying, laughing,
rising. Mother couldn’t understand
the wriggling out of the...
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Categories:
memory,
What Remains, When Love Outlives the Living
Under the cadence of footsteps on worn cobblestones,
At the café where steaming cups held time hostage,
Eyes met and lingered, a glance stretched into an eternity.
A...
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Categories:
culture, emotions, heartbreak, imagery,
One cold graveThey laugh, like it means something I can't find,
They pass by me, but I'm left behind.
I nod, I speak, I play the role,
But...
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Categories:
boyfriend, break up, deep,
One Captured Moment
In retrospect, I should have paused this poetic video.
Were I a musician, I would put this moment to music.
Had I done so, there would have...
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Categories:
care, memory,
An Altruist Unsung
She lived beside the old temple that has stood
For years on the rocky bank of the silent river
Flowing all through the lining greenery...
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Categories:
life,