Nostalgia Poems - Examples of all types of nostalgia poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Back ThenSmoke ‘em if you got them.
Save the bottles for return.
That hippie needs a haircut.
What the hell’s a Lady Bird?
My Christmas tree had bubble lights,
My watch lit up at night.
Four-bits for my gasoline
And Cassius...
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Categories:
nostalgia, break up, football, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
COMING BACK HOME
COMING BACK HOME
Call of career compelled to go abroad, carrying confusion.
Onward progress permitted no limitation.
Memories, reminiscences in series only to ruminate.
Inevitable detachment...
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Categories:
12th grade, nostalgia,
Form: Acrostic
My Old Friend LongingMatt asks me how you are
and I’m reminded of a life I almost lived:
the one where I’d know the answer.
Here she comes gliding back.
She sits on my chest,
runs her hands down my throat.
Her...
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Categories:
nostalgia, friend, heartbreak, heartbroken, longing,
Form: Free verse
vintage
vintage coin bank
dispensing
cash for tootsie rolls
posted on February 28, 2021...
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Categories:
candy, money, nostalgia, youth,
Form: Haiku
Warm GreyI swirl my Earl Grey, guiding the line's patter,
as if fishing for riches from my mind's grey matter.
Nostalgia is awakened by thick, canned clam chowder.
My chartreux reverberates purrs as rains get louder.
Plush clouds comfort...
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Categories:
nostalgia, cat, color, happy, light,
Form: Rhyme
The Lost Land Of Punt
Once upon a time,
There was a mysterious kingdom,
Full of green vegetation,
Rich treasures and exotic animals.
People traded gold, ebony,
Ivory and frankincense,
With ancient Egypt.
It was a prosperous land,
Thousands of years ago.
But then something may have happened!
In...
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Categories:
lost, mystery, nostalgia, people,
Form: Free verse
The Antique Shop
Like a boy let loose in a candy store
so my eyes are in an antique shop.
They pass over a bewildering array of items,
though I have nothing particular in mind
as I browse about. But there...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Light Verse
If My Tears Were a RiverIf my tears were a river
Would they flow to the sun?
Would they laugh, would they chatter
And before its course run,
Would they open to an ocean
Holding childhood dreams?
And in the tides of that ocean
Could...
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Categories:
hope, hurt, joy, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Of Dear BygonesI regale myself with recollections of faded friends,
I see their olden shadows,
as we ride horseback in summer's fields
of timothy,
and dreams,
memories of dear bygones,
...
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Categories:
nostalgia, age, dream, drink, friend,
Form: Free verse
FriendshipDid you come into my life for a Moment
When a veil of friendship drifted on a breeze?
With a soul's felt smile between us
Did we make each other's day?
Did you come into my life for a...
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Categories:
feelings, friendship love, nostalgia,
Form: Narrative
GOOD NIGHT
one last look
at your photo
as i touch the urn
turn off the lights
and wish you
good night
sweetheart
i love you
there’s no way
i’ll ever get used
to the silence
that follows
posted on February 23, 2021...
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Categories:
nostalgia, grief, loneliness, longing, lost
Form: Free verse
To Smile on YesteryearOh, let me be just not
a dweller of the past
in...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, hope, how i
Form: Free verse
BROKEN PROMISES
i know my tears
are selfish
they’re for
the widow I’ve become
they’re for the ache
of missing you
and accepting
you’re in a place
that’s better
than my arms
these tears are
for the severed love
and other promises
we could not keep
AP: 3rd place...
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Categories:
nostalgia, death, grief, heartbroken, longing,
Form: Free verse
SEAGULLS AT THE BEACH
nothing makes me feel closer to you
than a solitary seashore stroll
where in rolls thick heavy mist
and seagulls come to gather
i think back when love
reigned within the walls of our home
we never wanted for anything
we...
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Categories:
nostalgia, death, grief, longing, lost
Form: Free verse
Airporti love airports
so many hotties
people rush around
i love airports
i would prefer
to sit here watching
all the new people
i love airports
i love airports
i got some coffee
i’ll never be found
i love airports
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Categories:
appreciation, longing, lust, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Nostalgia Poems
Definition | What is Nostalgia in Poetry?
Poems Related to Nostalgia
longing, sentimentality, remorse, yearning, homesickness, reminiscence, schmaltz, wistfulness, pining, fond memories, hearts and flowers, tear jerker,