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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I Miss My Childhood Home
"Home is the story of who we are,
and a collection of all we love."
...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
The Olympic Spirit
A long time ago, grandpa told me
amateur athletes crossed oceans and paid the fees
Every four years a noble spirit...
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Categories:
inspirational, journey, nostalgia, sports,
Form: Couplet
A Fell Star Three Bags FullFrayed border prints paste illusion,
worn-out inks swirling bleeds,
The hauls, stareways, persuasion,
privileged balconies.
Antiquities of read reviews,
claims of a rustic quill,
to scribbled marks a light verse muse,
and forever bestill.
I hear the silence of the slams,
satirical critics,
synthetic...
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Categories:
nostalgia, age, animal, irony, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Missing Grandma"The loss of a grandmother is a reminder that life is fleeting. But it is also a reminder that love is eternal." ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Dear grandma, you were so wise,
We miss your...
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Categories:
grandmother, loss, nostalgia,
Form: Elegy
The Green Bike
It stands propped
against a wall in my memory,
that green two wheeler bike,
my first, bought second hand
from a neighbor.
A deep, gravel graze I got
from learning to ride it, I swear,
still pains a...
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Categories:
childhood, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
I Remember
Natural
I remember my dad, oh, he was a fine man, and he loved my mom so, they
loved all the children so much. I adored mom's touch and her sweet hugs each
day. We had a cat...
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Categories:
family, love, me, nostalgia,
Form: Alexandrine
A Keyboard OmenModern world with modern modems,
AI, Wi-Fi, modern day totems,
keyboard nostalgia, a typewriter App,
mind that modern knowledge gap,
discord, discourse, modern day omens.
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Categories:
10th grade, future, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
At Summer’s EndBye bye butterflies with kaleidoscope wings
Floating on white air inspiring indigo dreams
Bye to blue birds who will magically migrate
Bye to deer and herds of animals who hibernate
Bye to the green leaves kissing my...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, art, beauty, nature,
Form: Couplet
Jukeboxes and Crystal Chandeliers
The ‘Jerk,’ the ‘Frug, the ‘Freddie’
The ‘Pony,’ the ‘Chicken’ the ‘Limbo’
all gone the...
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Categories:
dance, future, music, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
The Earth from a DistanceThe memory hurts but does me no harm.*
If I can get through the day without blame ...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Sonnet
Fair GamePOEMS ABOUT POOL SHARKS
Fair Game
by Michael R. Burch
At the Tennessee State Fair,
the largest stuffed animals hang tilt-a-whirl over the pool tables
with mocking button eyes,
knowing the playing field is unlevel,
that the rails slant, ever so slightly,...
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Categories:
nostalgia, addiction, confidence, eulogy, fun,
Form: Free verse
Gainsboro CharcoalLight and Darkness,
two opposing forces.
A bold indifference
to the vast array of color
being their sole commonality.
And yet,
there is Gray.
The marriage of these
polar opposites amidst
the spectrum of Light
births a new cavalcade of shades.
These Gray colors reflect
the...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, death, encouraging, fear,
Form: Free verse
Errs From My WindowsMy imprisoned glassed serenade
~beyond trades blues for juicy sea
topsy turvy ocean swayed surfers
and curvy wavy beachy onlookers
for flat surfs turned deep sea divers
~blues further me
family riddles shallow or deep
Diana sings her single ~ Reach Out...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, beautiful, giggle, imagery,
Form: Narrative
Lingering DuskWhile I dillydally in my spring garden
I smell the lavender before noticing the buds
Dusk in a symphony of lavender hues
Summer can wait; so can my coronation
Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's green
When you are King, dilly...
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Categories:
allegory, analogy, flower, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
a scene in their eyesmy kids once called me
the walking problem solver
~ I am the problem
they are to resolve ~ failure
I lose ~ objectives they win...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, family, farewell, growing
Form: Tanka
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,