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Nostalgia Poems | Examples of Nostalgia Poetry

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 short, long, best, and famous poem examples for nostalgia.
Premium Member I Miss My Childhood Home
"Home is the story of who we are, and a collection of all we love." ...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Olympic Spirit
A long time ago, grandpa told me amateur athletes crossed oceans and paid the fees Every four years a noble spirit...Read the rest...
Categories: inspirational, journey, nostalgia, sports,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member A Fell Star Three Bags Full
Frayed 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...Read the rest...
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...Read the rest...
Categories: grandmother, loss, nostalgia,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member 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...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member 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...Read the rest...
Categories: family, love, me, nostalgia,
Form: Alexandrine
A Keyboard Omen
Modern 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. ...Read the rest...
Categories: 10th grade, future, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member At Summer’s End
Bye 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...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, art, beauty, nature,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Jukeboxes and Crystal Chandeliers
The ‘Jerk,’ the ‘Frug, the ‘Freddie’ The ‘Pony,’ the ‘Chicken’ the ‘Limbo’ all gone the...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, future, music, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Earth from a Distance
The memory hurts but does me no harm.* If I can get through the day without blame ...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Sonnet
Fair Game
POEMS 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,...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, addiction, confidence, eulogy, fun,
Form: Free verse
Gainsboro Charcoal
Light 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...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, death, encouraging, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Errs From My Windows
My 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...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, beautiful, giggle, imagery,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Lingering Dusk
While 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...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, analogy, flower, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member a scene in their eyes
my kids once called me the walking problem solver ~ I am the problem they are to resolve ~ failure I lose ~ objectives they win...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, family, farewell, growing
Form: Tanka

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