Time Nostalgic Poems

Toddlers' Exploration: 

Cardboard drum, a thunderous beast,
Playful roars in tiny fists and feasts.
Fleeting wings glide, dreams just out of reach,
Soaring through tales of barnyard Waddles...

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I hear a nostalgic refrain
taking me back to my childhood again. 
Memories flow.
Scenes are elusively set.
I relive innocent time of butterflies and days with no...

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I hear a nostalgic refrain
taking me back to my childhood again. 
Memories flow.
Scenes are elusively set.
I relive innocent time of butterflies and days with no...

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Father’s toes are steel-capped,
Rough, worn-out leather, a layer
Of thick polish that cracks 
With each bend, each step.

His feet carry a child’s weight,
A bundle of laughter...

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Looking back on my graduation day 
I got goosebumps 
I got nostalgic 
I got blissful tears
I got jokes to share
I got stories untold 
I would...

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Erasing the past, yet blessing
The promise of yesterday, the graceful
Way she echoes inspirational prose,
Colorful whispers of insight, wisdom
Replacing each melancholic joke
With laughter, smiles, beauty
Flowing through...

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They tell time moves fast,
And yet you never forget about the past.
As nostalgia hits you hard,
Flashes of images strike you in the heart.

Then you say,
Those...

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When I was a kid and school was out, I'd rush home for milk and cookies.
And mom would give me a note and some money...

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               I remember,
        ...

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Someone brought the subject up of “unexpected mem’ries” -
And what a real surprise they sometimes are, 
Pointing out how, strangely, things that seem so very...

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Many, many years ago, when I was but a child…my friends and I would play the coolest games. 
Now…when I think back about those sweet...

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This is a rather nostalgic piece -


Meandering around on rural roads, in search of one-horse towns, with no place in particular to go,  ...

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As days go, this is eleven out of ten
Invited to luncheon with a dozen good friends
From thirty years in the past
Worked together, sure zips by...

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The age of innocence,
A daughter we adore,
Long hot summer days,
A toddler, only four.

Tadpoles in a jam-jar,
Watching as they wriggle,
Nature being studied,
Inviting her to giggle.

Eyes filled...

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how i miss
the dark calm
of our hideout
where we would
share our secrets
and feel safe
time stood still
in our cocoon
where life seemed
ever simpler



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on May...

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