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Memory Poems | Examples of Memory Poetry

Memory Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about memories. This list of memory poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of memory poetry. This list of works about memory is an excellent resource for examples on how to write memory poems.
REMEMBER IT ALL
REMEMBER IT ALL So many memories that leave few traces All the friends I knew and their faces And when the time is nigh, at least I’ll try To remember it all It’s been so long, a danger of forgetting As...Read the rest...
Categories: age, memory,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member Her Heart a Hive of Memories
Her heart's a hive of memories busying her mind--a colony of humming things and singing wings which beat the chamber walls each lined with liquid gold, thick and bold--a person souled with memories sublime and kind....Read the rest...
Categories: heart, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member With Only A Memory
From the window I peer Pushing the cob webs from my view The dust I remove And yet Still a clouded view Oh the days of old All the Haunts I recall All the laughter A tear This empty room Once filled of life Now silent With...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, youth,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Pieces of a dream
Now and then things remind me. Of a time, none could find me. And the place where your eyes did. In the raw candor of summer. Where wine and secrets poured. Out of your mouth. Into a somnium reverb. As the night...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, deep, lost love, love,
Form: Rhyme
Children along the river
We played a game amongst twisted trees Then studied the decaying river bank And as we crouched down onto our knees Our paper boats sailed away and sank We rolled around the blades of grass So fresh and pea...Read the rest...
Categories: children, memory,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Waves of Summer
" over the waters blue the night winds sigh, the breakers roar-- Lord Byron When wavelets curl along the pier To cast a light in shades of teal, I then recall a summer bold Which wrote about our truth, ...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, sea,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member The Empty Room
Not For Contest Roll back to the years of innocence where memories were born, To those magical sounds of love as Christmas day dawned, The excitement of love's joy bouncing on mom and dads bed, ...Read the rest...
Categories: children, christmas, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Murder On The Orient Expressed
Murder on the Orient Express--just? Shorter the fuse tighten the screws, sharper stuns the rushed, drug delays the hushed, marker trashed refuse, clues confuse. 'Morning after sharpened scours the given, charming entertains the witty, earning their forthcoming thwarts admission, forming and sorting...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, child abuse, death, family,
Form: Lento
Thinking of you
I remember like yesterday , for your always on my mind in every way. Your face so smooth and soft to touch, Your smile so warm it touches my heart . Your voice so soothing it...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The small things
The small things back then didn't seem to matter, but today - today I look back and remember all the good times we've had together...Read the rest...
Categories: memory,
Form: Free verse
Memories
In a valley of thought and memory peeks, lies the vault that stores what a minds eye seeks. Retracing steps, of acts complete, traversing ground on familiar streets. That which brings smiles to face, or tears that run, from a painful place. Memories...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, remember,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Earthly Sojourn
My mind is the home of a thousand rooms: some bright and appealing where beauty blooms; some crowded with fragmented memories like pieces of puzzles adrift on the breeze. A few harbor half-resolved hurts and pain, while others hold joys...Read the rest...
Categories: blessing, life, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Childhood faith
My first memory of hoping that God exists was a feeling He put in my heart --which persists-- I gazed up real high into the limitless sky... My little faith much more of a "wow!" than a "why?"...Read the rest...
Categories: memory, beauty, childhood, faith, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Old Men ii
If old men fought the wars Would there be quite so many? Maybe we’d reach a stage Where we’d not fight any. Life becomes more precious With the passing of years The realisation of mortality Bringing its own fears. Let the young...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, conflict, memory, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Best Memories
The best memories Are those that etched in the womb Of your heart and soul....Read the rest...
Categories: engagement, heart, memory, perspective,
Form: Haiku

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