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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 Where Have all the Comics Gone
~ To the tune of: 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' ~ Where have all the comics gone ...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, farewell, humor, nostalgia,
Form: Lyric



Queen of Madness Act2
Even now, she could recall the intoxicating ecstasy that consumed her as the blade bit and tore. A perverse mix of terror and dominance, an unholy sacrament enacted to satisfy depravities that should have died...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, dark, gothic, holocaust, memory,
Form: Prose
Belonging
do you think i belong here? so close to you, so near oh Penelope did you hear? she wants me right there.. but I am lost in deep mess in a pit, a fissure, an Abyss oh canopy of tall...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, 12th grade, best friend,
Form: Couplet
'Neath The Palms
For so long, I wondered my life ‘neath the palms ...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, change, home, how i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member He Has Only Just Begun
On swift wings, blessed by the light, who pours out the melody, scriptures come to life – in the song, joyful noises, crafted by hope, soothing away the dark, coloring the life in gentle truth, praises poured out, all through...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, bird, blessing, fate,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Rainbow Bridge, A Haiku Trilogy
Raibow Bridge, A Haiku Trilogy We found you,dear cat. ‘Lovey’.dead you, beauty you. Our soul tears ,splash, splash. ...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, loss, nostalgia,
Form: Haiku
Under the Apple Tree
Under the tree, I sit once again A long decade it has been Before, a girl, lost and alone A woman into which she has grown Memories flood me as I look back Knowledge abundant, previously lack So many changes,...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, change, farm, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member we never throw anything away
A piece of brown crap metal What could I do with it? I did not know, but I knew I would have to try Since it was free, I lugged it home Seashells with holes Discarded by a button factory Thousands...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member driving to 70s Music
beautiful spring day I need a convertible driving the fast lane playing seventies music loving beach boys on fire...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Storms Are Fierce
They keep on rolling as the incoming, rapid waves splash, and with them they bring an army of hungry shellfish; a cemetery of shells pave the long stretch of this beach... never walk barefoot: as Lora did, she...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, nostalgia, sea, senses,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Storms Are Fierce
They keep on rolling as the incoming, rapid waves splash, and with them they bring an army of hungry shellfish; a cemetery of shells pave the long stretch of this beach... never walk barefoot: as Lora did, she...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, nostalgia, sea, senses,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Those Days
I miss those days of hopscotch Doing handstands against the wall Skipping, riding bikes, running free Playing with friends…. having a ball! Those days of youthful exuberance and excitement Of joyful simplicity personified Not knowing back then its true beauty...Read the rest...
Categories: children, happiness, nostalgia, simple,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I did half a cart wheel
I did half a cart wheel once pooped a quarter don't ask OK, i also tried the dog food the crunchy stuff wasn't bad I'll still eat the last cookie and love taking the large strawberry that sits atop the display whenever...Read the rest...
Categories: humor, life, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
When Silence Speaks
"When Silence Speaks" poetry contest. Sponsor: Craig Cornish 2nd Place. Date Submitted: 07/05/2024 the air conditioner soothing my heated skin fire brick curtains with their red dyed orange bumblebee rays peeking through gaps in between, they have so much...Read the rest...
Categories: change, metaphor, mirror, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Town Full Of Sound
Town Full Of Sound I use to live in A town full of sound With Roller Coasters And Merry Go Round Horns would blast To sound an alarm I use to live in A town full of sound I use to live...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

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