Memory Poems | Examples of Memory Poetry

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...

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...

I grew up wearing saddle oxford shoes--the cheapest, most durable shoes money could by at the time. Most girls my age wore saddle oxfords with bobby socks. It was the early 60s after all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ saddle oxfords,...Read the rest...

" 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The best memories Are those that etched in the womb Of your heart and soul....Read the rest...

My thoughts fly be me Like butterflies on the wing A most troubling thing...Read the rest...

THE EMPTY ROOM Hard wooden seats in a waiting room Feel a draught from an ill-fitting door All I can do here is sit still and stare The last train due back to civilisation I’m here all alone so no...Read the rest...