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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 In An Instant
Sometimes my heart breaks With music that was never played Epiphanies swell and create A still that I could never have foreseen, A wonderful that is beyond soul’s grief A tenderness that feeds the moment gentleness A silent truth that arrives...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, inspirational, journey, longing,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Farewell, Dear America
Farewell, dear America, farewell for now. The gold that once gleamed bright and shiny upon a hill built through toil,  built with faith and dreams, is for many just a glimmer  far away, it seems. Built by those in revolt against kings and unfair tax, built...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, america, freedom, history, introspection,
Form: Rhyme



Song of my old age
Let me now sing the song of my old age, All I recount now belongs to the past. Since the noticed changes are far too vast, Let this song be sung by a real sage. This face, now so...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, change, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Desire Fire
Verse 1 Somethin' that you told me, Echoes in the dark, Whispers in the shadows, Igniting every spark. You wanted me to love you, With a fire, so intense, When you said it simply, I could feel the recompense. Chorus Reach out and touch me, Feel...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, best friend, black love,
Form: ABC
Premium Member Angels Unawares
It’s taken a lifetime to write the song Legends of joy upon the mountain peaks Evoking rhapsodies from festive weeks Written by one whose always been headstrong It’s taken such strength to write each soft verse As the silence reaches...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, age, angel, joy, life,
Form: Rhyme



When This Heart Not Yet Tired
Looking for dusk My heart will wait Breathing the sea breeze My feet touches the recede waves While looking the sun down I wait you here at beach Twilight soon will appear Bringing sadness to my very core Sound of the waves is...Read the rest...
Categories: feelings, love, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Old Memories
Old memories White like snow Paint peace of mind....Read the rest...
Categories: memory, nostalgia, peace,
Form: Than-Bauk
The Orange that remembers
I ate a tangy orange today— its honeyed nectar pulled me back, to the orchard, where the air danced with citrus and sunlight. That tangy, sweet fragrance brought back a rush of memories: childhood days of spraying peels, stinging our eyes, saying,...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, fruit, memory, mother, mother
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Many Uses of Bubble Gum
In my youth, I made A bubble gum ball . . . That over time just got bigger and bigger, usually. It was sticky icky, just like me. It splattered perfectly onto the wall ....Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, nostalgia,
Form: Light Verse
The Lost Sixties
The smell of freshly cut lawns A bright blue sky on Summer morns Our neighbour playing his saxophone As the sun fades my mother calling me home Riding my bike as fast an I can My father whistling as...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Verse
A Variety of Hats
Throughout the years, my kids had A variety of hats, Along with all the books and dolls And games and baseball bats. A few were parts of costumes Or vacation souvenirs, While others served as props For princesses or buccaneers. Though most have...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Missing You A Lot
A summer ago, a gift from you A melancholy autumn, without you A summer ago, there's no one but you The summer looks like a game Excitement bring fun to both of us It's great but lasts a little Spring come,...Read the rest...
Categories: happiness, missing you, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ivory Flakes
gentle slivers of His muse, destined for the earth – painting a silence on the spirit with the burst of lifelike trembling, the wonder of nature’s breath poured out over the night, caressing the lasting grace with one finger who remembers what...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, appreciation, muse, music, nature,
Form: Free verse
Good Intentions From A Nostalgia Nutcase
'Marty King, this ain't my thing You must be suffering as if your life is buffering' I reply 'If I was roughin', then I'll take Me a Bufferin' Eat me some stuffin' and a banana nut muffin Make...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, music, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Youth Floats On, Floats On By - - Stanhope Road
Shouts of triumph and defeat echo from the fields day in and day out. Drivers continue learning in that same cracked parking lot, living proof that history repeats itself; different shaking 16-year-olds, same bumped curbs and too-hasty turns. And Youth floats...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, age, autumn, change, graduate,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Nostalgia Poems

Definition | What is Nostalgia in Poetry?


Book: Reflection on the Important Things