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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 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
ephemeral
Always wrote about everything but myself It's difficult to be honest although ephemeral I'm failing at everything I try because of you I can't keep my focus when you're lingering The back of my mind has been caged off...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, 12th grade, allegory, angel,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member record broken
Not ready to be thrown away, like those memories made it's not broken, long as it's loved. Can't you feel them? lands and grooves in circle's run.. feels I've known you since the day you were born, though the...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Seasons of Our Love
On summer nights Nostalgia's muse revives Scent of jasmine Fig tree fragrance fuses Memories meander Minty ice cream flavours Add sweetness to hungry kisses Star gazing to cricket symphony Roof top whispers of love's infinity Days drenched with salty waves Sun flared skin...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Remembering Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm was a book and a movie in the thirties Way back in the day, actually past my day, into my mother’s day. If you do not know who Shirley Temple is, please look...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Love Nostalgia Epilogue
Written: May 2nd, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quixotic quest quiddity As dusk sapidity emerges,  Casting a shadow  Weeping waves smash  in foamy scatters;  seraphic strophic sojourn groans...Read the rest...
Categories: inspirational, love, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse

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Definition | What is Nostalgia in Poetry?


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