Mientras me preparo finalmente para salir de la casa,
he llegado a ser más consciente de la nostalgia.
Objetos que yo encuentro cada día,
ahora me están llevando en una nueva vía.
El cuscús y los marcadores fragantes,
la mezcla de leche fresa y chocolate,
la hamaca rasga y las fundas de jugo,
ir a la playa en el invierno.
FrescaⓇ y el navideño ambiente,
los banderines de manillar iridiscente,
los viajes en auto y árboles de flores rojos,
la banda sonata a los videojuegos.
Mientras me armo con la valentía de partir,
todas de estas cosas parecen disipar.
Sólo me quedo con este leve sentimiento optimista,
Nostalgia y yo somos uno en el mismo.
Yo escogí escribir sobre el tema de la nostalgia porque estoy saliendo para la universidad y las cosas que he ignorado en el pasado ahora significan más a mí. Por ejemplo, el cuscús representa pasar el tiempo con mi familia durante la cena y la mezcla de leche fresa y leche chocolate representa la curiosidad de niños y infancia. El refresco de Fresca es más que un refresco, es la personificación de mi abuelo. Yo recuerdo ir a la casa de mi abuelo y beber éste con él. Yo incluí muchas otras cosas que tienen un sitio especial en mi corazón. Todo en todo, el poema es sobre como yo quiero volver a estas días y estimar estas cosas en el poema. Yo incluí hipérbaton con el fin de mantener la rima de la poema por ejemplo en, “el navideño ambiente.” El adorno de la rima es AA BB , etc.
Perdidos en sus pensamientos 
I really enjoyed this poem and the mood that it sets around the nostalgia that surrounds simplistic everyday things that we take for granted. It really captures the beauty that goes in hand with the sadness that is leaving behind your childhood for new opportunities, like leaving for college. «Nostalgia and I are one in the same», resonated with me, as it shows that the author is at peace with the nostalgia and possible sadness that comes with big change.
I love how you wrote this and I really related to your feelings about leaving for college. I’ve been feeling the same way, especially with everyday objects seeming to have more meaning as I’m getting ready to leave my house. I also found the part about your grandfather especially touching. I love the idea of writing like this about how objects can remind you so vividly of certain memories.
This is a really good poem, and I felt that I could really relate to it. It’s always strange to feel nostalgia for the little things, such as a certain food or smell. Big changes (such as going to college) really emphasize the importance of the little pleasures in life. However, life does go on, and I think that your acceptance of the nostalgia as a part of life is the right approach, and that it is important not to get to caught up in the past. I overall loved the imagery you created with the details in the poem, and it felt very personal. Great job!
I enjoy this poem because it is something that many can relate to at this stage in their life. Graduating high school and going to college can make many feel nostalgic and this poem replicates that feeling very well. This is also relatable because many are nostalgic for summer right now. The winter being so long makes many wish for hammocks and the beach during the winter. Overall great poem!
I enjoyed your poem because many people have similar experiences. Taking new steps in life such as getting your first job in another state (or area), leaving your family to take on new things in life, graduating high school, going to college, etc. Leaving for college is a large step, which leads to new experiences and new lessons to be learned. This can cause some people to become nostalgic and long for things that remind them of home, or other things that remind them of places they’ve seen or gone to.