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Welcome to our collection of poems about melancholy! The feeling of melancholy is a complex emotion that has long inspired poets to create some of the most beautiful and haunting verses. Our collection brings together a range of poems that explore the depths of this emotional state, from the pain of lost love to the ache of nostalgia. These poems capture the essence of melancholy through their evocative language and vivid imagery, inviting readers to embrace their own feelings of sadness and introspection. Whether you're seeking solace or simply appreciating the beauty of language, our collection offers a powerful exploration of the human condition. So come and immerse yourself in the rich and complex world of melancholy through the power of poetry.

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0 Lord, How Happy! — George MacDonald	From the German of Dessler. O Lord, how happy is the time When in thy love I rest! When from my weariness I climb Even to thy tender breast! The night...	58 views Rate it
01/04/2024 — Jaxon Hurst	I saw you found someone else so I found a girl in a black dress and let her share my cigarette I don't want to be someone you so easily forget but...	102 views Rate it
03/04/2024 — Jaxon Hurst	were a clock counting down I knew our relationship had a timer on itself and that it was only a matter of time before you grew bored of me I wish...	6 views Rate it
0815 — Kimberly Davis	A sudden brightness and then nothing Where people once stood, shadows fall Bones to dust, buildings crushing Darkness looms, a cloud so...	7 views Rate it
1 — Bradley	I’m walking in a maze or am I really. It’s what I see that is true to me. Did I think it or is it real. It’s not what I see but what I feel. My eyes are...	2 views Rate it
1 4 Hai ku (1 4 Com ments) — prayersfor	1 4 com ments stood test of time, 1 4 com ments no thing else ar rived...	10 views Rate it
1 4 Hai ku (1 4 Com ments) — prayersfor	1 4 com ments stood test of time, 1 4 com ments no thing else ar rived...	2 views Rate it
1 And 100 — Nikhil Parekh	When I turned 1; I incoherently mumbled threadbare gibberish; although was blossoming every unfurling minute into an entrenchment of unfathomably...	136 views Rate it
1 in 20 have an Extra rib — Scott Michael Potter	So, Adam gave a rib to aid in Eve’s creation, and now we have moved too far from Eden… Therefore, we see a prevalence of anomalies, such as extra...	3 views Rate it
1+2=0 — Kevin Stallings	One loves, Two does not So One is sad And then distraught. Two is mad One knows not why So One is sad And starts to cry. Two shall find The love One had...	3 views Rate it
1/19/24 Part 3 — Samantha O'Dell	When you're upset, how you really feel about me comes to light You claim to have a high IQ, but like a dying bulb, you're not very bright. You throw...	3 views Rate it
1/30/2022 7:30pm A Dark Evening — Dennis L. Dunn	A poem today Today Dark tonight It is a new year Last was last year I only am writing Just a short Hello how are you? It is Sunday evening I...	11 views Rate it
1/30/2022 A Dark Evening — Dennis L. Dunn	A poem Today Dark tonight It is a new year Last was late year I only am writing Just a short Hello how are you? It is Sunday evening I think...	3 views Rate it
1/30/2022 In A Dark Evening — Dennis L. Dunn	A poem Today Dark tonight It is a new year Last was late year I only am writing Just a short Hello how are you? It is Sunday evening I think...	1 view Rate it
10 foot tall” — Deborah "Turtledove" Caporale	“When I was young, I knew it all, I lived like I was 10 feet tall, No one could ever tell me how If I knew then what I know...	14 views Rate it
100 Percent Natural . — Nikhil Parekh	At times an inferno of poignantly towering emotions; while at times a meadow of resplendently blissful tranquility that stretched for times...	89 views Rate it
100% Natural — Nikhil Parekh	At times an inferno of poignantly towering emotions; while at times a meadow of resplendently blissful tranquility that stretched for times...	12 views Rate it
100,000 Years — Tammie Swinehart	100,000 YEARS In the depths of time's vast sea, A tale unfolds, of mystery, A hundred thousand years ago, When Earth was young, and life did grow. ...	5 views Rate it
106 & Parked It — Rapist Booty Milkshakes stage shows on TV	Steelin My triple threat white Car? Wrecked It, Parked and Walked it! Court Date Barbie Staged Show: Pussy Prowlers was...	0 views Rate it
10:48 pm — Anna Paugh	What if I never feel it again? What if I'm not meant...	2 views Rate it
10:50 pm — Anna Paugh	I want to start over Nothing is the way I...	2 views Rate it
10:54 — Eden Mandy James	10:54 at that time the shivers went down my spine what am I thinking? The laws of drinking take the pain away It hurts like a sharpened sword to your...	0 views Rate it
10:55 am — Jaxon Hurst	one day when we are both stable enough and more mature than we are right now, we will be able to love without the constant fighting ...	5 views Rate it
1122 — Genko	What difference does it make If I told you I'm still eager to live or not As you fill me with empty promises I too shall give you mine Of never not...	2 views Rate it
12-14-20 — SkaredRelization	Lights out Iced out pain upon my face heart against a race life upon disgrace momma ran away cold breath escapes tears deceive the way I see I leave...	3 views Rate it

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