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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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Voice Of The Wind — John M. Broadhead	Young Timothy Dellman was cut at the neck As the pirates with cutlasses boarded the deck. The battle went poorly for HMS Fraught For her sails were...	261 views Rate it
The Maternal Bond of Nature — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The maternal bond is unlike any other; ‘tween mother and child. So umbilically tied; and can never be severed. Nature upholds, with numerous...	107 views Rate it
Behind the Steel Door — Steven Dupere	There we, the invisible, existed transparent to a doctorate of charismatics who held PhD's to the light of a society goading us toward a most skewed sense...	106 views Rate it
In the end — Imama Khawaja	The world and its loud Ambulance sirens won't stop; hearts they carry...	61 views Rate it
Caged Femininity — Rabana Akhtar	I want to touch the sun But its a long long run The shackles in my feet While people find it elite Restricts me from flying Since childhood I'm...	46 views Rate it
Solomonic Influence in Shakespeare’s Work — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Life is a tall tale. Full of sound, raging fury. It is vanity. Acts of vanity. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity. Two philosophers. Both...	1,315 views Rate it
Whispers of the Phoenix — Dean Tice	One morning, at dawn, I stared at the sky In the deep vast blue, your eyes as my flame A mighty Phoenix, near my heart flew by My heart made his home,...	547 views Rate it
The Deception — Nadjina Camille	Dreading in my own thoughts Drowning in my own tears feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin, hearing a lovely melody emanating from the birds. ...	538 views Rate it
Deleted — Steven Dupere	Deleted...	392 views Rate it
Portrait of The City in Gray — Don Stephens	Oh I have stayed too long with this mistress, over long in her arms have I lain for she no longer coos to console me. Her faded charms are now sweaty and...	349 views Rate it
Parting...A Tribute — Charmane Joy S Belleza	One evening On the month of bloom I met a problem on “losing face”; Right into my awakening Blatant attacks Reached consciousness Piercing my ego ...	345 views Rate it
Faded Green Walls — Donna M Young	Sunlight creeps in through open shades, Reflecting on faded green walls. Tears fill my eyes as darkness fades, Another day roaming these halls. Why...	334 views Rate it
Ramblings of an Old Man — Randy West	It’s sad that wisdom comes along when we are so damn old. The lessons that you’ll learn in life are worth much more than gold. I prefer to treat my age...	252 views Rate it
Depths of shattered love by Elizabeth lily — Elizabeth lily	In the depths of shattered love, a toxic web was spun, A relationship of darkness, where pain was never shunned. Within the fragile walls of our...	148 views Rate it
Keep Going — Francelle Ortega	This poem goes to those who gave up on life Those hopeless days they decided to quit the fight This poem goes to those who lost a dad Those...	125 views Rate it
Makes Me Wonder — Nathaniel Hackey	Everything is changing Like the time of the seasons What we all thought was known And grown custom to Makes me wonder What will stay the same? ...	89 views Rate it
The Lighthouse — Nathaniel Hackey	Escape to me I'll be waiting Look for the lights in the dark Through the foggy mist of doubt There you will find me Just beyond reason And...	76 views Rate it
Time In a Mirror — Nathaniel Hackey	A waltz... My eyes dance as they stare Every morning and every night I stand in front of that mirror Counting seconds To add hours Watching...	67 views Rate it
Cariad — Mariyum Kaleem Toor	Look at me one last time before we fall apart. Look at me one last time before our love depart. Look at me from where you stand above on a pedestal I...	40 views Rate it
Wake Up! — Amber Tariq	Thy nation is towards the extremity of destruction It hath forgotten it’s grounds and function Thy affluents are blessed with the rain For impecunious...	35 views Rate it
I Saw Him on the Road Less Taken — Karl Constantine FOLKES	I saw him on the road less taken. The gentleman named Robert Frost. While I was frail and quite forsaken. He, most certainly, was not lost. While he...	1,354 views Rate it
Still I Rise — Maya Angelou	You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll...	897 views Rate it
The girl in the window. — A J C	The girl in the window. I looked up at the window. My disabled friend can't grab a clasp in her crooked hands. When she does they end up on the floor...	640 views Rate it
your pain — Cody Floodman	I don’t want to live on this earth for a long time, I just want to go home Cause nothing is truly beautiful, not this art, not even song And every...	517 views Rate it
We Cry Together — Frederick Joseph	We Cry Together Her shriek is raw, snapping all the world’s quiet As dreams, unborn, tumble into the abyss of almost. I don’t know this sound; an...	327 views Rate it