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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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once and future glory — Victoria Tan	It can be said, That the ruins of their palaces and our cities do not unmake a civilization, Yet phoenix it, so these mortal minds may make what they...	58 views Rate it
Emerson Park — John W. May	There’s snow there now where once she lay Alone that Autumn eve, And though that day seems far away, I still lamenting grieve...	57 views Rate it
— Robert B. Repenning	The dark of night pressed in on my soul, chilling me to the bone. Seized by fear, I was overcome and in rage I barked, “I am not!” “You were one of his...	57 views Rate it
Mugshot — Celeste Fritsche	I saw your mugshot online today. I wish I could say I was surprised, But I already learned your real game, And knew that bottle would be your demise. ...	55 views Rate it
Dirty Dishes — Kenya Stephens	As the voices in my head got evil, the dishes were starting to pile up. Just how I handle my problems, I hide them. That's what I did with the plates. ...	53 views Rate it
A GRECIAN TALE — John L. Zwerenz	A GRECIAN TALE ...	52 views Rate it
Empty Abyss — Carmella Allen	My soul should have been joyous yet I could only feel sorrow Like how do I deserve the best tomorrow? I left you all in your deepest pain I wasn't...	51 views Rate it
Liverpool — Liverpool	This brick stood still a hundred years And weeds overruled the vote If my home home town was Mersey We’d have jumped that fucking moat of these...	48 views Rate it
APHONIC — John Perry Thompson	do not speak but curl through bare trees. hollow, they whisk snow in its sleeping. winter breezes cure, cure normalcy so we may swirl and...	48 views Rate it
Misty Morning — Misty Morning	Reflections, conceptions, Thoughts whirling around my head Without anything to grasp on, Resistant to writing them down; Making them whole Seeing...	47 views Rate it
Orchards — Mariah Lichty	i. I wrap my days in paper bags, live out loud beneath blossoming trees. Grass cradles my intentions; fingers idling between blades of green and...	46 views Rate it
Against my country — Talia Garza Hernandez	Isn’t easy the traitor’s role proud is his father It’s my country, invisible sadness I cry for all this confusion I mean, for this useless...	46 views Rate it
-Fairwell- — Marsha Schunemann	Stars fall between our lips as we bid farewell to final breath. Never again to feel or to be, this life we now will rest. Fallen soldiers to time, to...	45 views Rate it
Where Gender Has Become Non Gendered — Karl Constantine FOLKES	We now live in a machine age of people who, having once been created in the image of God, have become transmogrified into the image of robots. That is...	42 views Rate it
Unrequited Love — Aisha Fatima	I wasn't loved for the love I gave I wasn't cared for the care I craved I wasn't enough, for you, were brave I wasn't there before your heart broke I...	41 views Rate it
If Only You Knew — Kenya Stephens	From the very beginning you were my safe place. Hearing that deep voice wasn't scary to me. It was more like an angel talking. Your eyes were the first...	40 views Rate it
Foolosopher — Joe Strickland	The bar is my cathedral, deep and dark as the hole in my soul. The scent of cheap whiskey and cigarette smoke mixes with the sound of lonely old men ...	40 views Rate it
Triumph — Lisbeth Lavigne	Triumph...	40 views Rate it
Girl in a cage — Sana Meer	There's a storm in my head All the water of oceans in my eyes Carrying weights of miseries Things , unforgettable to me Receiving sorrows, which...	38 views Rate it
Innocent Girl Gone Wrong (TW for SA) — Gracie Miller	What could my parents do when they discovered Their daughter had been abused by a kid Only younger than her? Of course, he’s not the victim here;...	38 views Rate it
You — Joe Strickland	through a bottle of wine, I say farewell, you lovely lady, harbinger of grace. like petals dancing in a gentle breeze, you flit away. ...	37 views Rate it
No.shame — Michelle Ritchie	Walking down the street I stopped, I turned, I looked North one to meet Feeling a little spooked Still feeling nervous as I walk towards the...	37 views Rate it
Had We — Tawa	Had we… There won’t be a night to paint pictures of lucid lust. That’s right. I paid attention to the words you typed. I paid attention to your cries...	37 views Rate it
I Don’t Deserve Your Love — Sommer Rains	Each day… I wish I could Be….somebody else This. loneli- ...	36 views Rate it
Birthday Wish — Amanda East	A flick of your wrist, Lurking with style. A pick you would twist Smirking a smile. It’s not what you said, Inflictions bear fear It is what you...	34 views Rate it