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Melancholy Poems

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.

Displaying 27,838 poems from the Melancholy genre.

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The White Man's Burden
— Rudyard Kipling
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The Miracle of Morning
— Amanda Gorman
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Listless Mind
— Zeenat Fatma
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The Defence of Lucknow
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
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If I can stop one heart from breaking,
— Emily Dickinson
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I'm Just Here So I Don't Get Fined
— Ian Bair
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How Do I Love Thee?
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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A Midday Winter Dream
— D. S. Fly
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When Tomorrow Starts Without Me
— Ayesha
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A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)
— John Keats
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Blue Melancholy of Hong Kong
— William He
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The Bells
— Edgar Allan Poe
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Casey at the Bat
— Ernest Lawrence Thayer
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Ode To A Nightingale
— John Keats
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Jail, Life, Church, God, and the Bible maybe (not sure) meant censorship
— Longerfellow
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Terence, This is Stupid Stuff
— Alfred Edward Housman
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The Hound of Heaven
— Francis Thompson
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Faces
— Sara Teasdale
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Farewell Ungrateful Traitor
— John Dryden
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A Senryu Tale of Genji
— Karl Constantine FOLKES
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VERSES Occasioned by a Young Lady's asking the Author, What was a Cure for Love?
— Thomas Godfrey
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Death Is Here And Death Is There
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Requiem
— Anna Akhmatova
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O Captain! My Captain!
— Walt Whitman
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love, men
— William Blake
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