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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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A Song From The Suds — Louisa May Alcott	Queen of my tub, I merrily sing, While the white foam raises high, And sturdily wash, and rinse, and wring, And fasten the clothes to dry; Then out in...	530 views Rate it
The Bird's Complaint — Allama Muhammad Iqbal	I am constantly reminded of the bygone times Those garden's springs, those chorus of...	528 views Rate it
A Happy Man — Edwin Arlington Robinson	When these graven lines you see, Traveller, do not pity me; Though I be among the dead, Let no mournful word be...	527 views Rate it
To Nature — Samuel Taylor Coleridge	It may indeed be fantasy when I Essay to draw from all created things Deep, heartfelt, inward joy that closely clings; And trace in leaves and flowers...	527 views Rate it
There is a Languor of the Life — Emily Dickinson	There is a Languor of the Life More imminent than Pain— 'Tis Pain's Successor—When the Soul Has suffered all it...	527 views Rate it
Sonnet 43 - How do I love thee? Let me count the ways — Elizabeth Barrett Browning	XLIII...	526 views Rate it
Tides of Vigilance — Melissa Klock	In a world of endless waves, wet sand on bare feet and salty air she stands, A lone figure against the ocean’s expansive waves crashing and waves of...	525 views Rate it
December's bleak roar. — A J C	December's bleak roar. December is bleak, as the cold wind is howling. As I lay here, drowning in my tears, waiting for summer to appear, I looked and...	525 views Rate it
A Song Of Suicide — Robert William Service	Deeming that I were better dead, "How shall I kill myself?" I said. Thus mooning by the river Seine I sought extinction without pain, When on a bridge I...	525 views Rate it
The Answer — Kaushik Prabhav	He awoke in the depths surrounded by the dark, Narrow and winding was the path; He looked the other way, but to his dismay, The path was all he had. ...	523 views Rate it
Unquenchable — Judah Rollins	I'm the heiress of the Alpha and Omega a omen of what's to come, I'm on set , I'm coming I'm on rush, I'm open handed , I'm the opener , I'm on...	522 views Rate it
In My Craft Or Sullen Art — Dylan Thomas	In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their griefs in their arms, I labour by...	522 views Rate it
Clotilde — Guillaume Apollinaire	The anemone and flower that weeps have grown in the garden plain where Melancholy sleeps between Amor and Disdain There our shadows linger too that the...	521 views Rate it
Excerpts from Cantos I and II — D. S. Fly	A Procession on Saint Martin’s Eve: Arrival 3 And then upon Saint Martin’s Eve A blinking stream of lights Appeared before my glazéd eyes And,...	520 views Rate it
Silence — Edgar Lee Masters	I have known the silence of the stars and of the sea, And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silence...	519 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
Verses for John — Cary Leibowitz	Verses For John You appear in the doorway More perfect now than ever Closer and closer Each step igniting a spark Your fire consumes...	517 views Rate it
She Was a Phantom of Delight — William Wordsworth	She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight...	517 views Rate it
A Slant of Sun on Dull Brown Walls — Stephen Crane	A slant of sun on dull brown walls, A forgotten sky of bashful...	516 views Rate it
Unending Love — Rabindranath Tagore	I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times… In life after life, in age after age, forever. My spellbound heart has made and remade the...	516 views Rate it
Moon and The Sun — Chris Lee	Moon and Sun Our love, once like a sunrise, A slow, breathtaking ascent, Emerging into the gentle embrace of morning light, bathing our days in...	514 views Rate it
I Hear The Words You Cry — Kermit Peasley	I hear the words, in how you write, you cry. But I, with all my might, can not reach you. I want to wipe the sorrow from your eye, And pick you up when...	513 views Rate it
The chimes of time. — A J C	The chime of time. I can hear the chime from the church by the seashore. The scent of the apple blossoms fills the air, and I can see the pretty buds...	512 views Rate it
The light shines bright one wintry night. — A J C	The light shines bright one wintery night. The sea is calling for me, and I can hear the echoes and whispers in my ear. The lighthouse shines bright...	511 views Rate it
Pain — Khalil Gibran	And a woman spoke, saying, 'Tell us of Pain.' And he said: Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your...	511 views Rate it