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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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Ruth — William Wordsworth	When Ruth was left half desolate, Her Father took another Mate; And Ruth, not seven years old, A slighted child, at her own will Went wandering over...	1,315 views Rate it
The Alienist and the Patient — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Complementary Function of Dreams: A Preface “The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream...	1,306 views Rate it
No Longer yours to keep — Janet H Stafford	The sun lies hidden behind a cloud. As I hide my bruises from the crowd. I lay each night too afraid to sleep. While you tell me I am yours to keep. ...	1,303 views Rate it
On Joy and Sorrow — Kahlil Gibran	Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow. And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your...	1,286 views Rate it
One Thousand On The Road — John M. Broadhead	I watched one thousand people walk along a darkened road – A road which, leading nowhere, passed nearby my poor abode. All steady and without a sound...	1,275 views Rate it
Ancient Lace — Robin Loving	I watched her Fragile Spirit tear, like ancient, sun-scorched lace I remember tracing the battle-scars, across her weathered face They reminded me of...	1,273 views Rate it
Circe — Augusta Davies Webster	The sun drops luridly into the west; darkness has raised her arms to draw him down before the time, not waiting as of wont till he has come to her...	1,249 views Rate it
What We Fear The Most — Karl Constantine FOLKES	What we fear the most: The depths of our underworld. Our own weakest spot. That which lies within our soul. That which haunts us in our dreams. ...	1,230 views Rate it
Spirits Of The Dead — Edgar Allan Poe	Thy soul shall find itself alone 'Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone; Not one, of all the crowd, to pry Into thine hour of...	1,220 views Rate it
The Power of Words — Letitia Elizabeth Landon	'Tis a strange mystery, the power of words! Life is in them, and death. A word can send The crimson colour hurrying to the cheek. Hurrying with many...	1,218 views Rate it
The Apple Tree — Dorothy Parker	When first we saw the apple tree The boughs were dark and straight, But never grief to give had we, Though Spring delayed so...	1,209 views Rate it
The Explorer — Rudyard Kipling	"There's no sense in going further -- it's the edge of cultivation," So they said, and I believed it -- broke my land and sowed my crop -- Built my...	1,206 views Rate it
Heartfelt — Joanne Boyle	I have never lost a child but I often wonder how anybody copes who has. This statue is a representation of how it must feel to be a bereaved parent. The...	1,182 views Rate it
You stole my heart and soul. — A J C	You stole my mind and soul. My mind is yours. So you decide whether I should sit, stand, cry, or die. You don't have to run or hide. I used to see...	1,179 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...	1,165 views Rate it
Goody Blake and Harry Gill — William Wordsworth	Oh! what's the matter? what's the matter? What is't that ails young Harry Gill? That evermore his teeth they chatter, Chatter, chatter, chatter still! ...	1,163 views Rate it
The Child as Son Becoming Father of the Man — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PRELUDE: THE EARTHLY DOMAIN OF MAN From the Lake District poet Wordsworth’s “Father of the Man,” to the universal Father of...	1,162 views Rate it
Out of Darkness Into Light” — Karl Constantine FOLKES	“To My Daughter Kaleila-Maida, on the Occasion of Your Christening at Eastertide.” My Dearly Beloved Daughter, Kaleila-Maida Ngwekhin, I am pleased...	1,151 views Rate it
Alas! This Is Not What I Thought Life Was — Percy Bysshe Shelley	Alas! this is not what I thought life was. I knew that there were crimes and evil men, Misery and hate; nor did I hope to pass Untouched by suffering,...	1,144 views Rate it
The Proof Of Worth — Edgar Albert Guest	Though victory's proof of the skill you possess, Defeat is the proof of your grit; A weakling can smile in his days of success, But at trouble's first...	1,138 views Rate it
The Bull — Ralph Hodgson	See an old unhappy bull, Sick in soul and body both, Slouching in the undergrowth Of the forest beautiful, Banished from the herd he led, Bulls and...	1,117 views Rate it
Porphyria's Lover — Robert Browning	The rain set early in to-night, The sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite, And did its worst to vex the lake: I listened...	1,105 views Rate it
The Cry Of The Children — Elizabeth Barrett Browning	Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers, Ere the sorrow comes with years? They are leaning their young heads against their mothers--- ...	1,102 views Rate it
The Mermaid — Anne Bannerman	When, at last, they retired to rest, Ajut went down to the beach, where finding a fishing-boat, she entered it without hesitation, and, telling those, who...	1,101 views Rate it
The Lake — Edgar Allan Poe	In spring of youth it was my lot To haunt of the wide world a spot The which I could not love the less- So lovely was the loneliness ...	1,098 views Rate it