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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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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...	1,093 views Rate it
Sir Galahad — Alfred Lord Tennyson	MY good blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance thrusteth sure, My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure. ...	1,080 views Rate it
The Corsair — George Gordon Lord Byron	'O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our soul's as free Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our...	1,079 views Rate it
The Last of The Flock — William Wordsworth	I...	1,078 views Rate it
Garlands of Gold — Robin Loving	I dashed through a snowstorm, in search of a tree I had thirteen dollars, but found one for free. It was thrown in a pile, still nailed to a stand, ...	1,073 views Rate it
Lost At Sea, Kindness Was Her Name, The Wind is A Friend of mine — Lia	Lost at Sea A pointless existence maybe A drowning man yells “save me” Save me from all the trouble of...	1,056 views Rate it
The Nightingale's Nest — John Clare	Up this green woodland-ride let’s softly rove, And list the nightingale - she dwells just here. Hush ! let the wood-gate softly clap, for fear The noise...	1,054 views Rate it
O Ship of State — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging...	1,046 views Rate it
I Believe I Am All Wrong for This Place — Lisbeth Lavigne	I Believe I Am All Wrong for This...	1,041 views Rate it
THAT'S LIFE — mad hippie poet	Dream inside of a dream looking searching for something, someone, anything, anyone to bring back to reality, or is this half nightmare half dream my world...	1,032 views Rate it
Where is Thee — Steven E. Zeman	The moon rises above the horizon, the beauty of her eyes glimmer, a hint of a smile, warm as mid June. A cool breeze waves thru the Indian grass...	1,031 views Rate it
Clearly Blurred — Kari Michele Chrichlow	Twilight Full of hidden plights A-wishing for somethin' bright Pushin' all their might... Starry Pinned for attention Across the sky...	1,027 views Rate it
The Trap of Rejection — Kari Michele Chrichlow	It’s such a pretty sight How it’s happened all my life Formed my beauty, thoughts, intellect, My compassion for others, Super heightened sensitivity...	1,025 views Rate it
A Nutty Thought — Luke Breen	As the smoke in the sky Fades by my eye I wonder why we even try All we do is die Is this life anything, but a lie We live And give All for what Living...	1,022 views Rate it
Jaded Figurine — Kari Michele Chrichlow	And when I peek into her blue yellowish green contacts, her deep brown aura emits jaded steams... facing her mirror and when she removes her aqua...	1,017 views Rate it
America, A Prophecy — William Blake	The shadowy Daughter of Urthona stood before red Orc, When fourteen suns had faintly journey'd o'er his dark abode: His food she brought in...	1,016 views Rate it
On Work — Kahlil Gibran	Then a ploughman said, Speak to us of Work. And he answered, saying: You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. ...	1,015 views Rate it
Africa — Claude McKay	The sun sought thy dim bed and brought forth light, The sciences were sucklings at thy breast; When all the world was young in pregnant night Thy...	1,014 views Rate it
The Debutante (revised version) — Sommer Rains	1. Life without friends is empty and bleak. like the pit of quicksand That they all gather 'round sitting, staring, ...	1,007 views Rate it
The Guest House — Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi	This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new...	997 views Rate it
March — William Carlos Williams	I...	994 views Rate it
Isabella or The Pot of Basil — John Keats	I. Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel! Lorenzo, a young palmer in Love's eye! They could not in the self-same mansion dwell Without some stir of heart, some...	980 views Rate it
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like...	974 views Rate it
A Dream — William Blake	Once a dream did weave a shade O'er my angel-guarded bed, That an emmet lost its way Where on grass methought I lay. Troubled, wildered, and...	963 views Rate it
Broken but breathing — Melissa Almen	Broken but...	950 views Rate it

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