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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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Broken but breathing — Melissa Almen	Broken but...	950 views Rate it
Norman and Saxon — Rudyard Kipling	My son," said the Norman Baron, "I am dying, and you will be heir To all the broad acres in England that William gave me for my share When we conquered...	940 views Rate it
The Eternal Goodness — John Greenleaf Whittier	O Friends! with whom my feet have trod The quiet aisles of prayer, Glad witness to your zeal for God And love of man I...	938 views Rate it
Courage — Robert William Service	Today I opened wide my eyes, And stared with wonder and surprise, To see beneath November skies An apple blossom peer; Upon a branch as bleak as night It...	928 views Rate it
The Highwayman — Alfred Noyes	PART ONE ...	919 views Rate it
Transfiguration — Louisa May Alcott	Mysterious death! who in a single hour Life's gold can so refine And by thy art divine Change mortal weakness to immortal...	913 views Rate it
damaged Goods — William Stephen Edwards	Damaged Goods In summer sun’s sagacious rays A butterfly with ragged wings Settled on the sidewalk In search of food or rest or other things Slow,...	912 views Rate it
Sympathy — Allama Muhammad Iqbal	Perched on the branch of a tree Was a nightingale sad and...	908 views Rate it
To Emily Dickinson — Harold Hart Crane	You who desired so much--in vain to ask-- Yet fed you hunger like an endless task, Dared dignify the labor, bless the quest-- Achieved that stillness...	907 views Rate it
Unheard Whispers — Olivia Ritota	In the realm of hushed whispers and unspoken sighs, Where language fades, and silence takes the skies, Lies a world unseen, yet deeply felt, Where...	903 views Rate it
Still I Rise — Maya Angelou	You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll...	901 views Rate it
To the University of Cambridge — Phillis Wheatley	While an intrinsic ardor prompts to write, The muses promise to assist my pen; 'Twas not long since I left my native shore The land of errors, and...	892 views Rate it
Robin Redbreast — William Allingham	Good-bye, good-bye to Summer! For Summer's nearly done; The garden smiling faintly, Cool breezes in the sun; Our Thrushes now are...	886 views Rate it
Samson Agonistes — John Milton	Samson. A little onward lend thy guiding hand To these dark steps, a little further on; For yonder bank hath choice of sun or shade. There I am wont to...	882 views Rate it
What Is Life? — Samuel Taylor Coleridge	Resembles Life what once was held of Light, Too ample in itself for human sight ? An absolute Self--an element ungrounded-- All, that we see, all...	875 views Rate it
The Loneliness One dare not sound — Emily Dickinson	The Loneliness One dare not sound— And would as soon surmise As in its Grave go plumbing To ascertain the...	873 views Rate it
The Reaper And The Flowers — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow...	871 views Rate it
The Metaphysical State of Modern Man — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Faith, Hope, Peace and Love. August doctrine of the metaphysician. A Pauline healer of the human soul. In quest of divine love and salvation. To...	869 views Rate it
The Grandmother — Alfred Lord Tennyson	I. And Willy, my eldest-born, is gone, you say, little Anne? Ruddy and white, and strong on his legs, he looks like a man. And Willy's wife has written:...	861 views Rate it
Columbus — Joaquin Miller	Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the Gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas. The good mate said: "Now...	859 views Rate it
I have never seen "Volcanoes" — Emily Dickinson	I have never seen "Volcanoes"— But, when Travellers tell How those old—phlegmatic mountains Usually so...	857 views Rate it
The Kitten And Falling Leaves — William Wordsworth	THAT way look, my Infant, lo! What a pretty baby-show! See the kitten on the wall, Sporting with the leaves that fall, Withered leaves---one---two---and...	848 views Rate it
The Eve of St. John — Sir Walter Scott	The baron of Smaylho'me rose with day, He spurr'd his courser on, Without stop or stay, down the rocky way, That leads to...	838 views Rate it
The Bridge of Sighs — Thomas Hood	One more Unfortunate, Weary of breath, Rashly importunate, Gone to her death! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care; ...	832 views Rate it
Badger — John Clare	The badger grunting on his woodland track With shaggy hide and sharp nose scrowed with black Roots in the bushes and the woods, and makes A great high...	831 views Rate it