Melancholy Poems

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Wings of Dread
by Saswat Dash

As i sit here rotten,
I look at a happy, playful couple of pretty butterflies,
Oh pitiful me! Hiddenly crying, holding onto my winter mitten,
It is a simple piece of fabric to one; but now I know how time flies,

Both of us look back upon thee,
A manner of glee which used to be,
A glee of a pact filled with lies.

Oh alas, me! Look. It is just a dirty pair of moths; a burden to fly.

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Going, Going, Going
by Mr Moustache

Going, going, going
Always going
But never gone

I keep on looking
Darkest dawn
Always close
Waning brawn
Knees are shaky
But keeping on

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Something About The Waves
by Nancy Nile

It was something about the waves
Rising strong and tall
Breaking soft and small
A sense of calm my body craves

It was something about the reflection
A distorted being holding me captive
A version of me that speaks in cursive
It’s easy to forget the mirror too is broken


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Black Magic
by Brendon Hall

Winter rolls in just in time to freeze my heart
Close my eyes and take me back to the start
Before the storm rolls in and black magic clouds my brain
Can’t help but wonder how long I can sustain

A corrupted heart, thoughts darker than the abyss walked
The remedy flowing through my veins, as I lose my ability to talk
Strolling through the valley of the shadow of death
Looking around and notice I’m the last one left


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melancholia
by eloise drake

weepy, faraway freak under
imaginary interrogation lights –
they sear into clandestine
melancholy

she has tried so hard to keep it concealed,
but water touched by flame cannot
pretend it doesn’t boil

downcast eyes so they cannot sense

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Recent Melancholy Poems
Wings of Dread
by Saswat Dash

As i sit here rotten,
I look at a happy, playful couple of pretty butterflies,
Oh pitiful me! Hiddenly crying, holding onto my winter mitten,
It is a simple piece of fabric to one; but now I know how time flies,

Both of us look back upon thee,
A manner of glee which used to be,
A glee of a pact filled with lies.

Oh alas, me! Look. It is just a dirty pair of moths; a burden to fly.

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Love: Not for Everyone
by Muhammad Umair

Love has the power to fill you up again!
When you are in a desert, it brings rain;
Its sensuous sensation of silk like,
Pour away the grief---the feelings hike.

It brings light in the depth of darkness,
A sweet smile and there goes the sadness;
When it befalls, it holds you rather tight;
Misery, melancholy, mourning slowly dissipate.


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Going, Going, Going
by Mr Moustache

Going, going, going
Always going
But never gone

I keep on looking
Darkest dawn
Always close
Waning brawn
Knees are shaky
But keeping on

......

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melancholia
by eloise drake

weepy, faraway freak under
imaginary interrogation lights –
they sear into clandestine
melancholy

she has tried so hard to keep it concealed,
but water touched by flame cannot
pretend it doesn’t boil

downcast eyes so they cannot sense

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Untitled #40
by Shreyansh Jain

Sometimes I sleep, wishing there won’t be a morning,
That the drapes on my window stay shut,
Just like my heart stays shut now.

I close my eyes, seeing nothing but dark,
Begging the dark to sing me a lullaby,
To soothe and comfort me,
For I might not open my eyes again,
For the dark might have to become my home.


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Popular Poets about Melancholy From Members
  • Brendon Hall
    Brendon Hall (3 poems about Melancholy)
    December 27, 1992 - Connecticut
  • Amrin Fatema
    Amrin Fatema (1 poems about Melancholy)
    13th april
  • Nancy Nile
    Nancy Nile (1 poem about Melancholy)
    May 27th 2002 - Australia
  • Shilla Marshmellow
    Shilla Marshmellow (1 poem about Melancholy)
    August 8, 2003, Tokyo
  • j d
    j d (1 poems about Melancholy)
    April 2000, New York
  • Shreyansh Jain
    Shreyansh Jain (1 poem about Melancholy)
    July 16, 2005 - India
  • eloise drake
    eloise drake (1 poem about Melancholy)
  • Mr Moustache
    Mr Moustache (1 poem about Melancholy)
    April 20, 1996 - The Moon
  • Muhammad Umair
    Muhammad Umair (1 poems about Melancholy)
    September 23, 1994 - Islamabad
  • Saswat Dash
    Saswat Dash (1 poem about Melancholy)
    December 21, 2001 - Gaziabad