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In my morning’s misty madding slumber, I rise to face the dreams of yesteryear. Will today have better thoughts, I wonder. My mind's a maze of agony and fear. I live in shadows, daydreams of the past. my body's aching too in agony. I softly muse how hours went by so fast, those times of joy and love long lost to me. In my soul a hollow emptiness lies enfolding all around it with the gloom. The dawn is plush with dark and dreary skies, I've missed the days of blueness in the bloom. I am the victim of a dread disease. Melancholia has me under seize. In the past melancholia was a more widely used psychiatric term for manic depression.

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 12/11/2018 11:44:00 PM

Best wishes and sincere congratulations for your win in Maureen's contest, Janis - keep up the great work, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season! :-) <3

Line Gauthier

Date: 12/10/2018 9:02:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Janis. Well done.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 12/10/2018 2:04:00 PM

Beautifully penned Janis, thank you so much for entering this gem in my contest, congratulations on your win! xomo

Darren White

Date: 2/11/2017 10:59:00 AM

Thank you for the explanation and the excellent poem, Janis, congratulations :)

Janis Thompson
Date: 2/12/2017 2:02:00 PM

Thanks, Darren.

Sandra Haight

Date: 9/28/2016 3:35:00 PM

I missed reading your poem until now, Janis, but I enjoyed your Sonnet is very melancholic and well written. Congrats on your fine placement. Yes, I too remember 'melancholia' from the past! Hugs, Sandra

Janis Thompson
Date: 9/28/2016 3:45:00 PM

Thanks, Sandra. We both know that is what they used to call it, for sure. hugubac and blessings, Janis.

Augustus Black

Date: 9/27/2016 4:35:00 PM

Great sad poem, with some great sad imagination. Keep on going and congratulation for the placement.

Janis Thompson
Date: 9/28/2016 3:45:00 PM

Thanks, Augustus.

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 9/27/2016 9:50:00 AM

Congratulations Janis on the placement of the contest

Janis Thompson
Date: 9/27/2016 1:39:00 PM

Thanks Nayda you come up with some great concepts for contests.

Lu Loo

Date: 9/27/2016 9:47:00 AM

Janis, I didn't know thats what they used to call it-very interesting and a lovely melancholic sonnet :)-luloo

Janis Thompson
Date: 9/27/2016 1:42:00 PM

They pronounced it with a long o ? melan'kolea dated a mental condition marked by persistent depression and ill-founded fears.

Cheri Teng

Date: 8/12/2016 12:26:00 PM

Aww. I feel you, melancholia has taken its toll on me, too. I love this poem, Janis.

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/12/2016 12:51:00 PM

That was what it was called long ago. It is now depression with plenty of meds to help. Thanks so much for relating to this poem.

Skat A

Date: 7/9/2016 1:00:00 AM

Very good for a sonnet. SKAT

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/12/2016 12:46:00 PM

Thanks....

Dineen Williams Gault

Date: 3/30/2016 11:45:00 AM

Many can relate to being in this melancholy space, feeling as though the best times have past. Feeling the sadness in these lines, in this intensely well written piece.

Janis Thompson
Date: 3/30/2016 6:30:00 PM

I'm glad you understand this piece...Thanks