Melancholy

How I feel sick

From that sweet taste 

That is melancholy-

Melancholy. How such a word

sounds so temptingly tasteful

like Cantaloupe or Honeydew

That it spills from my lips with

Juicy wet sibilance.

Oh how I oft' yearn

To bite into its flesh

So that it drips with 

Pensivity

So that I may whet my want

of nostalgic nectar

So that I may devour 

Such bitter sweet fruits

Which leaves remnants of a rind

Hollow, spaceless shells.

That is melancholy.   

Reviews

[Junert]

This is melancholy.

[spiritwind]

Yes! I love this exploration and dissection of the word melancholy--such a hollow spaceless shell to be so powerful.

"it spills from my lips with
Juicy wet sibilance."

All poets should be lover of words!
Well done!

[Kajal Gulabani]

Well described metaphorically.. Good

[Andrew N. Farrens]

good s**t......ayuh.

[James McFadyen]

Ha! thank you, your comment is concise ans clear and i glad you enjoyed it

[Leslie Philibert]

Another good one, good idea with the extended metaphor well worked through

[James McFadyen]

I'm glad that you picked up on that literary technique, as well as grateful you believe it has proven successful

[KAOlmsted]

Stunning. This is absolutely beautiful work, James. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[James McFadyen]

Thank you for your profound words of kindness. im glad it was a pleasure for you to read

[KAOlmsted]

My pleasure.

[DIVYA]

Sometimes we enjoy savoring the bitter sweet taste of melancholy dripped in nostalgia a natural embellishment for it.
This poetry is your creativity at it's best in it's crafting and in it's imagery. Thank you for sharing it.
100/100

[James McFadyen]

100/100 oh my thank you! i'm thoroughly pleased that you can interpret the ambiguity of this sentiment. I do believe that melancholy is both a destructive force yet a selfish choice also. in lieu with self-deprecation

[DIVYA]

You are welcome, and I agree... Melancholia (mostly self-pity) is a kind of a self-inflicted pain with perverse pleasure usually brought on by a weak & self-indulgent mind

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A most touching piece, that feeling of everlasting knotted bliss, well done, good read.

[James McFadyen]

indeed a most sickly sweet sentiment. im glad you enjoyed it, thank you

[Allan W]

Wow! A poem about one of my favourite words.....I like this alot. Not a melancholy word to say about it. Great poem! From "Oh how I oft'..........to........bitter sweet fruits" - These lines really made it for me! I keep re-reading these lines over and over. Good work John.

[James McFadyen]

melancholy is lyrically sensual. i love words that you can mould and play with. im glad you were able to find something non melancholic and instead find appreciation. thank you