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Poems about Loneliness and Solitude. Poetry offers solace for the lonely and a positive perspective on being alone. BY The Editors. Share. Tom Jolliffe, courtesy of the Geograph project. In the book Journal of a Solitude, the poet May Sarton once wrote that “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.”
So begins this evocative poem about loneliness. Dickinson (1830-86) wrote powerfully about loneliness and solitude, and perhaps nowhere more movingly than here, in this poem about a loneliness so profound that we can’t even bring ourselves to confront it for fear of being overwhelmed.
Poems about Loneliness. After a breakup, there is a great feeling of loneliness that overcomes us. For so long, we felt that we were a part of something bigger than ourselves. Suddenly we are left with the realization that we no longer have another to lean on. The loneliness is overwhelming.
These poems about loneliness are a great reminder that we all feel lonesome sometimes. Despite the unpleasant feelings that accommodate solitude, something beautiful, such as a great poem, can come from them.
Powerful poetry collection that captures feelings of loneliness, isolation, sadness and depression. Explores pain of having no friends, feeling unloved and being alone, offers empathy and understanding for those experiencing loneliness.
A silent cry, a heart wracked with pain. In this house of memories, I reside, Loneliness my constant, unwanted bride. 2. “The Unheard Symphony”. In the bustling streets, a cacophony swells, Yet in my world, silence reigns supreme. Laughter and chatter, like distant bells, Float past me in a surreal dream.
Ode on Solitude. In his own ground. In winter fire. With meditation. Tell where I lie. Copyright Credit: Alexander Pope, "Ode on Solitude" from The Complete Poetical Works, ed. by Henry W. Boynton (Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1903).