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Solitude

A free verse about Solitude

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Comment from Kaiku
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Does one fill the outline of an introvert? 'Far from the maddening crowd' I suspect that might be your happy place. Does that 'monkey mind' work upright or does it require bare knuckles to the ground? Interesting read.

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 Comment Written 13-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 14-Jan-2024
    Kaiku, both and...thank you!
Comment from Brenda Strauser
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I enjoyed this poem. The picture represents solitude well. We all need solitude time. We live in such a busy time, that solitude is good. Well written

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 14-Jan-2024
    Thank you.
Comment from June Sargent
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To be consumed by peace, far from the maddening crowd, at one with all that has ever been or will be - I can't ask for more. Thanks for letting me tag along. A beautiful entry for the contest.

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 14-Jan-2024
    June, thank you and you are always welcome.
Comment from Julie Helms
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This is a nice entry for the contest. I like how you contrast the cacophony of nature with the noise of the maddening crowd, one being peaceful and the other stressful. I also particularly like your phrase, "monkey mind". It says it all! Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing! Julie.

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 14-Jan-2024
    Julie, thank you very much.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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Far from the madding crowd indeed and I enjoyed your fine nature walk as you get away from it all and enjoy some peace and quiet, a fine free write for the contest, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 14-Jan-2024
    Thank you for your supportive words.
Comment from Wendy G
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Beautifully written - you have captured the peace and serenity of solitude within nature very well. Sights, sounds, emotions, and the eternal beauty (past, present and future) are all expressed skilfully. A strong contender - best wishes.
Wendy

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 13-Jan-2024
    Wendy, thank you for this exceptional validation.
Comment from Janet Foor
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Beautiful commentary on solitude in your free verse poem. You took the reader on a journey with you into a quiet world of solitude. I loved the monkey mind line. I often have to deal with that dilemma.
Well done
Blessings
Janet

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 13-Jan-2024
    Janet, my thanks back to you.
Comment from Joanne Gill-Maddick
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This is a beautifully written poem for solitude. Love these lines in silence, I rest reposed against a mighty oak.
Far from the maddening crowd that so often
consumes any hope of silence good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 13-Jan-2024
    Joanne, thank you for your good wishes,
Comment from Sugarray77
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Hello Jim. It's so nice to read your work again and hear your deep voice(as I remember it from classes) read it in my head. It is a wonderful poem that flows with peace and serenity. Well done, my friend.

Melissa

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 13-Jan-2024
    Mellisa, thank you so much, yes I took a four month sabbatical to have a total knee replacement that ended up some complications?but is good know and I profess I am extremely glad the worst is in the rearview mirror.
Comment from Aiona
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I don't usually care for free verse, but the accompanying picture drew me in, and the words really do remind me of how I feel when I'm in a Pacific Northwest forest (namely my backyard).

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2024

reply by the author on 13-Jan-2024
    Arizona, thanks I grew up in Port Angeles and hiked the rain forest frequently .