SOLITUDE
Copyright © 2014 J R Lankford
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What can it possibly
offer the vibrant world
to match
intense desire
Curiosity
The unquenchable urge to know,
to accomplish
Cheer and solace
from like companions
Adventures embarked upon
Fervent love
Betrayals born
of another’s wounds,
or our own
Victory
Grim desolation?
Seeing it I would help,
if I could, but
we navigate private inner seas
inaccessible to another’s oar.
Often I am beckoned from
life’s thrilling story
to a secret,
quieter shore.
Alone I sit
away from all of it
and find Glory.