Lake Hebron in Fall

Lake Hebron in Fall
Lake Hebron in Fall

August 19, 2023

Solitude's Companion

I love my solitude, being alone

out on the lake, paddling the uninhabited

shores; or a long walk down a wooded trail,

confronting myself and the unknown around

me, the snap of a twig, somewhere, beyond,

within; even a journey’s drive to town, or further

still, watching the lines ahead go swiftly by

accompanied by the radio filling the space,

alone here and undisturbed. But, as has been said

about too much of a good thing, it can be painful,

solitude turning to loneliness, lacking the company

of another soul, someone, anyone, alone, too, perhaps,

needing companionship, intimacy, love, on this journey

we take, a journey begun in solitude to find ourselves in others. 

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