Tagged: solitude

the frog hiding in

the frog hiding in
our backyard knows a little
something about the

great blue heron at the lake –
it petitions for solitude
.
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it’s not a strict

it’s not a strict
formula – the time
between when the
youngsters are
asleep and the
teenagers are
awake – but we
milk that lull
for all its worth,
add a splash into
our morning
coffee, have
manhattan all
to ourselves
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: formula

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every solitude

there are a lot of

there are a lot of
things that i don’t
say – like how even
with you, i get
lonely sometimes,
or how i prefer
the loneliness
to making a run
for it – okay,
maybe only one
or two things
.
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part of living is

we accept that we

we accept that we
will be detectives of one
another’s hearts – some

days, you’ll need to turn up the
bass, and that’ll be alright
.
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the sea is often

the sea is often
charged with the loneliness of
legions – let us look

away now and then, should the
cold become unbearable
.
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absence finds me in

absence finds me in
the likeliest of places –
in the shower this
morning, when i
flip the soap over
so that the
lettering is on
top, there will
be no one to
flip it back
.
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independence sits

independence sits
on our front doorsteps
while we are
away, taking
matters into her own
paws and turning
them into deluxe
peace and quiet
.
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solitude contains

solitude contains
the active ingredient
emptiness – not to

be mistaken for hunger,
nor loneliness, nor an ache
.
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