I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

“I wandered lonely as a cloud”* and cried, “This life is but a shroud.” The unrelenting isolation intensified my firm fixation on unseen chains and rife frustration. What plunged me into this abyss? What enemy decreed I miss companionship with all its blessings? I am the culprit, now confessing I was the cause of my own stressing. *Title of a poem by William Wordsworth Date Posted: February 1, 2020 Contest: Famous Poetic Lines that Inspire Poetry Contest placed 3rd Sponsor: Silent One February 6, 2020, entered in the Strand Select F Contest May 21, 2020, entered in John Hamilton's Best Poem 2020 Contest (Poem posted February 1, 2020)