Solitude

Down in the hollow a lone owl cries
A star burns up across the skies
Crackling fire the only sound
No other soul for miles around
As planets escort full moon light
across its passage through the night 
No winter’s chill in fire’s glow 
One heart alone itself to know
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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December 3, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Mysterious and lovely. Congrats on the selection. daver
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December 2, 2012 at 7:52 PM
Shanda ,,, congratulations with your poem featured on the soup home page... love it~ LINDA
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December 2, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Welcome to Soup I look forward to reading more of your work. I can picture this scene very well. Light & Love
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November 29, 2012 at 5:44 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer you this morning Shanda. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. I am sorry it is so belated. Love, Carol
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