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Solitude
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,” - Lord Byron
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Solitude
In the silent solitude of the night
I like to reside with my own steam
to weather my woeful pains all alone
without inflicting on anyone any ache
as it is a burden I alone can fell
with every breath I take
I alone have to carry
with solely the night
as a partner to witness
perhaps to abate it
in the silent solitude of the night
I like to dwell all alone
as I can ride over waves of woes and sorrows
crashing against the borders of my heart
trying to drown me awake
where I can crush down feats of anger
raising the teasing tempo of my temperature
where I can temper the tantalising breeze of joy
lifting me up to the sky
in the silent quietude of the night
I like to stay lonely by myself
as I can dream
freely at my will
of tomorrows
without fits of anger
without pangs of pains
without waves of woes and sorrow
without tides of suffering
in the silent solitude of the night
I like to live lonesome
as I can see myself
amidst a garden
with millions of diverse flowers
of colourful hues
inviting me to stroll in their midst
with thousands of birds
of diverse species
singing for me their sweetest songs
alongside a river of dream
with crystal clear water
slithering in a silent stream
in the silent solitude of the night
I like to be on my own
to rein in the horse of my mind
trying to course by itself
without knowing where to station
to channel it to race at my will
in the arena,
in the circuit
at the speed I wish
in the silent solitude of the night
I like being by myself
to peer within the depth
of my inner self
stare at the inner light
lying discretely within
lit like a small shining star
to goad my path in life
to breathe new vigour to my spirit
to spread sincere shine to my soul
In the silent solitude of the night
I like to lonely settle
as in the quietude of the night
my muse merrily glides down
to whisper in my ears
verses of age-long wisdom longing to lift the life-force
paint the vibrant glow of my feelings and emotions
to share with those who may wish to partake.
Copyright ©
Krishnanand Guptar
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