Pure And Simple Solitude

Language has created the word loneliness

to express the ache of being alone.         

It has also created the word solitude

to express the wonderment of being alone.

One needs to delve into the inner core of oneself

and to probe into the psyche to find

the richness and stillness of pure and simple solitude.

To search for the true appreciation of being on one’s own.

Why do we find it necessary to spend so much

time with others when we infrequently

spend time with the wonderful creation of our own being.

The true nature of living is that

we are born into this world alone,

and so shall we depart it on our own.