Poem: Brazen Solitude

Brazen Solitude is a short meditative poem I wrote about walking leisurely on a country road in summer. I use sensory images to explore the range of human emotion in a peaceful landscape. Joy and sadness are just elements to feel and to observe...

Transcript

Picture yourself on a country road. It's summertime, The sky is blue, And you are walking leisurely. The nettles brush your fingertips and you enjoy the sting that remains. You are happy with the cow whose head is bent down, Fully admitting her interest in the grass. Your heart beats hungry on the road. There is nothing like this brazen solitude, This freedom to feel the depths of joy or sadness. They are just elements, Like the stillness of the broccoli-headed mountain or the rusted harrow in the pasture's open space.

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