Sacred Solitude
Photograph by: K. Alan Lewis
Sacred Solitude
Oh sacred solitude -
I return to be in your quiet presence.
You shelter my privacy,
Within your bosom you embrace me -
I feel safe and all together at home.
Pensively I linger for a long time,
Allowing my thoughts to roam freely.
The clanking noisiness of life
Yields to the hushed silence of your entity,
Allowing freedom to unleash bountiful peace.
Fear and anxiety are like falling stars,
As the incense of my prayers accent,
Into the sacred solitude of my own heart.
Oh solitude, my sacred precious solitude,
You so eloquently speak comfort to me.
May you captivate my heart fully -
And may you teach me never to fear you,
But to love you even more intimately!
I can relate to this, Viola. I so love–need–solitude.
Comment by SandyCarlson — December 13, 2009 @ 12:03 am
Passed by from Sandy’s site. Thanks for the beautiful poems. This one specially, resonates with me. There’s something about solitude that scares people because in its depths, we unearth thoughts that we want to escape from. But from its sacredness, we unearth acceptance and healing.
Comment by lagalog — January 6, 2010 @ 5:43 am
Lagalong – thanks for your visit. You are so right and I love the way you put it. Indeed from the sacredness of solitude we unearth acceptance and healing. I love that! Thank you!
Comment by Viola Jaynes — January 7, 2010 @ 1:36 am