Why can’t I sit
in the solitude of life…
Let me sit with myself for a moment
think and do nothing
just watch the trees sway gently in the breeze
of an early summer’s morning
Let me breathe here-quietly
looking outside of my windows
gleaning joy from Mother Nature
whose offers of solitude
fills me
Let me bask in the envy that birds fly free
hither and yonder
every day in the wander
of their feathered lives.
I was a country girl flying free
Enjoying the simplicity of my living,
Until love came along,
Dared to upset the balance to my nature…
Author Bio:
Clara Freeman, a former nurse of 30 plus years, is a poet and author currently writing and living her better life in the Midwest. A lover of words since elementary school, she deems herself, “a Southern woman of voice and substance”, who enjoys the silence of solitude, the ambiance of Mother Nature and, the fright in “scary movies.” Clara’s work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies and several websites. Her book, UnleashYourPearlsEmpoweringWomen’sVoices, was published in 2017 and is available on Amazon.com. Follow her on Twitter@C50something