Hello people! Hope your day is going well and look! It’s almost the weekend all ready! Where has the time gone?
I am on day 3 of my NaPoWriMo, so another poem is done. I am also writing this one for the Introverts Blog Quietly challenge over at Chris’s blog 61 Musings. Do go over there and see what all we introverts are up to, quietly.
In Solitude
Quietly I sit, alone and content
A faraway look in my eyes is not loneliness
It is me looking inward
In Solitude
This is how I find my balance, my inner Zen
I recharge my soul, my mind rests
My heart beats slow
In Solitude
Some may find me quiet and subdued
Even stand-offish as I have been accused
For me, it’s just a time to reflect
In Solitude
Others don’t understand the need
For quiet time alone to soak in
The peace I gain from this time
In Solitude
I make life’s decisions and hear heart’s desires
When the quiet subdues the clamor
Of outside noises and distractions
In Solitude
So when you see me sitting all alone and quiet
And notice a stillness within me
I am not lonely or sad, just content
In Solitude
The Last Chapter 
That poem is perfect! I can totally relate, I’m an introvert too, and need lots of alone time. The bit where you said that some people find you stand-offish, yes! All my life I’ve had people think that I’m snobby, or looking down on them, but it’s just because I can feel a bit awkward in social situations where I don’t know people well so it comes across as aloofness, whereas actually I’m just trying desperately to think of something to say to join in with the conversation! Us introverts are so misunderstood. Sigh. Hehe.
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Thanks Vanessa! Yes we introverts get labeled a lot, snobby, stand offish, distant, and others much worse. I never understood it as I’m just quiet like you, espcially in a group of people. I listen more then I talk. And small talk is just so hard to do! lol
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Beautiful.
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Thank you!
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This is beautiful Jackie, a lovely insight into your character, and your attitude to solitude. I like your understanding of your own solitude. Well done.
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Thank you Michael. Appreciate the kind words.
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A beautiful poem! Happy you are participating! I’m packing for travel early tomorrow…away for a little while again.
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Thank you tiny! so you will be offline? Take care while you are away!
I am trying to spread my writing wings so to speak. 🙂
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This was lovely. I felt your inner peace in the words – very well done 🙂
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thank you so much! 🙂
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Very beautiful! I can very much relate to this.
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thank you so much Nicole.
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You said it well enough, most can relate. I think solitude is under rated. I can be quite outgoing at times but it requires the balance of solitude to recover. This is a poem I’ll keep handy. Well done.
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Thanks Marlene! Always a pleasure when you stop in.
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Thanks, Jackie, for starting off the first IBQ prompt. Your poem fit the topic perfectly, and got everyone else thinking.
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Thanks Chris! Glad I could do it.
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Beautiful poem. I’m only partially an introvert (that’s kind of like saying partly pregnant isn’t it), but I really like having my quiet moments of solitude in the morning to myself. Time to drink coffee and slowly wake up to the day….. Again at night, I like to have solitude before drifting off to sleep.
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Solitude is good whether an introvert or not. thanks for coming by.
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