113. ISLAND OF SOLITUDE

113.

ISLAND OF SOLITUDE

She rests in a shady corner 

of the yard, her spirit weary,

hears birdsong in the meadow,

a stream bubbling over rocks,

her old dog barking in the lane,

phantom memories 
she carries from childhood.

There's a goodness to the past,

comforting bridge between then and now.

Sad times have fallen on her,

she retreats from the pain of life,

unwinds in the peace of the moment,

escapes the wild instability she bears daily.

This place is as close to heaven 
as she will ever get on earth.

WORDLE PROMPT:

Use all, or some, of these words in a poem:

bird, bridge, unstable, wild, bend, rock,

retreat, bear, lane, fallen, meadow, island,

heaven.

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