India Deepening Joy Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Feeling lost, lonely and alone, wanting to isolate some-
where, but what will that do for me, there will be no
answers to find, because there aren't any to be found.

Getting up, moving into another environment for a while,
being in another country, seeing sights, having adven-
tures, opening this mind to the world outside.

Seeing beauty beyond, lighting the candle of my essence
and purpose, seeing clearly, things I need to do, no
longer wanting to isolate for I see that it does no good.

Going out of self, soon seeing and finding that the an-
swers were within me all the time, I was just stuck in
the mire of my loss and grief.

Now rising and walking into the marketplace of life,
breathing, opening my eyes to the joy now awaiting me in
India, filled with adventures and experiences.

Finding myself in the process, so glad I ventured out and
found where I belong, living in a quiet paradise as I walk
about in a new country where joy is now deepened inside.

Culture, people, landscapes, soothing my soul so tenderly
and gently, as I become the solutions I've now found by
walking away from the isolation I'd sentenced myself to.