The Recluse Poem by Raj Arumugam

The Recluse



The quiet here
and the solitude
are as one has wished

One has few desires here,
not many needs or demands;
almost no plans -
and the only company mostly
the creatures and the elements

Sure, the life external
is prosaic

The Recluse
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: solitude
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