A friend of mine

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A Friend of Mine

Let me introduce a friend
she takes me traveling
deep into the quiet corners
of my mind.

Where I count the clouds,
where cloudy thoughts clear,
where clear streams flow,
and words begin to dance.

Some people don’t like her.
They fear she’ll infect them
with loneliness.

But she keeps out the crowd,
the noise, the endless voice
of a world tangled in sadness,
madness, and constant busyness.

I love her peaceful presence.
I snuggle up
coffee in hand,
a cat curled beside me,
a book, a pen,
some blank paper.

After a walk in the forest,
breathing in earth and light,
I find her waiting.
Oh yes, we two are quite a pair.

And now I realise:
to mend my mood,
I need to see her more often
my quiet friend,
called Solitude.