Solitary times

i like to do solitary things;
to walk alone at night
when it's dark, when all's quiet around me
yet i am alive to feeling and know i am well.

i like to awake early
and do solitary things;
to walk, dreamingly, then to lie in lush green grass
to read, or think and feel,
and then when satisfied
to fall asleep within myself, at peace, finally.

i like to do solitary things;
when my feelings and thoughts
come together to make me
new to myself again and yet
there are not so many confusing questions
but more pleasant answers.

i feel i am alive
when i am here or there by myself
contemplating myself, living myself,
being and loving this self
that is my self when i am alone,
doing my solitary things.