Solitude

I can be like solitude

if that is what you need

I can walk beside you

And our breath can sink

as deep as it needs to 

into the roots of being

And there can be time

for the whole silence to rise up

as far as it needs to

to meet the embrace of the day

And for each wind-touched frond

to offer

and accept

the invitation to dance.

There is enough space

for me in you,

and for you in me,

that we can walk

in this shared solitude

however far the journey leads our feet.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 30, 2013