A baby’s whimper as she drifts off to sleep
An eaglet’s first solo flight
A song that fades after a first date
Waking to the dark in the dead of night
Stories etched in muted walls
Peaceful dreams where no voice is heard
Are these the wonders I let escape
As I cling to you yet crave alone
dversepoets.com Today the prompt word is ‘solitude’, to write about what it means without using the word.
mehflowers 
Interesting take on the prompt; your last line is powerful, and the solo things that could be done with grace work well.
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Most people choose to forget how much is done is solitude and prefer to rely on the company of others. I love the lines:
‘A song that fades after a first date’
and
‘Stories etched in muted walls
Peaceful dreams where no voice is heard’.
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I like the tension of the contrast in the last line.
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I love the list you make… and to me observing those little things require solitude (even in the company of others)
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kaykuala
Are these the wonders I let escape
As I cling to you yet crave alone
Very good close Mary! It is illustrating the irony of wanting good company yet wanting to be alone. Paradoxically brilliant!
Hank
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I feel ambivalence, which isn’t a bad thing as it’s close to the center, which is balance.
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I think sometimes the two coincide. Thanks for your observation!
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Sometimes we just need our space! Well done Mary.
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