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I partly agree with you. Too much solitude can be depressing and it makes you want someone to talk to, in person or on the phone. But solitude has many good points also, for me. I have lived alone most of my life, so I had to learn to cope with solitude. Your poem is outstanding.

A thoughtful poem. Thank you for your kind comments.

You get nothing though you grieve/Brooding n binding self in it's trance...I find illustrious beauty in these two lines while you go on dissecting the psyche of solitude! A fabulous poem....10

The point of the poem is beautifully painted, dear poet. Yet, there are two sides of everything. Being alone is not always lonely, nor is solitude bad. I am happy to have read the poem.

Good poem Ratnakar the title drew me in.I make the distinction of being lonely and being alone. I love solitude it is the source of my creative impulse and brings great peace and joy. Sometimes I feel lonely in a crowd but rarely in solitude I spend many years in the wilderness alone. I love how we are all different it's endlessly curious to me. What an amazing journey we are all on. Thank you my friend.Full marks

yes loneliness can eat you up. this world is full of people. then why should we be lonely. a big question indeed. thank you for expressing a crucial problem of our times. tony

Very well structured in rhyming stanzas. I agree with your thought that loneliness can be painful-no one to talk to. I well know the power of melancholy to which you refer. Being alone increases sadness: in company you are at least talking to someone. Michael Walker.

Solitude makes melancholy to you Driving the mirth from you away, Depriving you of the worldly joys You get nothing though you grieve Brooding n binding self in it's trance. Solitude is a state of mind. Either loneliness engulfs and eats into you that you are not able to get out or escape it. Or else, there are few evolved, rare individuals, who make solitude - a meditative trance. I feel, poets are so emotional, that they fall into the first category of loneliness - 'driving mirth away'. So sensitively portrayed! Ratnakar ji, you deserve a full score!

Very true sir..solitude kills....Loneliness can be painful....yes sir...Its like head ache...can be felt only by the one undergoing it. Thanks for throwing light on the concept sir.

Solitude is a proving ground of inner strength. In solitary times we may wallow in regret and self-chastisement, and there is no one to pull us out of it. Lack of human contact truly can be a painful experience, and I have certainly tasted the suffering your poem describes. It think it is good to taste the bitter fully, so we can value the sweetness when we find it. We poets even set aside time to be alone, to let our trains of thought can grow like trees. In times of inspiration we are together with others in spirit.

Hello Ratnakar. An interesting piece. Though solitude is quite different to loneliness. Solitude is a blessing. It brings peace and calm. Your poem is actually speaking of loneliness which can bring a person to the depths of despair.

Solitude is an experience with the self and it is wonderful though mysticism related and meditation techniques relevant.

The ways of life; but, let there be love. Thanks for sharing.

Voice of crow may cause irritation It may imbibe even mal sensations, Inspiring one to throw a stone To drive it n it's voice far away. Banish solitude and on you its sway. - - - -nicely depicted. Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing.

Solitude, that is withdrawal from others is bad for body and mind.I like the use of word- mal sensation.But solitude in the calm natural environment for short periods can be rejuvenating..

Nice piece of work with the ways of life at times. All the same, the peace of the mind is needed most. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Loneliness dear, can be too painful It may throng in you notions spiteful. yes Loneliness can be very very painful. it can lead us to madness. You are actually writing about loneliness which is a despicable state of mind. To think that we are alone can destroy us mentally. The word Solitude is used by great saints as an exalted state of mind! .

though it is the real struggle to banish the solitude, we have to do it to have peace of mind! ! wonderful thought. Thank you for sharing

Solitude is really dripping from each line of the poem.nice work. thank you.

Solitude can become an exalted state of mind! just to drink it to the bottom as Gethemane cup - and get it! nice!