today <br />I viewed myself a little better <br />breathed in the quiet air <br />a solitary rose <br />remembering all the days <br />I spent by the river <br />and the sultry evenings <br />a year ago <br />the dog and I<br /><br />Penny Hemans<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/day-of-solitude/
