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SOLITUDE

Give me the lonely path,
The quiet path,
The secret path.
Show me the way where I can find
A mind at rest and a soul at peace.

Give me a hidden place where I can think
Where I can pause,
Where I can dream.
Show me the spot where I can stay
Remote from all noise, alone with my thoughts.
Give me a place where I can wander,
A place to listen,
A place to hear.
Show me the way to seek God's nature,
To find God's nature,
To know God's nature.
Show me the way to find these things,
And I'Il find peace in the solitude there.

Barbara Schwartz

Sea sheIls, on the shore, are like tombstone: a
reminder of previous existence.

Frank Kidd

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