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‘Solace,’ revisited



“Solace, revisited”

 

 

The house is quiet,

not with absence

but with a soft weight

of things that have learned

to stay.

 

A cup waits on the bench,

sat on a small speck of light.

The oven radiates its warmth

into that late hour.

 

I used to call this solitude,

as if the word itself

were a door closing.

 

Now it feels like

a room settling around me,

walls leaning into their own stillness,

offering a place

to set down the day.

 

Solace was once a horizon

I could never reach.

Tonight it is the kettle

warming without hurry,

and the quiet way

the house remembers

how to hold me.

 

 

 

 

 

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Poetry by arquious The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-09-24 at 01:54

Tags Solace  Solitude  Revisited 

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Jamsbo Rockda The PoetBay support member heart!
I love this. Solace is such a great word. The idea of the house holding you finalizes it so well.
2026-09-25


Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
Beautiful. Just Beautiful! A revision carefully crafted in my opinion. It is a comforting read, really. Blessings, Allen
2026-09-24


jim The PoetBay support member heart!
I find this so calming and respectful (of your home, your life). It radiates peacefulness and contentedness. A pleasure to read and reread.
2026-09-24