The appeal of solitude

There’s a mystical appeal to this lonely cabin: 

A reminder of childhood vacations, perhaps, 

Or stories I have read about or by 

The lonely ones who live such isolated lives — 

Hermits, whose simple solitude led 

To philosophical revelations — 

Or perhaps I just feel echoes 

 Of life as an only child, 

Finding solace in nature, the sea and the sky, 

And dreaming of finding a friend.