Solitude

July 22

I am thankful for solitude. I need my occasional moments of solitude to regenerate and be ready to mingle with others. I enjoy my moments alone but I wouldn't want to be alone all the time. But having said that, my solitude time is a great time to re-energize.

This is a photo of LSU's mascot Mike the Tiger (Mike VI), a Bengal-Siberian Tiger hybrid. Information about Tigers say that they are solitary but social animals. That is why I used this picture of him to represent solitude. But there is definitely a social side to Mike VI. He interacts well with people and his handlers. Just a beautiful animal!

There is a man named Darrell Bezet, known around LSU as the Tiger Whisperer. He visits Mike nearly every day and Mike comes up to him whenever he hears his voice and jumps up on the glass that separates them. I have been witness to these amazing things in person.  Here are a couple YouTube videos of him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNMCoxYZCj4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q35oGL0n53c

solitude

it can be said

that i enjoy my solitude

far away from everybody

i hope that is not so rude

at times i worry that i

may be of no great use

for sometimes i tend

to be somewhat recluse

but give me some time

and i will join the crowd

for i sometimes like company

and sometimes enjoy loud

but people are what it takes

for a life that’s sweet

so give me my loved ones

to make life complete.

© rt tulley