Joyless.

Solitude

So much solitude

I have lost most solicitude

Attitude

Frail soft attitude

From lack of confidence

Wisdom

Drowned in depression

Now producing imprudence

Mindfulness

Scorned by misery

Now absent-minded

Where is my joy?

How can I call her back?

May the two great loves of my life

— God, and me,

fix my regrets,

and restore me

May weeks and months

prove wisely spent,

May my husband soon

benefit from my company.