lonesome

alone

loneliness

isolated

reflective

reflection

contemplative

contemplation

outback

backwoods

background

country

folk

folky

folksy

introspective

thoughtful

dire

hard living

rock and a hard place

callous

ornery

rural

sad

sadness

sorrow

sorrowful

traditional

storm

doom laden

doom

gloomy

pessimist

bleak

lost

yearning

persistence

dreamy

thinking

contemplating

meditative

melancholy

melancholic

darkness

fear of god

meek

holding on

withstanding

death’s doorstep

abyss

isolate

lose

contemplate

withstand